| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) SF - Leo Paxton (fresh) PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) C - Steven Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Steven Hunt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Carter Foreman - foul #1 on Carter Foreman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the shot from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Richard Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Steven Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler buries a jumper near the basket | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Steven Hunt can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Aaron Butler | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) SF - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Hunt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere steps out of bounds on the baseline | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Daniel Hayes (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Steven Hunt tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Aaron Butler | 5-4 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | William Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG) Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Steven Hunt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Steven Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Harrington | 8-4 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses short on a shot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | William Singleton gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Hunt - foul #1 on Steven Hunt, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Paul Smith (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Thomas Mowrey, Jerry Merchant, Harold Clancy | |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura clanks a shot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Richard Howell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) SG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-8 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Steven Hunt gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carter Foreman - foul #2 on Carter Foreman, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SG), Leo Paxton (SF), David Brooks (C) Anthony Harrington, Paul Smith, Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Brady Pilcher (SF) Carter Foreman, William Singleton | |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler is fouled on the floor by Billy Tucker - foul #1 on Billy Tucker, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Richard Howell grabs the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Mowrey | 11-10 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari drills a 3 from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Richard Howell drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Lamere | 14-13 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Billy Tucker is blocked by Aaron Butler | 14-13 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura hits the follow up shot | 16-13 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Richard Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Daniel Hayes (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Gahuj Afshari, Billy Tucker, Andrew Tamura, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), William Singleton (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Brady Pilcher, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jerry Merchant - foul #1 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF) Leo Paxton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | A charge is called on William Singleton - foul #1 on William Singleton, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington's pass is intercepted by Jerry Merchant | 18-13 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | William Singleton dunks the ball | 18-15 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | William Singleton steals it from Daniel Hayes | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) C - Steven Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) SG - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) C - Harold Clancy (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Anthony King comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Paul Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Anthony King gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses short on a jumper from the right block | 18-15 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is hacked by Thomas Mowrey - foul #1 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Leo Paxton (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF), David Brooks (C) Thomas Gilliam, Paul Smith, Daniel Hayes, Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Thomas Mowrey, Jerry Merchant, Harold Clancy | |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura's pass is intercepted by Richard Howell | 18-15 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Richard Howell is blocked by Andrew Tamura | 18-15 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 20-15 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SG), Steven Hunt (C) Anthony Harrington, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Brady Pilcher (SF) Anthony King, William Singleton | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | The jump hook by Steven Hunt is blocked by Richard Lamere | 20-15 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Steven Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura is hacked by Aaron Butler - foul #1 on Aaron Butler, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Brady Pilcher | |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Billy Tucker banks in the layup on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 22-15 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Gahuj Afshari takes the ball from Aaron Butler | 22-15 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Paxton (tiring) PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey can't tip it in | 22-15 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | William Singleton gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Tamura - foul #1 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #3 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF), David Brooks (C) Gahuj Afshari, Billy Tucker, Leo Paxton, Andrew Tamura, Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Thomas Mowrey, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG) Richard Howell | |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | William Singleton scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony King | 22-19 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Anthony King snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | David Brooks swats the shot by Anthony King | 22-19 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | William Singleton gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Daniel Hayes is called for the reach on Jerry Merchant - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Andrew Tamura (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Thomas Gilliam, Daniel Hayes, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Brady Pilcher (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, William Singleton, Jerry Merchant, Harold Clancy | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-19 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere hits a runner from the right block | 22-21 |