| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Frank Brumback inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum banks in the layup on a great pass from Chase Brown | 33-32 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Morris Montano clanks a floater from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Gibbens | 33-32 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood buries a jump hook near the basket | 33-34 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo tips it in | 35-34 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chase Brown | 35-36 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield | 37-36 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses the easy layup | 37-36 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-36 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | James Corbin gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Robert Gibbens is called for the reach on Nelson Wakefield - foul #2 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Morris Montano, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG), Ronald Maynard (SF), Steven Bushong (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Robert Gibbens | |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | James Corbin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Ralph Choe shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-39 |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Bushong (fresh) 1 pts. C - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Jan Heppner steals it from Steven Bushong | 39-39 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Chase Brown grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard is hacked by Anthony Schroeder - foul #1 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Nelson Wakefield, William Tran, James Corbin, Jan Heppner, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Chase Brown, Ronald Maynard, Steven Bushong, Vasily Gavinski | |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens connects on the jumper in the paint | 39-41 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Brumback - foul #1 on Frank Brumback, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Frank Brumback comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the jumper from close range | 43-41 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum's pass is intercepted by Thomas Clark | 43-41 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Thomas Clark | 45-41 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Thomas Nusbaum | 45-43 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn is hacked by Ralph Choe - foul #1 on Ralph Choe, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), James Corbin (SF) Thomas Clark, Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG), Ronald Maynard (SF) Ralph Choe, Frank Brumback | |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Morris Montano | 45-43 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Gibbens - foul #3 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG) Morris Montano | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Benny Blackburn steals it from Chase Brown | 47-43 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-43 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | James Corbin makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Tran | 50-43 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Nusbaum | 50-45 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-45 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn tips it home | 52-45 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 52-45 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Chase Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood is fouled on the floor by Richard Vallo - foul #1 on Richard Vallo, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) William Tran, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG), Frank Brumback (SF), Steven Bushong (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Ronald Maynard, Jerry Underwood, Robert Gibbens | |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Frank Brumback can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Ralph Choe gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Chase Brown hits a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Jan Heppner - foul #3 on Jan Heppner, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | James Corbin can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Frank Brumback pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Frank Brumback connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Morris Montano comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Frank Brumback scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Choe | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bushong (fresh) 1 pts. C - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-54 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | James Corbin pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is fouled on the floor by Ralph Choe - foul #2 on Ralph Choe, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Nelson Wakefield, James Corbin, Jan Heppner, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Jerry Underwood (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Chase Brown, Steven Bushong, Vasily Gavinski | |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Underwood - foul #2 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Maynard (SF) Frank Brumback | |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum hits a floater from the right side set up by Ralph Choe out of the doubleteam | 56-56 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), William Tran (SG), James Corbin (SF) Thomas Clark, Morris Montano, Bernard Esteban | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG) Ralph Choe | |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | James Corbin snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the turnaround from the baseline | 56-58 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Ronald Maynard swats the dunk try by Richard Vallo | 56-58 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Nelson Wakefield steps in front of the Thomas Nusbaum pass in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield can't finish the layup | 56-58 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Gibbens | 56-58 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Benny Blackburn | 59-58 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens double dribbles | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Jan Heppner (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) William Tran, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), Steven Bushong (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Chase Brown, Ronald Maynard, Jerry Underwood, Robert Gibbens | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder loses the ball out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF) James Corbin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Jan Heppner is called for the reach on Steven Bushong - foul #4 on Jan Heppner, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bushong (fresh) 1 pts. C - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Bernard Esteban steals it from Frank Brumback | 59-58 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield dunks the ball on a nice dish by Bernard Esteban | 61-58 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG), Jerry Underwood (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Ralph Choe, Steven Bushong, Vasily Gavinski | |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Benny Blackburn - foul #1 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Thomas Nusbaum steals the ball from James Corbin | 61-60 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum hits the finger roll | 61-62 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Robert Gibbens steps in front of the Morris Montano pass | 61-62 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Chase Brown grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens tips it but misses | 61-62 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the jumper from the left side | 61-62 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Chase Brown snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 61-62 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood tips it home | 61-64 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo can't throw it down | 61-64 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the tip | 61-64 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the offensive board | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Corbin snags the offensive board | 61-64 |