| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Ronald Smith knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Louie Chavira | 43-34 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Brian Gust comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Brian Gust grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa tips it home | 43-36 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Brian Gust throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Brian Gust is called for the reach on Sam Hubbard - foul #3 on Brian Gust, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pat Boyer (PF) Brian Gust | |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard is fouled on the floor by William Okoniewski - foul #3 on William Okoniewski, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF) William Okoniewski | |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-36 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Sam Hubbard - foul #1 on Sam Hubbard, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Brennan (SF) Sam Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-36 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Pickles | 43-38 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Ronald Smith and he's hacked by Christopher Pickles - foul #1 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Shivers (SG), Daryl Sheldon (C) Ronald Smith, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (C) Christopher Pickles | |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | David Greene grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-38 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Shivers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pat Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-38 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | David Greene pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer tips it in | 45-40 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan slams it home on a great pass from Louie Chavira | 47-40 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hallenbeck | 47-43 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Louie Chavira hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling loses the dribble to Daryl Sheldon | 47-43 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Michael Hallenbeck is called for the reach on Louie Chavira - foul #1 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Sam Hubbard (SF), Kenneth Lee (C) Louie Chavira, Larry Shivers, Joseph Brennan, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Melvin Poling, Brian Abshire, Pat Boyer, David Greene | |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 47-43 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Jared Yap gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Jared Yap is hacked by Daryl Sheldon - foul #2 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Ronald Smith hits a floater in the lane and the foul's on William Okoniewski - foul #4 on William Okoniewski, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Williams (PF) William Okoniewski | |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses the free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | William Williams grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 49-43 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Bunn | 51-43 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Jared Yap clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lee | 51-43 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Ronald Smith's floater is knocked away by William Williams | 51-43 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Brian Gust is whistled for traveling | 53-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Daryl Sheldon (PF) James Kostka, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-43 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rocky Costa | 53-46 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Gust - foul #4 on Brian Gust, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), David Greene (C) Jared Yap, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, Christopher Pickles | |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-46 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-46 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Greene | 55-46 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | William Williams misses the jumper from the right block | 55-46 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Louie Chavira and he's fouled by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (PG), Larry Shivers (SG), Joseph Brennan (PF) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pat Boyer (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) William Williams, David Greene | |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daryl Sheldon - foul #3 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #3 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Glines (SF) Sam Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG) Melvin Poling | |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Pat Boyer - foul #2 on Pat Boyer, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG) James Kostka | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Larry Shivers loses the ball out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), Christopher Bunn (PF), Kenneth Lee (C) Larry Shivers, Michael Glines, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), William Williams (SG), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Christopher Pickles | |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer makes the turnaround from the baseline | 60-48 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses short on a jumper from the right block | 60-48 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Ronald Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-48 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | William Williams grabs the board | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 3 pf. SG - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pat Boyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | William Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer grabs the offensive board | 60-48 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer is whistled for a carry | 60-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) William Williams, Brian Abshire, Pat Boyer, David Greene | |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn buries a turnaround in the lane | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Louie Chavira grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Ronald Smith's layup is rejected by Christopher Pickles | 62-48 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Lee | 62-48 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Pickles - foul #2 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #9 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (PG), Sam Hubbard (SF) Louie Chavira, Joseph Brennan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Rocky Costa (SG) Jared Yap, Melvin Poling | |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on Rocky Costa - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 64-48 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon is fouled on the floor by Brian Gust - foul #5 on Brian Gust, team foul #10 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (C) Brian Gust, Christopher Pickles | |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Larry Shivers (SG), Christopher Bunn (PF) James Kostka, Ronald Smith, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski loses the dribble to Louie Chavira | 64-51 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Louie Chavira lays it up and in | 66-51 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski connects on the shot from the left side and the foul's on Christopher Bunn - foul #2 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski makes the free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Louie Chavira clanks a floater near the basket | 66-54 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard gets the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Larry Shivers lays it up and in set up by Louie Chavira | 68-54 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski buries a jumper from the left side | 68-56 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Melvin Poling takes the ball from Christopher Bunn | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Larry Shivers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hubbard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Okoniewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Pat Boyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), Joseph Brennan (SF), Kenneth Lee (C) Larry Shivers, Sam Hubbard, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), William Williams (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Melvin Poling, William Okoniewski, Pat Boyer | |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #11 | 68-56 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-56 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses long on a jumper from close range | 69-56 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Ronald Smith tips it in | 71-56 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | William Williams clanks a jumper from the right side | 71-56 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | William Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles hits a floater in the paint set up by Jared Yap | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Louie Chavira snags the offensive board | 71-58 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn travels with the ball | 71-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (PG), Larry Shivers (SG), Michael Glines (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, Christopher Bunn, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Rocky Costa, William Williams, Christopher Pickles | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Jared Yap throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | James Kostka is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Kostka, team foul #6 | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-58 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | James Kostka runs out the clock | 71-58 |