| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | William Wallace inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is fouled on the floor by Brian Gust - foul #2 on Brian Gust, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | William Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Lamont Mallory is called for the reach on William Okoniewski - foul #1 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | William Wallace pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Warren Schneider | 37-34 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory's pass is intercepted by Brian Gust | 37-34 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-34 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | William Wallace can't finish the layup | 37-34 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Ronald Smith tips it home | 39-34 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Collin Leavens | 39-36 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory connects on the shot in the paint set up by Warren Schneider and the foul's on Brian Gust - foul #3 on Brian Gust, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), William Williams (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | William Williams hits a shot from close range | 41-38 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Robert Whittle is hacked by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (PF) Ivan Kosloski | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kostka (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Yap (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | James Kostka hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louie Chavira | 43-38 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | William Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Robert Whittle pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Louie Chavira can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | William Williams is called for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF) Louie Chavira, James Kostka, Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Jared Yap, Christopher Pickles | |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Brian Gust (SF) Michael Hallenbeck, William Williams | |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan clanks a floater from the right side | 43-38 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | David Greene tips it in | 43-40 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Donald Duncan knocks away the 3 by Warren Schneider | 43-40 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | William Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon loses the ball out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF), Kenneth Lee (C) Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 43-40 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | David Greene snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Lamont Mallory picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdulla | 43-40 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:41 | Rutgers | Warren Schneider takes the ball from Brian Gust | 43-40 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Warren Schneider lays it up and in | 45-40 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Warren Schneider snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Warren Schneider clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Collin Leavens - foul #2 on Collin Leavens, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), William Okoniewski (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, Brian Gust, David Greene, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Jared Yap makes the fadeaway near the basket | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Kostka (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Yap (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ivan Kosloski (fresh) C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | James Kostka knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Bunn | 50-42 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck loses the ball out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Ivan Kosloski is called for the reach on Louie Chavira - foul #1 on Ivan Kosloski, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Robert Whittle's layup is rejected by Christopher Pickles | 50-42 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | James Kostka tips it home | 52-42 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Louie Chavira - foul #3 on Louie Chavira, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), Lamont Mallory (PF) James Kostka, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF) Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski buries a runner in the lane | 52-46 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Louie Chavira and he's fouled by Christopher Pickles - foul #1 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG) Louie Chavira | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), Brian Gust (SF), David Greene (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Jared Yap, William Okoniewski, Ivan Kosloski, Christopher Pickles | |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Warren Schneider picks off the pass by Collin Leavens in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses the lay-in | 55-46 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Warren Schneider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF), Kenneth Lee (C) Lamont Mallory, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | David Greene misses long on a jumper from the right side | 55-46 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | William Wallace pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is fouled on the floor by Collin Leavens - foul #3 on Collin Leavens, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (SG), Robert Whittle (SF) Ronald Smith, William Wallace | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Okoniewski (PF) David Greene | |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan can't tip it in | 55-46 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lee | 55-46 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Robert Whittle knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Warren Schneider | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Kostka (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), Lamont Mallory (PF) James Kostka, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), Ivan Kosloski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, Brian Gust, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Robert Whittle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), William Wallace (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Robert Whittle, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Williams (SF), David Greene (PF) William Okoniewski, Ivan Kosloski | |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | William Williams drills a 3 from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory blows the layup but the foul's on Christopher Pickles - foul #2 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Jared Yap, Christopher Pickles | |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Sheldon | 58-49 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Ronald Smith scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Louie Chavira | 61-49 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Greene | 61-51 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Louie Chavira | 63-51 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Daryl Sheldon swats the layup by William Williams | 63-51 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | William Wallace clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Kenneth Lee (C) Louie Chavira, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Brian Gust (SF) Michael Hallenbeck, William Williams | |
| 04:51 | Louisville | William Wallace scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Warren Schneider and he's hacked by Brian Gust - foul #4 on Brian Gust, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan is fouled on the floor by Lamont Mallory - foul #2 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #3 | 66-51 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla's pass is intercepted by Ronald Smith | 66-51 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Ronald Smith lays it up and in | 68-51 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lamont Mallory - foul #3 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #4 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Okoniewski (PF) David Greene | |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | The refs have stopped play. Brian Gust is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 68-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski (PF) Brian Gust | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Warren Schneider | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ivan Kosloski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #5 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Louie Chavira is hacked by Ivan Kosloski - foul #2 on Ivan Kosloski, team foul #10 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (SG) Donald Duncan | |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Louie Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Louie Chavira misses the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Louie Chavira steals it from Michael Hallenbeck | 71-53 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn banks in the layup on a great pass from Louie Chavira | 73-53 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 73-53 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles tips it back up and in | 73-55 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Robert Whittle blows the layup | 73-55 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Robert Whittle pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | James Kostka misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ivan Kosloski - foul #3 on Ivan Kosloski, team foul #11 | 73-55 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | James Kostka makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | James Kostka makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski's dunk attempt is rejected by Daryl Sheldon | 75-55 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the board | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Robert Whittle drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Louie Chavira | 77-55 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-58 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 77-58 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Pickles - foul #3 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #12 | 77-58 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski gets the rebound | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck is hacked by Louie Chavira - foul #4 on Louie Chavira, team foul #6 | 78-58 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 78-58 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon snags the defensive board | 78-58 |