| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) C - Richard Dykes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) C - John Tope (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Tope 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 flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kent Pittman | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos is hacked by Jared Morgan - foul #1 on Jared Morgan, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Kent Pittman knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rolando Ramos | 0-6 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Kent Pittman - foul #1 on Kent Pittman, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | John Tope comes up short on the shot from close range | 0-6 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle can't tip it in | 0-6 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-6 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton tips it in | 2-8 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jared Morgan | 4-8 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes's layup is rejected by Kenneth Castle | 4-8 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses the tip | 4-8 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | John Tope is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Tope, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | James Brown is denied on a layup by Scott Carnegie | 6-8 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos is hacked by Jared Morgan - foul #2 on Jared Morgan, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG) Jared Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (C) Malcolm Hamilton, John Tope | |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie clanks a shot from the left side | 6-8 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes travels with the ball | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF) Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Gary Sutton (SG) Rolando Ramos, Kent Pittman | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Jamie Howell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bobby Spillman - foul #1 on Bobby Spillman, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Dean (C) Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Castle (PF) Scott Carnegie | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Chambers (fresh) C - Terry Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) SF - John Small (fresh) PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jamie Howell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan connects on the jumper from close range | 8-10 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by William Grullon | 8-12 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 10-12 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Gary Sutton | 10-14 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Gary Sutton is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #1 on Gary Sutton, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), Steve Barnes (PF), Richard Dykes (C) James Brown, Ernest Sullivan, George Chambers, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Scott Carnegie (PF), John Tope (C) William Grullon, Gary Sutton, John Small, Kenneth Castle, Jamie Howell | |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Rolando Ramos picks off the pass by Steve Barnes | 10-14 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | John Tope misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 10-14 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits the follow up shot | 10-16 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 10-16 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Scott Carnegie | 10-16 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Carnegie | 10-16 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steve Barnes - foul #1 on Steve Barnes, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF) Bobby Spillman, Gregory Childress | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-18 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Kent Pittman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 10-18 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan can't finish the layup | 10-18 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse tips it back up and in | 12-18 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie is called for traveling | 12-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF), Terry Dean (C) Steve Barnes, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Small (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF) Malcolm Hamilton, John Tope | |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Rolando Ramos steps in front of the George Chambers pass | 12-18 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle jams it on a great pass from Rolando Ramos | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Larry Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Chambers (fresh) C - Terry Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Small (fresh) PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Kent Pittman picks off the pass by George Chambers | 12-20 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-23 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-23 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | George Chambers misses the tip | 12-23 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Scott Carnegie | 12-23 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos is whistled for traveling | 12-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Gregory Childress (SG), Steve Barnes (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Larry Kruse, James Brown, George Chambers, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Gary Sutton (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), John Tope (C) Rolando Ramos, Kent Pittman, John Small, Scott Carnegie | |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman's floater is tipped away by Malcolm Hamilton | 12-23 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | William Grullon grabs the board | 12-23 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG) Ernest Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes's layup is rejected by Kenneth Castle | 12-23 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle gets the rebound | 12-23 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | John Tope jams it on a nice dish by Kenneth Castle and he's fouled by Gregory Childress - foul #1 on Gregory Childress, team foul #5 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| 09:21 | Louisville | John Tope misses the free throw | 12-25 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes snags the defensive board | 12-25 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress is whistled for a carry | 12-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF) Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Tope | 12-27 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman connects on the shot from the free throw line | 14-27 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-27 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | George Chambers snags the defensive board | 14-27 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | James Brown comes up short on the shot from the left side | 14-27 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman hits the follow up shot | 16-27 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-27 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton snags the offensive board | 16-27 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie buries a floater from the free throw line set up by John Tope and the foul's on George Chambers - foul #1 on George Chambers, team foul #6 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF) James Brown, Gregory Childress, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), John Small (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF) William Grullon, Gary Sutton, Malcolm Hamilton, John Tope | |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the free throw | 16-30 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-30 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kent Pittman | 16-30 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Chambers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Small (fresh) PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Carnegie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Kent Pittman knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by John Small | 16-33 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | George Chambers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-33 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle pulls down the rebound | 16-33 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-33 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | George Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 16-33 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse banks in the layup set up by Bobby Spillman and he's fouled by Kent Pittman - foul #2 on Kent Pittman, team foul #4 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Childress (SG), Richard Dykes (C) Bobby Spillman, George Chambers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), Jamie Howell (C) Kent Pittman, Scott Carnegie | |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse makes the free throw | 19-33 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-33 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle can't tip it in | 19-33 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Kenneth Castle - foul #1 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #5 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG), Terry Dean (PF) Gregory Childress, Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF), John Tope (C) John Small, Kenneth Castle | |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Ernest Sullivan picks off the pass by Malcolm Hamilton | 21-33 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Terry Dean clanks a shot from the left side | 21-33 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), George Chambers (PF) Larry Kruse, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses the tip | 21-33 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | John Tope snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | John Tope connects on the shot from the left block | 21-35 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-35 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Malcolm Hamilton | 21-38 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | George Chambers's floater is tipped away by Malcolm Hamilton | 21-38 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Jamie Howell snags the defensive board | 21-38 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton connects on the runner in the paint | 21-40 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes's pass is intercepted by Jamie Howell | 21-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jamie Howell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Tope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Ernest Sullivan - foul #1 on Ernest Sullivan, team foul #7 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Larry Kruse (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), Steve Barnes (PF), Terry Dean (C) Bobby Spillman, James Brown, Ernest Sullivan, George Chambers, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Kenneth Castle (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) Rolando Ramos, Gary Sutton, Jamie Howell, John Tope | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes snags the defensive board | 21-40 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-40 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse tips it but misses | 21-40 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the defensive rebound | 21-40 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 21-40 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Castle | 21-40 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Kent Pittman connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-43 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-43 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Terry Dean gets the offensive rebound | 21-43 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-43 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Terry Dean misses the tip | 21-43 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the defensive rebound | 21-43 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the easy layup | 21-43 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Terry Dean gets the rebound | 21-43 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Malcolm Hamilton steals the ball from Jared Morgan | 21-43 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Kent Pittman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-43 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 21-43 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Malcolm Hamilton steps in front of the Jared Morgan pass | 21-43 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Kent Pittman lays it in set up by Malcolm Hamilton | 21-45 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan drills a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by William Grullon - foul #1 on William Grullon, team foul #6 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), George Chambers (PF) Larry Kruse, Gregory Childress, Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG), John Small (SF), John Tope (C) William Grullon, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan misses the free throw | 23-45 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the board | 23-45 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-47 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Terry Dean clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Kent Pittman - foul #3 on Kent Pittman, team foul #7 | 23-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Dykes (C) George Chambers | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG) Kent Pittman | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Terry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 24-47 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Terry Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 24-47 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the defensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie banks in the layup | 24-49 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Brown misses long on a fullcourt shot | 24-49 |