| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Hoyt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Overstreet (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Thigpen inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Marc Lutz hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Wallace and he's hacked by Javier Perez - foul #3 on Javier Perez, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG) Javier Perez | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis is hacked by John Thigpen - foul #3 on John Thigpen, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (SF) John Thigpen | |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ray Overstreet | 28-37 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Lowry | 30-37 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Willard Hensler tips it home | 30-39 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wallace | 30-39 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Willard Hensler | 30-42 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Willard Hensler scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ray Overstreet | 30-44 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Willard Hensler takes the ball from Paul Harrison | 30-44 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Howin Xue blows the layup | 30-44 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) SF - Gary Lowry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Hoyt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Overstreet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison is called for traveling | 30-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Jonathan Myers (SF), Paul Wampler (PF), Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Bradley Burgos, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Mike Hoyt | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF) Willard Hensler | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet is fouled on the floor by Lance Carmichael - foul #1 on Lance Carmichael, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet misses short on a floater from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Howin Xue gets the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | John Thigpen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 30-44 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it in | 30-46 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-46 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler misses the tip | 30-46 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Howin Xue | 30-46 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet is hacked by Lance Carmichael - foul #2 on Lance Carmichael, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG), Gary Lowry (SF) Lance Carmichael, Hedeon Roblodowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Howin Xue drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from John Thigpen | 30-48 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | John Thigpen pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Paul Wampler is called for the reach on Marc Lutz - foul #1 on Paul Wampler, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Harrison (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Paul Wampler, Jonathan Myers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry buries a 3 from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Paul Harrison | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-48 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt misses the tip | 33-48 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marc Lutz | 33-48 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | John Thigpen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Jonathan Myers (SF) Javier Perez, Gary Lowry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (SG), Willard Hensler (PF) Marc Lutz, Robert Wallace | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) SF - Jonathan Myers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Hoyt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Overstreet (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willard Hensler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Timothy Colburn steals it from Paul Harrison | 33-48 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-48 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Ray Overstreet - foul #1 on Ray Overstreet, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Javier Perez (SG), Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Wampler (PF) Bradley Burgos, Paul Harrison, Mike Hoyt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) Ray Overstreet | |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Gary Lowry steals the ball from John Thigpen | 36-48 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Javier Perez's layup is rejected by Howin Xue | 36-48 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Javier Perez is called for the reach on Marc Lutz - foul #4 on Javier Perez, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Bradley Burgos (SG) Maurice Zemjanis, Javier Perez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (PF) Howin Xue | |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn double dribbles | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Harrison (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Paul Wampler, Jonathan Myers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Lance Carmichael | 38-48 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | John Thigpen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry is hacked by Marc Lutz - foul #1 on Marc Lutz, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers (SF) Gary Lowry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), Mark Elser (SF) Marc Lutz, John Thigpen | |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Harrison | 38-48 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Paul Wampler (PF) Lance Carmichael, Paul Harrison, Mike Hoyt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Robert Wallace | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bradley Burgos (fresh) PF - Paul Wampler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Myers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Overstreet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Elser (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Willard Hensler misses the driving attempt from the right block | 38-48 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 38-48 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Paul Wampler - foul #2 on Paul Wampler, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Harrison (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Bradley Burgos, Paul Wampler, Jonathan Myers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), John Thigpen (SF) Ray Overstreet, Mark Elser | |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn misses the free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Javier Perez snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Marc Lutz snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Marc Lutz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (PF) Willard Hensler | |
| 05:10 | Louisville | John Thigpen banks in the layup on a great pass from Marc Lutz | 38-52 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-52 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis snags the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis is hacked by Timothy Colburn - foul #1 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (SF) Marc Lutz | |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Timothy Colburn is called for the reach on Maurice Zemjanis - foul #2 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Paul Wampler (PF), Jonathan Myers (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Paul Harrison, Mike Hoyt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), Marc Lutz (SG) Timothy Colburn, Howin Xue | |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Javier Perez is hacked by Robert Wallace - foul #2 on Robert Wallace, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Javier Perez, Gary Lowry | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-52 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet knocks in the runner from close range set up by John Thigpen | 40-54 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos loses the dribble to John Thigpen | 40-54 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | John Thigpen lays it in | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) SF - Jonathan Myers (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Wampler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Overstreet (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Thigpen (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Willard Hensler snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Bradley Burgos steals the ball from Ray Overstreet | 40-56 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Hedeon Roblodowski, team foul #7 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (SG), Mark Elser (SF), Howin Xue (C) Marc Lutz, John Thigpen, Willard Hensler | |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Mark Elser buries a floater in the paint set up by Ray Overstreet | 40-58 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Mark Elser is fouled on the floor by Hedeon Roblodowski - foul #2 on Hedeon Roblodowski, team foul #8 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) Timothy Colburn | |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Mark Elser makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Mark Elser makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 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) | |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Marc Lutz takes the ball from Lance Carmichael | 43-60 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Wallace | 43-63 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Mark Elser snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Bradley Burgos steps in front of the Robert Wallace pass | 43-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers loses the ball out of bounds | 43-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF) Mark Elser | |
| 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) | |
| 00:07 | Louisville | John Thigpen comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Lance Carmichael - foul #3 on Lance Carmichael, team foul #9 | 43-63 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | John Thigpen makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | John Thigpen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers lays it up and in | 45-65 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet runs out the clock | 45-65 |