| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi inbounds the ball | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Rodney Washington buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Catalano | 33-45 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Pedro Lopez is called for the reach on Rodney Washington - foul #2 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from George Stevens and he's hacked by William Briscoe - foul #3 on William Briscoe, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (PG) William Briscoe | |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the free throw | 35-45 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Sullivan | 35-48 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Rodney Washington comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | George Stevens is whistled for traveling | 35-48 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan double dribbles | 35-48 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo gets the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-48 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler hits the follow up shot | 35-50 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Ernest Sullivan blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by George Stevens | 35-50 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Catalano | 35-50 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-50 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear connects on the shot from the baseline | 37-50 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo tips it back up and in | 37-52 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Rodney Washington scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Stevens | 40-52 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Osvaldo Alonzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Richard Dykes is called for the reach on Rodney Washington - foul #1 on Richard Dykes, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Rodney Washington, Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), William Oestreich (SG), Michael Ringo (SF), Andrew Frazee (PF), George Chambers (C) Osvaldo Alonzo, Pedro Lopez, Ernest Sullivan, Patrick Eyler, Richard Dykes | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | William Oestreich takes the ball from Scott Carnegie | 40-52 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee's pass is intercepted by Ryan Page | 40-52 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Michael Ringo is called for the reach on Scott Carnegie - foul #1 on Michael Ringo, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG) Michael Ringo | |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Ryan Page hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi's pass is intercepted by William Briscoe | 40-52 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | William Briscoe drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Pedro Lopez | 40-55 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the lay-in | 40-55 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi tips it in | 42-55 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | George Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Rodney Washington (SF) David Broderick, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF) William Oestreich, George Chambers | |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie can't connect on a shot from the right block | 42-55 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Ryan Page snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor is called for traveling | 42-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Dykes (C) Andrew Frazee | |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it back up and in | 44-58 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Ryan Page steals it from Pedro Lopez out of a doubleteam | 44-58 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Dykes - foul #2 on Richard Dykes, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Rodney Washington makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Kinnear - foul #2 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #1 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SF) Pedro Lopez, Ernest Sullivan | |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Stephen Catalano | 45-59 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Rodney Washington connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | William Briscoe shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 48-59 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the board | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Oestreich (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Eyler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Rodney Washington is hacked by Osvaldo Alonzo - foul #1 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee (PF) Patrick Eyler | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by William Oestreich - foul #4 on William Oestreich, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF) William Oestreich, Osvaldo Alonzo | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Rodney Washington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-62 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Rodney Washington, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (PG), Patrick Eyler (PF) William Briscoe, Richard Dykes | |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Patrick Eyler blocks the jumper by Florentino Lombardi | 50-62 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Florentino Lombardi - foul #3 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #2 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Osvaldo Alonzo - foul #2 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #8 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG) Ernest Sullivan | |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses the dunk | 50-64 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Ryan Page grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | George Stevens connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Victor | 53-64 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block | 53-66 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Dikembe Victor - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #3 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan (SF), Richard Dykes (C) Osvaldo Alonzo, Patrick Eyler | |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-67 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | William Briscoe gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Rodney Washington steps in front of the William Briscoe pass | 53-67 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Ryan Page banks in the layup set up by Rodney Washington | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Page (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Pedro Lopez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Frazee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | William Briscoe grabs the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Andrew Frazee steps in front of the David Broderick pass | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't finish the layup | 55-70 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Pedro Lopez | 55-70 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-70 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF) Andrew Frazee | |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Rodney Washington's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Dykes | 55-70 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Florentino Lombardi is called for the reach on Ernest Sullivan - foul #4 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #4 | 55-70 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses the shot from the left side | 55-70 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | George Stevens misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-70 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear tips it back up and in | 57-70 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Briscoe | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Louisville | George Stevens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-72 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the follow up shot | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Gary Kinnear - foul #3 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #5 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SF), Andrew Frazee (C) Pedro Lopez, Ernest Sullivan, Richard Dykes | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-74 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano tips it home | 61-74 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) Ryan Page | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Richard Dykes (C) William Oestreich, Osvaldo Alonzo, Andrew Frazee | |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-74 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes tips it back up and in | 61-76 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the jumper from the left side | 61-76 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan gets the rebound | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler is whistled for a carry | 61-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Rodney Washington, Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Michael Ringo (SF), Andrew Frazee (PF), George Chambers (C) William Briscoe, Pedro Lopez, Ernest Sullivan, Patrick Eyler, Richard Dykes | |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Ryan Page is denied on a layup by Andrew Frazee | 61-76 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | William Oestreich snags the defensive board | 61-76 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo misses long on a shot in the lane | 61-76 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie gets the rebound | 61-76 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear lays it up and in | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-76 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee grabs the offensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee is fouled on the floor by Scott Carnegie - foul #2 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #6 | 63-76 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | William Oestreich runs out the clock | 63-76 |