| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Small (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Monks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | George Monks inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 30-31 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski connects on the 3 from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 30-34 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo snags the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Nelson Wakefield picks off the pass by Willis Williams in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo buries a jumper from the right side | 32-36 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Melvin Small grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Melvin Small tips it in | 34-36 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Lehmann | 34-39 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by George Monks | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Small (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Matthew Wolfram is called for the reach on Nelson Wakefield - foul #2 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban can't throw it down | 34-41 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis's floater is knocked away by Paul Lehmann | 34-41 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | George Monks pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Willis Williams is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Curry | 34-44 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | George Monks steals it from Lewis Willis | 34-44 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Willis Williams throws it down on a great pass from George Monks | 34-46 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Mark Curry pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Willis Williams buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Radomil Lakowski | 34-48 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF) John Fagundes, Joel Dietrich, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) George Monks, Mark Curry | |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses the easy layup | 34-48 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (SG), Melvin Small (C) Bernard Esteban, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo loses the dribble to Paul Lehmann | 34-48 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Claud Zagen drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Radomil Lakowski | 34-51 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Willis Williams picks off the pass by Melvin Small | 34-51 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Claud Zagen connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Small (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Claud Zagen snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Radomil Lakowski | 34-56 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Radomil Lakowski is called for the reach on John Fagundes - foul #1 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #3 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SG), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 34-56 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski snags the defensive board | 34-56 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Corbin - foul #2 on James Corbin, team foul #1 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), Jan Heppner (PF) Bernard Esteban, Richard Vallo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 34-58 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | James Corbin tips it in | 36-58 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lewis Willis - foul #3 on Lewis Willis, team foul #2 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Melvin Small (C) John Fagundes, James Corbin, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), Claud Zagen (SG) Willis Williams, Radomil Lakowski | |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 2nd free throw | 36-60 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Claud Zagen - foul #2 on Claud Zagen, team foul #4 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Paul Lehmann, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner comes up short on the shot from the left side | 37-60 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Melvin Small | 37-60 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich drills a 3 from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | George Monks dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Gibbens | 40-62 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-62 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Curry | 40-62 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the floater from the right wing | 40-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) C - Melvin Small (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Claud Zagen (fresh) 13 pts. SF - George Monks (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Claud Zagen takes the ball from Nelson Wakefield in the backcourt | 40-64 |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-64 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner is hacked by Mark Curry - foul #2 on Mark Curry, team foul #5 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Joel Dietrich, Jan Heppner, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Radomil Lakowski (SG), Paul Lehmann (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Richard Stiltner, George Monks, Mark Curry, Robert Gibbens | |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Fagundes | 43-64 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Bernard Esteban is called for the reach on Willis Williams - foul #1 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #3 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG) Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Richard Vallo | 43-64 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | James Corbin connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Fagundes | 46-64 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 46-64 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on James Corbin | 46-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Bernard Esteban (SG) John Fagundes, Joel Dietrich | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo clanks a jumper in the paint | 46-64 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the tip | 46-64 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Willis Williams is fouled on the floor by Nelson Wakefield - foul #1 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #4 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Small (C) Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:07 | Louisville | George Monks's fadeaway is rejected by Melvin Small | 46-64 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Melvin Small grabs the board | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Corbin | 48-64 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Nelson Wakefield - foul #2 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), John Fagundes (SF), Jan Heppner (PF) Bernard Esteban, James Corbin, Richard Vallo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Mark Curry (C) George Monks, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Mark Curry snags the defensive board | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) C - Melvin Small (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-65 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Melvin Small | 48-65 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Melvin Small throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-65 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Willis Williams connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Lehmann out of the doubleteam | 48-68 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #6 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF) Nelson Wakefield | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Claud Zagen, Mark Curry | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willis Williams | 48-71 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-71 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Willis Williams snags the defensive board | 48-71 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-71 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Melvin Small grabs the defensive rebound | 48-71 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich loses the dribble to Radomil Lakowski | 48-71 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-71 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-71 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 48-71 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is hacked by Jan Heppner - foul #3 on Jan Heppner, team foul #7 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Richard Vallo (PF) John Fagundes, Jan Heppner | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield | 50-73 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the contested jumper in the lane and the foul's on Joel Dietrich - foul #3 on Joel Dietrich, team foul #8 | 50-75 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the free throw | 50-75 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo pulls down the rebound | 50-75 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Corbin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-75 |