| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Millsap (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Larry Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Hauer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Beams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Jones (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steven Lessman, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | William Morris makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Penrose | 30-25 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap's pass is intercepted by Larry Penrose | 30-25 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Willy Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Beams | 30-27 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Robert Beams steals the ball from Jonathon Thorpe | 30-27 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Willy Jones is whistled for a carry | 30-27 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Robert Beams is called for the reach on Mark Millsap - foul #2 on Robert Beams, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Randy Hauer steals the ball from Charles Sanders | 30-27 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Larry Penrose knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Morris | 30-29 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders hits a driving attempt from the right block | 32-29 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Randy Hauer's floater is tipped away by Charles Sanders | 32-29 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Willy Jones grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Randy Hauer connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by William Morris and he's hacked by Steven Lessman - foul #2 on Steven Lessman, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles St. George (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Robert Black (C) Mark Millsap, Steven Lessman, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Randy Hauer makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | John Escoto hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Robert Beams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Randy Hauer misses badly on a floater from close range | 32-32 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Larry Penrose tips it in | 32-34 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery is hacked by Randy Hauer - foul #3 on Randy Hauer, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (PG), Kevin Benjamin (SG), Steven Lessman (SF), Henry Cortes (C) John Escoto, Charles St. George, Curtis Montgomery, Jonathon Thorpe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Black (fresh) C - Henry Cortes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy Hauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Beams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Lessman | 35-34 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Robert Beams drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Morris | 35-36 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Larry Penrose steals the ball from Henry Cortes | 35-36 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | William Morris gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Larry Penrose comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 35-36 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Robert Beams hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes drills a shot from the left side set up by Robert Black | 37-38 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | William Morris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-38 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randy Hauer - foul #4 on Randy Hauer, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Jonathon Thorpe (PF) Matthew Montgomery, Steven Lessman, Robert Black | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Brown (SG), James Martens (PF) Randy Hauer, Robert Beams | |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | John Escoto is called for the reach on William Morris in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Escoto, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Curtis Montgomery is called for the reach on Larry Penrose - foul #1 on Curtis Montgomery, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Michael Brown is hacked by Kevin Benjamin - foul #4 on Kevin Benjamin, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Millsap (SG) Kevin Benjamin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Willy Jones lays it up and in set up by Michael Brown | 39-40 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | William Morris connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Penrose | 39-42 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes hits the finger roll | 41-42 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | William Morris comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses the floater from the right side | 41-42 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | William Morris snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Millsap (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Cortes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Martens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Willy Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Curtis Montgomery - foul #2 on Curtis Montgomery, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Lessman (SF), Charles Sanders (C) Curtis Montgomery, Henry Cortes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vule Zickler (SG), Robert Beams (PF) William Morris, Larry Penrose | |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Willy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Willy Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Willy Jones steals it from John Escoto | 41-43 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Vule Zickler misses the easy layup | 41-43 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Willy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | James Martens lays it up and in | 41-45 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-45 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Robert Beams clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | John Escoto knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Millsap | 44-45 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Michael Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Sanders | 44-45 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | John Escoto clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathon Thorpe | 44-45 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | James Martens grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Michael Brown can't finish the layup | 44-45 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Beams - foul #3 on Robert Beams, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (PG), Charles St. George (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Henry Cortes (C) John Escoto, Mark Millsap, Steven Lessman, Jonathon Thorpe | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Morris (PG), Larry Penrose (SF) Vule Zickler, Willy Jones | |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:04 | Louisville | Robert Beams lays it up and in set up by William Morris | 45-47 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Beams - foul #4 on Robert Beams, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin (SG) Charles St. George | |
| Subs | Louisville | Randy Hauer (SF) Robert Beams | |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Larry Penrose snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Cortes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randy Hauer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Martens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | William Morris misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Montgomery - foul #1 on Matthew Montgomery, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Black (PF) Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | William Morris misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | William Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willy Jones (C) James Martens | |
| 06:57 | Louisville | William Morris can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 46-48 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Black | 46-48 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | William Morris buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 48-50 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Robert Black clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 48-50 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes scores on a floater near the basket | 50-50 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Larry Penrose comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Steven Lessman (SF), Jonathon Thorpe (PF) Matthew Montgomery, Curtis Montgomery, Robert Black | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Beams (PF) Michael Brown | |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Larry Penrose gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Robert Beams misses the easy layup | 50-50 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jonathon Thorpe | 53-50 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | William Morris's floater is tipped away by Henry Cortes | 53-50 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Benjamin | 53-50 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | John Escoto connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Benjamin | 55-50 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Robert Beams can't finish the layup | 55-50 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Robert Beams tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Lessman | 55-52 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Robert Beams gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Cortes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Penrose (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Randy Hauer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Beams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Willy Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Robert Beams hits the finger roll set up by William Morris | 55-54 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Randy Hauer steals the ball from Jonathon Thorpe | 55-54 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | William Morris is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Morris, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Sanders (C) Henry Cortes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Brown (SG), James Martens (C) Larry Penrose, Willy Jones | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Robert Beams - foul #5 on Robert Beams, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willy Jones (C) Robert Beams | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Randy Hauer snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cortes (C) Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:44 | Louisville | William Morris blows the layup but he's fouled by John Escoto - foul #4 on John Escoto, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SG) Michael Brown | |
| 02:44 | Louisville | William Morris makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | William Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Randy Hauer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-56 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | John Escoto loses the dribble to Willy Jones | 55-56 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Randy Hauer misses badly on a floater from the left side | 55-56 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Steven Lessman is blocked by James Martens | 55-56 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | James Martens grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Willy Jones travels with the ball | 55-56 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | John Escoto scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Benjamin | 58-56 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on James Martens | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin is hacked by Larry Penrose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Penrose, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Randy Hauer comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Larry Penrose pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | William Morris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Penrose - foul #3 on Larry Penrose, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | James Martens grabs the board | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Willy Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | James Martens pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-59 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |