| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) SG - James Carlson (fresh) SF - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) PF - John Conklin (fresh) C - Keith Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | John Conklin is called for the reach on Ronald Foor - foul #1 on John Conklin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Jeffery Golinski steals the ball from Harry Murphy | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski clanks a driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien is denied on a layup by Keith Matthews | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Harry Murphy steps in front of the James Carlson pass | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harry Murphy | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Craig O'Brien picks off the pass by James Carlson | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Jeffery Golinski is called for the reach on Orville Hedge - foul #1 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Jeffery Golinski steals the ball from Walter Hanson | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | James Carlson comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Orville Hedge - foul #1 on Orville Hedge, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| 17:41 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | James Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Don Hughes pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is called for traveling | 1-4 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 1-4 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dima Pelkowski | 1-4 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Don Hughes lays it up and in set up by Nelson Strum | 1-6 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | John Conklin snags the offensive board | 1-6 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | James Calvert picks off the pass by Jeffery Golinski | 1-6 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | James Calvert hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Kevin Regina - foul #1 on Kevin Regina, team foul #3 | 1-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Matt Wynn (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, James Carlson, Jeffery Golinski, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Ronald Foor (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Gregory Capel, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the free throw | 1-8 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 1-8 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fresh) SG - Edward Drayton (fresh) SF - Matt Wynn (fresh) PF - John Conklin (fresh) C - Frank Reppert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | James Bohon's floater is knocked away by Craig O'Brien | 1-8 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the defensive board | 1-8 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by John Conklin - foul #2 on John Conklin, team foul #4 | 1-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) John Conklin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Nelson Strum | |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the free throw | 1-10 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Frank Reppert snags the defensive board | 1-10 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Edward Drayton knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Reppert and he's fouled by Walter Hanson - foul #1 on Walter Hanson, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-13 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | James Bohon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Harry Murphy - foul #1 on Harry Murphy, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG) Edward Drayton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SF) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson | |
| 14:46 | Louisville | James Bohon misses the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | James Bohon misses the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Calvert | 4-15 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Craig O'Brien swats the layup by James Carlson | 4-15 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd hits the follow up shot | 6-15 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the lay-in | 6-15 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum hits the follow up shot | 6-17 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-17 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 6-17 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien clanks a floater from the right side | 6-17 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the rebound | 6-17 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Matt Wynn drills a shot from the free throw line set up by James Carlson | 8-17 |
| 12:41 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien tips it but misses | 8-17 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | James Bohon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-17 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Frank Reppert hits the follow up shot | 10-17 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 10-17 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Orville Hedge - foul #2 on Orville Hedge, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF) James Bohon, James Carlson, Matt Wynn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Orville Hedge, Nelson Strum | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is denied on a layup by Frederick Byrd | 11-17 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski grabs the board | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) SG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Frederick Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) PF - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Frank Reppert comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 11-17 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Ronald Foor is called for the reach on Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Ronald Foor, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (C) Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SG), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Gregory Capel, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Kevin Regina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien lays it in on a nice dish by Harry Murphy and the foul's on Edward Drayton - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG) Edward Drayton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (PF) Ronald Foor | |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Keith Matthews is fouled on the floor by Craig O'Brien - foul #1 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Don Hughes, Craig O'Brien | |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Keith Matthews clanks a jumper from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson double dribbles | 11-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SF) Jeffery Golinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Craig O'Brien (C) Mike Pals, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kevin Regina | 13-20 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-23 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | James Carlson is fouled on the floor by Gregory Capel - foul #1 on Gregory Capel, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG) Kevin Regina | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF) Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor | |
| 08:39 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Don Hughes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF) James Carlson, Matt Wynn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Hanson (SF) Nelson Strum | |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski banks in the layup set up by Keith Matthews and he's hacked by Mike Pals - foul #1 on Mike Pals, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Reppert (C) Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (PF) Harry Murphy, Mike Pals, Walter Hanson, Don Hughes | |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | James Bohon takes the ball from Ronald Foor | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fresh) SG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Byrd (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Bohon | 20-24 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Reppert | 20-24 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | James Bohon is hacked by Craig O'Brien - foul #2 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), James Carlson (SG), Matt Wynn (SF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, Jeffery Golinski, Frederick Byrd, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Mike Pals (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Craig O'Brien | |
| 06:34 | Louisville | James Bohon misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski hits a runner near the basket set up by Harry Murphy and the foul's on Keith Matthews - foul #1 on Keith Matthews, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) James Bohon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses the free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 20-26 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | James Carlson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-26 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Keith Matthews tips it back up and in | 22-26 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson is hacked by Kevin Regina - foul #2 on Kevin Regina, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG) Kevin Regina | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Mike Pals | |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:28 | Louisville | Ronald Foor picks off the pass by Frederick Byrd | 22-27 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Harry Murphy | 22-30 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Matt Wynn scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Bohon | 25-30 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Ronald Foor is called for the reach on Matt Wynn - foul #2 on Ronald Foor, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), John Conklin (PF), Frank Reppert (C) James Bohon, Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | James Calvert drills a floater from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Frank Reppert drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Regina | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Conklin (fresh) C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | John Conklin steals it from Craig O'Brien | 29-32 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | John Conklin can't connect on a shot near the basket | 29-32 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | James Calvert pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | James Calvert loses the dribble to James Carlson in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Don Hughes takes the ball from John Conklin | 29-32 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | John Conklin snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | James Carlson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Kevin Regina hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Don Hughes's floater is knocked away by Frank Reppert | 31-32 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 31-32 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | James Carlson hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Regina | 33-32 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-32 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum clanks a floater from the left side | 33-32 |