| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | James Corbin inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo can't connect on a runner in the lane | 21-28 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn snags the offensive board | 21-28 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 21-28 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-28 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | James Corbin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens lays it in uncontested set up by Richard Stiltner out of the doubleteam | 23-28 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Gibbens - foul #2 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Ralph Choe, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens snags the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Wolfram | 23-31 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Morris Montano snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Morris Montano is hacked by Henry Blunt - foul #3 on Henry Blunt, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Mark Curry (C) Frank Brumback, Robert Gibbens, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | James Corbin steps in front of the Jerry Underwood pass | 23-31 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Corbin | 23-33 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Ralph Choe drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Stiltner | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Choe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield | 25-35 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Henry Blunt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Choe | 25-35 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-35 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Mark Curry steps in front of the James Corbin pass | 28-35 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Henry Blunt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-35 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Morris Montano can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jerry Underwood - foul #1 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Ralph Choe, Jerry Underwood, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Henry Blunt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Frank Brumback gets the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Gibbens - foul #3 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Henry Blunt makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Henry Blunt steals it from Bernard Esteban | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Henry Blunt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-39 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from John Fagundes | 31-41 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens is called for a charge - foul #4 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Jerry Underwood (PF) Richard Stiltner, Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) John Fagundes, Bernard Esteban, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield knocks in the floater from close range and he's fouled by Matthew Wolfram - foul #3 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #6 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG) Thomas Nusbaum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Jerry Underwood and he's fouled by Jan Heppner - foul #1 on Jan Heppner, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | James Corbin is hacked by Frank Brumback - foul #1 on Frank Brumback, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Frank Brumback comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-46 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood tips it home | 36-46 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Jerry Underwood steals the ball from Jan Heppner | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Henry Blunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Ralph Choe (SF), Mark Curry (C) Henry Blunt, Frank Brumback, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is fouled on the floor by Ralph Choe - foul #2 on Ralph Choe, team foul #8 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Ralph Choe, Jerry Underwood, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Montano (tiring) 9 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-47 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn tips it home | 36-49 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:10 | Louisville | James Corbin denies the turnaround by Matthew Wolfram | 36-49 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses the tip | 36-49 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn tips it home | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum double dribbles | 36-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Ralph Choe (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Mark Curry (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Frank Brumback, Robert Gibbens, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Thomas Clark (SG) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano | |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-51 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Henry Blunt knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Benny Blackburn - foul #2 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Ralph Choe, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF) James Corbin | |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Henry Blunt makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Fagundes | 39-54 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses the driving attempt from the right block | 39-54 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | John Fagundes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn snags the offensive board | 39-54 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo can't throw it down | 39-54 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram can't finish the layup | 39-54 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | John Fagundes snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Benny Blackburn and he's hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #4 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #9 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Ralph Choe (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Richard Stiltner, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Morris Montano (SG), James Corbin (SF), Lewis Willis (C) John Fagundes, Thomas Clark, Bernard Esteban, Benny Blackburn | |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the free throw | 39-57 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Nelson Wakefield picks off the pass by Henry Blunt out of a doubleteam | 39-57 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo can't finish the layup | 39-57 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo tips it home | 39-59 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens's layup is rejected by Lewis Willis | 39-59 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Ralph Choe gets the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-59 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | James Corbin grabs the board | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Blunt (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Choe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Morris Montano (tiring) 9 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Henry Blunt grabs the defensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Henry Blunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Ralph Choe, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF) Richard Vallo | |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-59 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-59 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner gets the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner gets the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is called for a charge - foul #1 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #3 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Henry Blunt | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Morris Montano comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood is fouled on the floor by Richard Vallo - foul #3 on Richard Vallo, team foul #4 | 42-59 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Henry Blunt clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-59 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield | 42-62 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Henry Blunt clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-62 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood tips it back up and in | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Blunt | 46-64 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield runs out the clock | 46-64 |