| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 14 pts. SG - John James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | The jumper by Vladimir Zieglen is denied by Marcus Stradford | 34-34 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marcus Stradford | 34-34 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | James Wilson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Eric Lee | 36-34 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Marcus Stradford | 39-34 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Levine | 39-37 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Lee | 42-37 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | James Wilson swats the layup by Stjepan Kedzierski | 42-37 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | John James grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Tony Levine jams it | 42-39 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford banks in the layup and the foul's on Vladimir Zieglen - foul #3 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (C) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't finish the layup | 45-39 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Fusco | 47-39 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-39 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Robert Fusco scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Wilson | 49-39 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | John James is fouled on the floor by Vernon Harris - foul #3 on Vernon Harris, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Donald Fuhr (C) Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Vernon Harris, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Tony Levine | |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo is hacked by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #2 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 49-39 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Eric Lee gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Fuhr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 6 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell blows the layup | 49-39 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Eric Lee steps in front of the Stjepan Kedzierski pass | 49-39 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Reid | 51-39 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno tips it home | 51-41 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Julio Martin steals the ball from Raymond Reid | 51-41 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Nicholas Yarnell is called for the reach on Garf Ziebart - foul #3 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Eric Lee, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Nicholas Yarnell, Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Garf Ziebart, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is hacked by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #3 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 51-41 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | James Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-41 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Robert Fusco steals it from Vladimir Zieglen | 51-41 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky throws it down on a great pass from Robert Fusco | 53-41 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley travels with the ball | 53-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford's floater is tipped away by Garf Ziebart | 53-41 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart is whistled for traveling | 53-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (SF) Garf Ziebart | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 17 pts. SG - John James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses short on a floater from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | John James misses long on a floater from the right side | 53-41 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses the tip | 53-41 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno grabs the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Tony Levine connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-43 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Tony Levine pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-45 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the lay-in | 53-45 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by John James | 53-47 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Fusco and he's hacked by Vladimir Zieglen - foul #4 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #2 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Carmelo Moreno, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Zlatko Zukowsky is called for the reach on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #4 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Tony Levine scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo | 56-50 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Raymond Reid comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 8 reb. C - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Vernon Harris can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tony Levine - foul #1 on Tony Levine, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Donald Fuhr, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Tony Levine | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Vernon Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Vernon Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Vernon Harris - foul #4 on Vernon Harris, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford loses the dribble to John James | 57-51 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | John James lays it up and in | 57-53 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | John James picks off the pass by Eric Lee | 57-53 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford loses the ball out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Theodore Robinson (PF) Eric Lee, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Tony Levine is whistled for a carry | 57-53 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford's floater is tipped away by Tony Levine | 57-53 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 57-53 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Tony Levine scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-55 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Robert Fusco drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Zlatko Zukowsky | 59-55 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't finish the layup | 59-55 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marcus Stradford | 59-55 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford buries a jumper from the left block | 61-55 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is fouled in the backcourt by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #5 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Vernon Harris (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Fusco, Theodore Robinson, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) John James, Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Raymond Reid knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Eric Lee | 63-57 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley hits a floater from the right block and the foul's on Nicholas Yarnell - foul #4 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) Carmelo Moreno | |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Vernon Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 25 pts. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Raymond Reid connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Wilson | 66-59 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Vernon Harris swats the short shot by Cruz Whitley | 66-59 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Eric Lee snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (PF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Julio Martin, Garf Ziebart, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Moreno - foul #2 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #4 | 66-59 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Cruz Whitley is called for the reach on Eric Lee - foul #1 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is fouled on the floor by Tony Levine - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-59 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Lee - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) Carmelo Moreno | |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Cruz Whitley | 66-61 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 66-61 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vladimir Zieglen and he's fouled by Robert Fusco - foul #1 on Robert Fusco, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen snags the offensive board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Tony Levine connects on the 3 from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 27 pts. SG - John James (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Robert Fusco buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 68-66 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 68-66 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley blows the dunk | 68-66 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | James Wilson gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Fusco | 70-66 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from John James | 70-68 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Tony Levine - foul #3 on Tony Levine, team foul #7 | 70-68 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | James Wilson is called for the reach on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #12 | 71-68 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | James Wilson connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Marcus Stradford | 73-70 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Nicholas Yarnell swats the dunk try by Tony Levine | 73-70 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | James Wilson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | James Wilson tips it back up and in | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-70 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen gets the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | John James loses the dribble to Nicholas Yarnell | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John James - foul #2 on John James, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Robert Fusco is called for the reach on John James - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #13 | 77-70 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | John James makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | John James makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fairly fresh) 27 pts. SG - John James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is hacked by John James in the backcourt - foul #3 on John James, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (PG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the defensive rebound | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Vernon Harris picks off the pass by Vladimir Zieglen | 77-72 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Vernon Harris is hacked by Cruz Whitley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #10 | 77-72 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Vernon Harris makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Vernon Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | John James connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cruz Whitley | 79-75 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is fouled in the backcourt by John James - foul #4 on John James, team foul #11 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), James Wilson (SF) Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 80-75 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Tony Levine scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Cruz Whitley is called for the reach on Raymond Reid in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #12 | 80-78 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Robert Fusco | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Raymond Reid makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Raymond Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Tony Levine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-78 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell gets the rebound | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | John James is called for the reach on Nicholas Yarnell in the backcourt - foul #5 on John James, team foul #13 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG) Eric Lee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG) John James | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a 3 from the right corner | 84-78 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 84-78 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is fouled in the backcourt by Cruz Whitley - foul #4 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #14 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Tony Levine knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-81 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Raymond Reid runs out the clock | 86-81 |