| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 5 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Frank Brumback inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram is called for traveling | 27-23 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Stiltner - foul #2 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Henry Blunt snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Henry Blunt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-23 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nelson Wakefield | 28-23 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Henry Blunt out of the doubleteam | 28-25 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo is fouled on the floor by Jerry Underwood - foul #2 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (PF) Jerry Underwood | |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Frank Brumback - foul #2 on Frank Brumback, team foul #3 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Underwood (PF) Mark Curry | |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Richard Vallo is called for the reach on Henry Blunt - foul #2 on Richard Vallo, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Henry Blunt drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Stiltner | 28-27 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Morris Montano is blocked by Matthew Wolfram | 28-27 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Nelson Wakefield | 28-27 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn's dunk attempt is rejected by Frank Brumback | 28-27 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram hits the follow up shot | 28-29 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo lays it in | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 7 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-32 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | James Corbin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner can't connect on a shot in the lane | 30-32 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Henry Blunt gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram is open but misses the lay-in | 30-32 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Morris Montano | 30-32 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | James Corbin drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Morris Montano | 33-32 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | James Corbin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Frank Brumback steals it from Richard Vallo | 33-32 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses the lay-in | 33-32 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Frank Brumback gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram lays it in | 33-34 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Morris Montano scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nelson Wakefield and he's hacked by Henry Blunt - foul #2 on Henry Blunt, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Ralph Choe (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Henry Blunt, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Morris Montano's pass is intercepted by Richard Stiltner | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Montano (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Choe (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Curry (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG) Morris Montano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG) Thomas Nusbaum | |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Mark Curry swats the layup by Lewis Willis | 35-34 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Mark Curry jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Richard Stiltner | 35-36 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis misses long on a turnaround from close range | 35-36 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 35-36 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | John Fagundes is fouled on the floor by Ralph Choe - foul #1 on Ralph Choe, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF) John Fagundes, Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Henry Blunt, Ralph Choe, Mark Curry | |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | James Corbin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens scores on a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Jan Heppner - foul #2 on Jan Heppner, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (SG), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Thomas Clark, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Vallo | 35-38 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo jams it set up by John Fagundes and the foul's on Frank Brumback - foul #3 on Frank Brumback, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SG) John Fagundes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG) Thomas Nusbaum | |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens is whistled for a carry | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Ralph Choe (SF), Mark Curry (PF) Richard Stiltner, Henry Blunt, Robert Gibbens | |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | James Corbin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Mark Curry grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Mark Curry lays it in on a great pass from Matthew Wolfram | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ralph Choe (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mark Curry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo is whistled for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Bernard Esteban, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), Henry Blunt (SG), Robert Gibbens (PF) Thomas Nusbaum, Ralph Choe, Mark Curry | |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is hacked by Richard Stiltner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #7 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF) Frank Brumback, Robert Gibbens | |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the contested fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Blunt | 39-44 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis lays it up and in set up by James Corbin and he's hacked by Ralph Choe - foul #2 on Ralph Choe, team foul #8 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG) Nelson Wakefield | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Ralph Choe, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner loses the dribble to John Fagundes in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Richard Stiltner takes the ball from Lewis Willis | 42-44 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner dunks the ball | 42-46 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 44-46 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Frank Brumback is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 44-46 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Henry Blunt takes the ball from Lewis Willis | 44-46 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) John Fagundes, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Ralph Choe (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Henry Blunt, Frank Brumback, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Ralph Choe hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Morris Montano tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Choe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 8 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Louisville | James Corbin blocks the jumper by Ralph Choe | 46-48 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Morris Montano | 46-48 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield knocks in the runner from the right block | 48-48 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-48 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Ralph Choe makes the fadeaway from the left side | 48-50 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-50 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Morris Montano tips it home | 50-50 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-50 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Vallo | 50-50 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Matthew Wolfram swats the short shot by Richard Vallo | 50-50 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Frank Brumback (SF) Thomas Nusbaum, Ralph Choe | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Henry Blunt evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Stiltner | 50-52 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Matthew Wolfram swats the shot by Benny Blackburn | 50-52 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood is fouled in the backcourt by Nelson Wakefield - foul #1 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Nelson Wakefield is called for the reach on Richard Stiltner - foul #2 on Nelson Wakefield, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner is fouled on the floor by Benny Blackburn - foul #1 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner is fouled on the floor by Richard Vallo - foul #3 on Richard Vallo, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Henry Blunt is hacked by Benny Blackburn - foul #2 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Henry Blunt makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Henry Blunt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 50-54 |