| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Delaney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cesar Castro (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bryan Sayers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Hoyt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Wallace inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Marc Lutz hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robert Delaney and he's hacked by Bryan Sayers - foul #3 on Bryan Sayers, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers (SF) Bryan Sayers | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the free throw | 32-22 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Robert Delaney grabs the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 32-22 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it back up and in | 34-22 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Marc Lutz steals the ball from Paul Harrison | 34-22 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the lay-in | 34-22 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it home | 36-22 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro loses the dribble to Marc Lutz | 36-22 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | The jump hook by Howin Xue is blocked by Mike Hoyt | 36-22 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison pulls down the rebound | 36-22 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt tips it in | 36-24 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Robert Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-24 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Robert Delaney gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Howin Xue knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Marc Lutz | 38-24 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison double dribbles | 38-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wampler (C) Mike Hoyt | |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Robert Delaney is fouled on the floor by Paul Harrison - foul #3 on Paul Harrison, team foul #2 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (SG), Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Cesar Castro, Paul Harrison | |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Wallace | 40-24 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the board | 40-24 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the dunk but he's hacked by Hedeon Roblodowski - foul #1 on Hedeon Roblodowski, team foul #3 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert (SG), Walter Pointer (SF) Maurice Zemjanis, Jonathan Myers | |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski is fouled on the floor by Howin Xue - foul #3 on Howin Xue, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (C) Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt (C) Hedeon Roblodowski | |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Marc Lutz steps in front of the Paul Wampler pass | 42-24 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Marc Lutz blows the layup | 42-24 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer snags the defensive board | 42-24 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Willard Hensler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sammy Tolbert (fresh) SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Paul Wampler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Hoyt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Sammy Tolbert | 42-26 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Marc Lutz, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG), Cesar Castro (SG), Bryan Sayers (SF), Paul Harrison (PF) Lance Carmichael, Sammy Tolbert, Walter Pointer, Paul Wampler | |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Howin Xue pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Howin Xue lays it in set up by Robert Delaney | 44-26 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-26 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Howin Xue's floater is tipped away by Paul Harrison | 44-26 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison is denied on a layup by Robert Delaney | 44-26 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Howin Xue snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Robert Wallace connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Colburn | 46-26 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-26 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the board | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Howin Xue | 48-26 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison loses the dribble to Marc Lutz | 48-26 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Marc Lutz jams it | 50-26 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Howin Xue swats the short shot by Mike Hoyt | 50-26 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Howin Xue gets the rebound | 50-26 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Robert Wallace double dribbles | 50-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Willard Hensler (SF), Peter Alexander (PF) Timothy Colburn, Robert Wallace, Robert Delaney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Sammy Tolbert (SG), Jonathan Myers (SF), Paul Wampler (PF), Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Cesar Castro, Bryan Sayers, Paul Harrison, Mike Hoyt | |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski's layup is rejected by Howin Xue | 50-26 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert tips it home | 50-28 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Willard Hensler (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Alexander (fresh) C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sammy Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Myers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Wampler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Willard Hensler misses badly on a jumper from close range | 50-28 |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Peter Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 50-28 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-28 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the offensive board | 50-28 |
| 10:49 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is hacked by Sammy Tolbert - foul #1 on Sammy Tolbert, team foul #4 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Danny Booth (SG), Robert Wallace (SF) Marc Lutz, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Willard Hensler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Myers - foul #1 on Jonathan Myers, team foul #5 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG), Bryan Sayers (SF) Sammy Tolbert, Hedeon Roblodowski | |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Willard Hensler misses the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Willard Hensler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-28 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Maurice Zemjanis | 51-30 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Myers - foul #2 on Jonathan Myers, team foul #6 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG) Danny Booth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Castro (SG), Paul Harrison (PF) Lance Carmichael, Jonathan Myers | |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 52-30 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 53-30 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers's pass is intercepted by Fred Butler | 53-30 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Willard Hensler is called for traveling | 53-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) Fred Butler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Paul Wampler | |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Maurice Zemjanis | 53-33 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Marc Lutz's floater is tipped away by Paul Harrison | 53-33 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the offensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the floater from the left block | 53-33 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-33 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Willard Hensler snags the defensive board | 53-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wallace (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Howin Xue (tiring) 16 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cesar Castro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Sayers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the floater near the basket | 55-33 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers drills a jumper in the lane | 55-35 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Willard Hensler comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Bryan Sayers - foul #4 on Bryan Sayers, team foul #7 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Danny Booth (SG), Robert Delaney (PF), Peter Alexander (C) Timothy Colburn, Marc Lutz, Robert Wallace, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Sammy Tolbert (SG), Jonathan Myers (SF), Paul Wampler (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Cesar Castro, Bryan Sayers, Paul Harrison, Hedeon Roblodowski | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Willard Hensler makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Willard Hensler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | Robert Delaney steps in front of the Lance Carmichael pass | 57-35 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Fred Butler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-35 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Robert Delaney tips it back up and in | 59-35 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers drills a floater from the right block set up by Sammy Tolbert | 59-37 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Willard Hensler lays it in on a great pass from Robert Delaney | 61-37 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-37 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-37 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Jonathan Myers steals it from Robert Delaney | 61-37 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Sammy Tolbert | 61-39 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | The jump hook by Robert Delaney is blocked by Paul Wampler | 61-39 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Paul Wampler | 61-39 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Robert Delaney steps in front of the Jonathan Myers pass | 61-39 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Robert Delaney is fouled on the floor by Mike Hoyt - foul #3 on Mike Hoyt, team foul #8 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Marc Lutz (SG), Robert Wallace (SF), Howin Xue (C) Fred Butler, Danny Booth, Willard Hensler, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer (PG), Walter Pointer (SF), Hedeon Roblodowski (PF) Sammy Tolbert, Jonathan Myers, Mike Hoyt | |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Robert Delaney misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Walter Pointer snags the defensive board | 61-39 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Marc Lutz takes the ball from Lance Carmichael | 61-39 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Marc Lutz slams it home | 63-39 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer clanks a shot from the right side | 63-39 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Howin Xue pulls down the rebound | 63-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Delaney (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 16 pts. 14 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jerome Hafer (fresh) SG - Lance Carmichael (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Wampler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Howin Xue buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Colburn | 65-39 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Alexander (PF) Robert Delaney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert (SG) Lance Carmichael | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Howin Xue hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Peter Alexander | 67-39 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Peter Alexander - foul #1 on Peter Alexander, team foul #3 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers (SF) Walter Pointer | |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler makes the free throw | 67-42 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 67-42 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Paul Wampler | 67-42 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Wallace - foul #1 on Robert Wallace, team foul #4 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Pointer (SF) Paul Wampler | |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Marc Lutz gets the rebound | 67-43 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Robert Wallace drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers throws it down set up by Hedeon Roblodowski | 69-45 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Howin Xue blows the layup | 69-45 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Alexander | 69-45 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Jerome Hafer is called for the reach on Robert Wallace - foul #1 on Jerome Hafer, team foul #9 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Delaney (PF) Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Paul Wampler (PF) Jerome Hafer, Walter Pointer | |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael clanks a 3 from straight away | 71-45 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the board | 71-45 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Wampler - foul #2 on Paul Wampler, team foul #10 | 71-45 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the 2nd free throw | 72-45 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Howin Xue gets the offensive rebound | 72-45 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn runs out the clock | 72-45 |