| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Glover inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Hattaway | 22-26 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell grabs the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Fredrick Cost | 22-28 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-28 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the lay-in | 22-28 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell tips it in | 22-30 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-30 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Boyd | 22-30 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz grabs the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Lorentz | 22-32 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Cesar Salinas takes the ball from Fredrick Cost | 22-32 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cesar Salinas - foul #2 on Cesar Salinas, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Michael Thomas (SG), Nathan Bonner (SF), Ned Bond (PF), William Philips (C) Michael Callahan, Mark Hattaway, Richard Glover, Arthur Wilmes, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Jared Dunlap (SF), Andrew Womac (PF) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Joseph Boyd | |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Bonner (fresh) PF - Ned Bond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Philips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jared Dunlap (fresh) PF - Andrew Womac (fresh) C - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | William Philips hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Irving Snowden | 25-33 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-33 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins tips it home | 25-35 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nathan Bonner | 28-35 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a shot in the paint | 28-35 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ned Bond | 28-35 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Keith Lorentz is called for the reach on Irving Snowden - foul #3 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG) Nathan Bonner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Peter Jenkins | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Pipkin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pipkin, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Glover (SF) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 29-35 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Ned Bond grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | William Philips is denied on a layup by Joseph Boyd | 29-35 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Boyd | 29-35 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Andrew Womac misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell tips it but misses | 29-35 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | William Philips snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Richard Glover lays it in | 31-35 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell is whistled for traveling | 31-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Nathan Bonner (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Irving Snowden, Richard Glover, Ned Bond, William Philips | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Peter Jenkins (C) Jeffrey Pipkin, Andrew Womac, Joseph Boyd | |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Womac (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Jared Dunlap, Peter Jenkins | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andrew Womac | 31-38 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Fredrick Cost - foul #2 on Fredrick Cost, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Dunlap (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Aubrey Bell, Joseph Boyd | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Hattaway - foul #1 on Mark Hattaway, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Richard Glover (SF) Michael Callahan, Nathan Bonner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Jared Dunlap, Peter Jenkins | |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Cesar Salinas | 32-38 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Arthur Wilmes | 35-38 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Womac | 35-40 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Mark Hattaway | 37-40 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Cesar Salinas - foul #3 on Cesar Salinas, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Ned Bond (C) Irving Snowden, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Jared Dunlap (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Fredrick Cost, Andrew Womac, Joseph Boyd | |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Richard Glover can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), Irving Snowden (SF), William Philips (C) Mark Hattaway, Richard Glover, Arthur Wilmes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Andrew Womac (PF) Keith Lorentz, Aubrey Bell | |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jared Dunlap | 37-41 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-41 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Jared Dunlap takes the ball from Michael Callahan | 37-43 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Callahan - foul #3 on Michael Callahan, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas (C) William Philips | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Fredrick Cost, Andrew Womac, Peter Jenkins | |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd throws it down on a great pass from Keith Lorentz | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Irving Snowden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jared Dunlap (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Callahan | 40-45 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Irving Snowden - foul #2 on Irving Snowden, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Richard Glover (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF) Michael Thomas, Irving Snowden, Ned Bond | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Peter Jenkins (SF) Jeffrey Pipkin, Jared Dunlap | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses long on a jumper near the basket | 42-46 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses badly on a floater in the lane | 42-46 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway is hacked by Fredrick Cost - foul #3 on Fredrick Cost, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), William Philips (C) Michael Callahan, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Dunlap (SF) Joseph Boyd | |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Richard Glover is fouled on the floor by Jared Dunlap - foul #2 on Jared Dunlap, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (PG) Keith Lorentz | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the tip | 42-49 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | William Philips loses the dribble to Peter Jenkins | 42-52 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost is hacked by Richard Glover - foul #1 on Richard Glover, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Michael Thomas (SG), Ned Bond (PF) Mark Hattaway, Richard Glover, Arthur Wilmes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Andrew Womac (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Fredrick Cost, Jared Dunlap, Peter Jenkins | |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd dunks the ball | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden connects on the floater from the left side | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Snowden (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Philips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) PF - Aubrey Bell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Pipkin | 44-57 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Ned Bond pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-57 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Irving Snowden picks off the pass by Andrew Womac | 46-57 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden jams it | 48-57 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the easy layup | 48-57 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz gets the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Andrew Womac is hacked by Irving Snowden - foul #3 on Irving Snowden, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Richard Glover (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Michael Thomas, Irving Snowden, Ned Bond, William Philips | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (SF) Jeffrey Pipkin | |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Andrew Womac misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Arthur Wilmes | 48-57 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Richard Glover comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Andrew Womac grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Boyd | 48-59 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Keith Lorentz - foul #4 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), Irving Snowden (SF), Ned Bond (PF), William Philips (C) Mark Hattaway, Richard Glover, Arthur Wilmes, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Jared Dunlap (SF), Joseph Crum (C) Keith Lorentz, Peter Jenkins, Aubrey Bell, Joseph Boyd | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | James Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Ned Bond pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas is hacked by Joseph Crum - foul #1 on Joseph Crum, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SF) Michael Callahan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Andrew Womac grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | James Johnson runs out the clock | 48-59 |