| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Billy Tucker inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Mowrey | 33-36 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is whistled for a carry | 33-36 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Billy Tucker connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Paul Smith | 33-38 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-38 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey is fouled on the floor by Billy Tucker - foul #1 on Billy Tucker, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Howell | 36-38 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Richards | 36-41 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Ray Richards blocks the short jumper by Jerry Merchant | 36-41 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Billy Tucker snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Richard Howell picks off the pass by Steven Hunt | 36-41 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Hunt - foul #2 on Steven Hunt, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Carter Foreman, Richard Lamere, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Billy Tucker, Steven Hunt, Ray Richards | |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | David Brooks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harold Clancy - foul #2 on Harold Clancy, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG) Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:14 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Leo Paxton picks off the pass by Alan Oliverio | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses the fadeaway from the right side | 38-42 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam is hacked by Anthony Westbrook - foul #2 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Richard Lamere (PF), Jerry Merchant (C) Alan Oliverio, Anthony Westbrook, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Gregory Caldwell, Rafael Ayala, David Brooks | |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Jerry Merchant is called for the reach on Ray Richards - foul #2 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Jerry Merchant takes the ball from Gahuj Afshari | 38-42 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Richard Howell loses the ball out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Paul Smith is hacked by Richard Howell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Howell, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Paul Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Mowrey | 41-44 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Billy Tucker picks off the pass by Carter Foreman | 41-44 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billy Tucker | 41-46 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #4 on Paul Pierce, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF) Carter Foreman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Paul Pierce, Ray Richards | |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | David Brooks clanks a floater from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Richard Howell grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Billy Tucker | 43-46 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses long on a shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Lamere | 43-46 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Billy Tucker pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jerry Merchant - foul #3 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Thomas Mowrey, Charles Walsh, Richard Lamere, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Billy Tucker, David Brooks | |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-47 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Ray Richards can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-47 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy misses the driving attempt from close range | 43-49 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Steven Hunt scores on a shot from the right block set up by Gregory Caldwell | 43-51 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman can't finish the layup | 43-51 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Steven Hunt gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is hacked by Gregory Caldwell - foul #2 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) Alan Oliverio, Curtis Lynn, Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF), David Brooks (C) Gregory Caldwell, Steven Hunt, Ray Richards | |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Richard Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Brooks | 43-51 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Billy Tucker drills a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Charles Walsh - foul #3 on Charles Walsh, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG) Carter Foreman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Harold Clancy is blocked by Rafael Ayala | 43-53 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Smith | 43-56 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Paul Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Richard Howell - foul #4 on Richard Howell, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (C) Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), Ray Richards (C) Gahuj Afshari, Rafael Ayala, David Brooks | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is called for traveling | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG), Anthony Westbrook (PF) Charles Walsh, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Paul Smith | |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-58 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses the tip | 45-58 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant drills a jump hook near the basket | 47-58 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant is whistled for traveling | 47-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) Richard Howell, Thomas Mowrey, Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG) Leo Paxton | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam connects on the 3 from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is whistled for a carry | 47-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Harold Clancy (C) Curtis Lynn, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), David Brooks (C) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker, Ray Richards | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Paul Smith | 47-67 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the jumper from the left side | 47-67 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | David Brooks blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Walsh - foul #4 on Charles Walsh, team foul #8 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SG), Anthony Westbrook (PF) Alan Oliverio, Carter Foreman, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Steven Hunt (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Gregory Caldwell, Paul Pierce | |
| 04:18 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Richard Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-69 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Steven Hunt pulls down the rebound | 47-69 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Paul Smith can't finish the layup | 47-69 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Steven Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-69 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Walsh - foul #5 on Charles Walsh, team foul #9 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG), Richard Lamere (PF), Jerry Merchant (C) Charles Walsh, Anthony Westbrook, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Ray Richards (C) Paul Smith, David Brooks | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Merchant | 47-70 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Mowrey | 49-70 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam loses the dribble to Richard Howell in the backcourt | 49-70 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Richard Howell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-70 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere can't tip it in | 49-70 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the board | 49-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses long on a jumper in the paint | 49-70 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Billy Tucker can't tip it in | 49-70 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Billy Tucker - foul #2 on Billy Tucker, team foul #5 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Paul Pierce (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Steven Hunt | |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Richard Howell steals it from Paul Pierce | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses long on an open fadeaway from the right block | 51-70 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 51-70 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses the 3 from straight away | 51-70 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere gets the rebound | 51-70 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-70 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari grabs the board | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Billy Tucker and he's hacked by Jerry Merchant - foul #4 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #10 | 51-72 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the free throw | 51-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Richard Howell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-73 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Lamere | 51-73 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-73 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 51-73 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith runs out the clock | 51-73 |