| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) SF - Brian Gust (fresh) PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Louie Chavira | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Brian Gust snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Louie Chavira snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Rocky Costa picks off the pass by Sam Hubbard | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses the dunk | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Sam Hubbard | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Sam Hubbard | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Louie Chavira buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Smith | 2-6 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Gust | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brian Gust - foul #1 on Brian Gust, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | The jump hook by Christopher Bunn is blocked by David Greene | 5-8 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Jared Yap grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Melvin Poling, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Brennan (SF), Daryl Sheldon (PF) Sam Hubbard, Christopher Bunn | |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Ronald Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Lee | 5-10 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling loses the dribble to Ronald Smith | 5-10 |
| 15:56 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 5-10 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan misses the tip | 5-10 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon snags the offensive board | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) PF - Pat Boyer (fresh) C - David Greene (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) PF - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) C - Kenneth Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Jared Yap takes the ball from Kenneth Lee | 5-10 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jared Yap - foul #1 on Jared Yap, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), William Williams (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Jared Yap, Melvin Poling, Brian Abshire, Pat Boyer, David Greene | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (PG), Larry Shivers (SG), Sam Hubbard (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, Joseph Brennan, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Okoniewski | 5-10 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Kenneth Lee steals the ball from William Williams | 5-10 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Sam Hubbard | 5-13 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Kostka - foul #1 on James Kostka, team foul #1 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG) William Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Kenneth Lee | |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Larry Shivers is fouled on the floor by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #1 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Larry Shivers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Brian Gust gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski scores on a floater from the right side | 9-13 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | James Kostka makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Larry Shivers | 9-15 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Pickles | 12-15 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn lays it in on a nice dish by James Kostka | 12-17 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Brian Gust is fouled on the floor by Sam Hubbard - foul #1 on Sam Hubbard, team foul #2 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG), Pat Boyer (C) Rocky Costa, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Joseph Brennan (SF) James Kostka, Larry Shivers, Sam Hubbard | |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Brennan - foul #1 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon lays it in on a nice dish by Louie Chavira | 13-19 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Brian Gust hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Brian Gust tips it but misses | 13-19 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Ronald Smith and the foul's on Brian Gust - foul #2 on Brian Gust, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Brian Abshire (SF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Lee (C) Christopher Bunn | |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan misses the free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer grabs the board | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) PF - Pat Boyer (fresh) C - David Greene (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | David Greene misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Lee - foul #1 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles (C) Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | David Greene makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | David Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the floater from the free throw line | 14-21 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon gets the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Louie Chavira | 14-23 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan is called for traveling | 17-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), William Okoniewski (PF), Pat Boyer (C) Jared Yap, Melvin Poling, David Greene, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sam Hubbard (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Joseph Brennan, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee blows the layup | 20-23 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn can't tip it in | 20-23 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brian Abshire | 20-23 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses the 3 from straight away | 20-23 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is hacked by William Okoniewski - foul #1 on William Okoniewski, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (PG), Larry Shivers (SG) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith | |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Rocky Costa - foul #1 on Rocky Costa, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles (C) Brian Abshire | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Rocky Costa | 22-23 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn lays it up and in and he's fouled by Pat Boyer - foul #1 on Pat Boyer, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG), William Williams (SF) Rocky Costa, William Okoniewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Daryl Sheldon (C) James Kostka, Kenneth Lee | |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-26 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Larry Shivers grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Louie Chavira is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #2 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Brian Abshire (SF) Michael Hallenbeck, William Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), Michael Glines (SF), Joseph Brennan (PF) Larry Shivers, Sam Hubbard, Christopher Bunn | |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Louie Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Louie Chavira makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling's pass is intercepted by Michael Glines | 22-28 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Ronald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Williams (PF) Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan grabs the board | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Christopher Pickles (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Glines (fresh) PF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon blows the layup | 22-28 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Christopher Pickles | 22-28 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Melvin Poling | 24-28 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Brian Abshire takes the ball from Daryl Sheldon | 24-28 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | William Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Brian Abshire - foul #1 on Brian Abshire, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG), William Okoniewski (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Melvin Poling, Brian Abshire, William Williams, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (PG), Larry Shivers (SG), Sam Hubbard (SF), Kenneth Lee (C) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, Michael Glines, Joseph Brennan | |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | James Kostka steals it from Rocky Costa | 24-31 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | James Kostka throws it down | 24-33 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Larry Shivers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 24-33 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard tips it but misses | 24-33 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Kostka and the foul's on Rocky Costa - foul #2 on Rocky Costa, team foul #11 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Williams (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Christopher Bunn (PF) James Kostka, Larry Shivers, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the free throw | 24-36 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF) David Greene | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:26 | Louisville | William Okoniewski steals it from Sam Hubbard | 24-36 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Jared Yap connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Williams | 26-36 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Jared Yap is called for the reach on Louie Chavira in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jared Yap, team foul #12 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (PG), David Greene (C) Jared Yap, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Louie Chavira misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Louie Chavira makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling scores on a jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Louie Chavira | 28-39 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | William Williams drills a shot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Poling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Hubbard (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard blows the layup | 30-39 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Sam Hubbard is called for the reach on Melvin Poling - foul #2 on Sam Hubbard, team foul #5 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Gust (SF), Christopher Pickles (C) Melvin Poling, Brian Abshire, William Okoniewski, David Greene | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (PG), Larry Shivers (SG), Joseph Brennan (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, Sam Hubbard, Kenneth Lee | |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Brian Gust buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Kostka | 33-41 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck travels with the ball | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pat Boyer (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Glines (SF) Christopher Bunn | |
| 02:02 | Louisville | James Kostka is hacked by Christopher Pickles - foul #1 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #13 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), Kenneth Lee (C) Larry Shivers, Michael Glines | |
| 02:02 | Louisville | James Kostka makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | James Kostka misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Lee | 33-42 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Pat Boyer - foul #2 on Pat Boyer, team foul #14 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Okoniewski (PF) Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG) James Kostka | |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-42 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louie Chavira | 33-42 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 33-42 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Louie Chavira tips it but misses | 33-42 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-42 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Louie Chavira | 33-44 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski double dribbles | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Shivers (SG), Sam Hubbard (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Ronald Smith, Joseph Brennan, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses short on a runner in the paint | 33-44 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | David Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | David Greene hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-44 |