| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) SF - David Schiavo (fresh) PF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Boyd | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Robert Hyslop steals the ball from Kevin Hellberg | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the open dunk | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | David Schiavo pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Boyd - foul #1 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | David Schiavo grabs the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | David Schiavo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Schiavo, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Charles Thomas scores on a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by David Schiavo - foul #2 on David Schiavo, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF) David Schiavo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Charles Thomas swats the short shot by Kevin Hellberg | 1-5 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop gets the rebound | 1-5 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is hacked by Daniel Nichol - foul #1 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell clanks a runner from close range | 1-5 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Aubrey Bell | 1-5 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | David Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 1-5 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Hellberg | 1-5 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) PF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno can't connect on a floater from the left block | 1-5 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | David Roberts snags the defensive board | 1-5 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Irving Snowden steals the ball from David Roberts in the backcourt | 1-5 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden lays it up and in | 3-5 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Irving Snowden is called for the reach on Mark Boyce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Irving Snowden, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Garf Ziebart (C) Irving Snowden, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Kerry Windham (PF) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop | |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #5 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen (PF) Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Aubrey Bell | |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 3-5 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Charles Thomas drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-7 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Fredrick Cost is called for the reach on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Fredrick Cost, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG), Carmelo Moreno (C) Stjepan Kedzierski, Daniel Nichol | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Joseph Boyd (C) Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins | |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Julio Martin loses the dribble to Charles Thomas | 3-7 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the easy layup | 3-7 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Julio Martin pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the easy layup but the foul's on Carmelo Moreno - foul #1 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #6 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Kevin Hellberg (C) Kun Ximines, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Charles Thomas | |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Boyd - foul #2 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Edward Donaldson (SF) Julio Martin, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Kevin Hellberg steps in front of the Aubrey Bell pass in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is fouled on the floor by Mark Boyce - foul #1 on Mark Boyce, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Edward Donaldson, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Xavier Willis | |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 8-9 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg gets the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) C - Kevin Hellberg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Louisville | David Roberts steps out of bounds on the baseline | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Kun Ximines (SG), Garf Ziebart (C) Irving Snowden, Stjepan Kedzierski, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Robert Hyslop | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Peter Jenkins takes the ball from Julio Martin | 11-9 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins double dribbles | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Edward Donaldson (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Kun Ximines, Daniel Nichol, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Xavier Willis (C) Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins | |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno lays it in on a nice dish by Julio Martin | 13-9 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Xavier Willis misses the jump hook in the paint | 13-9 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Julio Martin grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski is fouled on the floor by Keith Lorentz - foul #1 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Kevin Hellberg (C) Julio Martin, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham | |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Xavier Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | David Roberts knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Boyce | 13-11 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno is hacked by Aubrey Bell - foul #1 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski, Edward Donaldson, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Peter Jenkins (C) Mark Boyce, Xavier Willis | |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Irving Snowden | 16-11 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | David Roberts can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carmelo Moreno - foul #2 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG), Kevin Hellberg (C) Kun Ximines, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:32 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Hellberg | 18-13 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Julio Martin is called for the reach on Fredrick Cost in the backcourt - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #8 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG) Irving Snowden | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Hellberg | 18-13 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg lays it up and in | 20-13 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Daniel Nichol takes the ball from Aubrey Bell in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol throws it down | 22-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kun Ximines (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Hellberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop connects on the shot from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses short on a floater from the baseline | 22-15 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol hits the follow up shot | 24-15 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins drills a jumper from the right block | 24-17 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Julio Martin is fouled on the floor by David Roberts - foul #1 on David Roberts, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Edward Donaldson (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Kun Ximines, Daniel Nichol, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) David Roberts, Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Xavier Willis gets the rebound | 25-17 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz travels in the backcourt | 25-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG) Julio Martin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Keith Lorentz - foul #2 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy (PG) Keith Lorentz | |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Donaldson - foul #1 on Edward Donaldson, team foul #9 | 27-17 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 27-19 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Mark Boyce - foul #2 on Mark Boyce, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (PG) Irving Snowden | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Lawrence Abernethy, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas | |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Garf Ziebart - foul #1 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), David Schiavo (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski, Edward Donaldson, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Fredrick Cost, Kerry Windham, Xavier Willis | |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno's layup is rejected by Robert Hyslop | 29-23 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kun Ximines (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Hellberg (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Carmelo Moreno - foul #3 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #11 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson (PG), Garf Ziebart (PF) Kun Ximines, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 3rd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson travels with the ball | 29-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG) Edward Donaldson, Julio Martin | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG) Keith Lorentz | |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | David Schiavo gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart travels with the ball | 29-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen (PF) Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is hacked by Jesse Nguyen - foul #1 on Jesse Nguyen, team foul #12 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF) David Schiavo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-26 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol is hacked by Aubrey Bell - foul #2 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Kun Ximines (SG) Irving Snowden, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Xavier Willis (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Peter Jenkins | |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg (C) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Aubrey Bell | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Charles Thomas steps in front of the Kun Ximines pass | 30-26 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost hits the finger roll set up by Charles Thomas | 30-28 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Xavier Willis misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Hellberg - foul #1 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #13 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Julio Martin, Kun Ximines, Daniel Nichol, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham | |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Xavier Willis makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Xavier Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 30-29 |