| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) SG - Derrick Johnson (fresh) SF - Curtis Barringer (fresh) PF - Lewis West (fresh) C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) SG - James Lambert (fresh) SF - Wade Cha (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) C - Valeri Djordevic (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Valeri Djordevic | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Lewis West makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Derrick Johnson | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Nathan Bullock swats the layup by Ed Tiffany | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Lewis West gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Levi Burkett clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock can't tip it in | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | John Morris clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | James Lambert drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the dunk attempt | 3-5 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Wade Cha misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Curtis Barringer - foul #1 on Curtis Barringer, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Wade Cha makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Wade Cha misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is fouled on the floor by James Lambert - foul #1 on James Lambert, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Levi Burkett drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Nathan Bullock | 6-6 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roderick Magnuson (PF) Ed Tiffany | |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis Barringer | 8-6 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Wade Cha misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Roderick Magnuson tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lewis West | 11-8 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Nathan Bullock steals the ball from James Lambert | 11-8 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Lewis West is hacked by Wade Cha - foul #1 on Wade Cha, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Douglas Wright (SG), Raymond Devault (SF), David Bray (C) Derrick Johnson, Curtis Barringer, Nathan Bullock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Wayne Carrico (SG), Carl Farr (SF), David Fenton (C) John Morris, James Lambert, Wade Cha, Valeri Djordevic | |
| 16:03 | Louisville | David Bray makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Devault | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Wright (fresh) SF - Raymond Devault (fresh) PF - Lewis West (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Bray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) SG - Wayne Carrico (fresh) SF - Carl Farr (fresh) PF - Roderick Magnuson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Fenton (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Wayne Carrico | 13-10 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Lewis West knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raymond Devault | 16-10 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Roderick Magnuson blows the layup | 16-10 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Lewis West snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Douglas Wright hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-10 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | David Bray misses the tip | 16-10 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams is fouled on the floor by Levi Burkett - foul #1 on Levi Burkett, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Derrick Johnson (SG), Curtis Barringer (SF), Victor Gaines (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Levi Burkett, Douglas Wright, Raymond Devault, Lewis West, David Bray | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Wade Cha (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Valeri Djordevic (C) Waylon Williams, Wayne Carrico, Carl Farr, Roderick Magnuson, David Fenton | |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Wade Cha hits a shot from the right side | 16-12 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Victor Gaines grabs the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Santos Nasser | 18-12 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany lays it in on a great pass from John Morris and the foul's on Victor Gaines - foul #1 on Victor Gaines, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the free throw | 18-14 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson can't finish the layup | 18-14 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Wade Cha grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | James Lambert connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Morris | 18-17 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Santos Nasser comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | John Morris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Morris, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Lewis West (PF), David Bray (C) Santos Nasser, Victor Gaines, Nathan Bullock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Wayne Carrico (SG), Roderick Magnuson (C) John Morris, James Lambert, Valeri Djordevic | |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Levi Burkett buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Curtis Barringer | 21-17 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Wade Cha misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 21-17 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Levi Burkett | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Derrick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Barringer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lewis West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Carrico (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wade Cha (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Roderick Magnuson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer is whistled for traveling | 21-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Douglas Wright (SG), Raymond Devault (SF) Derrick Johnson, Curtis Barringer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (C) Ed Tiffany | |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-17 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Roderick Magnuson can't tip it in | 21-17 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Raymond Devault grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Raymond Devault is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Raymond Devault, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG) Waylon Williams, Wayne Carrico | |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | David Fenton clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Raymond Devault | 21-17 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Douglas Wright hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 21-17 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | David Bray tips it but misses | 21-17 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Roderick Magnuson pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | James Lambert comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Raymond Devault snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Wade Cha steals it from Levi Burkett | 21-17 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | James Lambert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wade Cha | 21-19 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Raymond Devault can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 21-19 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to David Bray | 21-19 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Lewis West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derrick Johnson (SG), Curtis Barringer (SF), Victor Gaines (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Douglas Wright, Raymond Devault, Lewis West, David Bray | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (SG), Carl Farr (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Valeri Djordevic (C) James Lambert, Wade Cha, Roderick Magnuson, David Fenton | |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | John Morris drills a shot from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson is denied on a layup by Ed Tiffany | 21-21 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic misses the lay-in | 21-21 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Victor Gaines gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson travels with the ball | 21-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Lewis West (PF) Levi Burkett, Victor Gaines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lambert (SG), Wade Cha (SF) John Morris, Carl Farr | |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Santos Nasser steps in front of the Waylon Williams pass in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer can't finish the layup | 21-21 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | James Lambert comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 21-21 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock grabs the board | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Santos Nasser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Barringer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lewis West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wade Cha (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Valeri Djordevic (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Santos Nasser buries a 3 from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Derrick Johnson steals it from Waylon Williams | 24-21 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | James Lambert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lewis West - foul #1 on Lewis West, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Raymond Devault (SF), David Bray (C) Santos Nasser, Curtis Barringer, Nathan Bullock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), Roderick Magnuson (PF), David Fenton (C) Waylon Williams, Ed Tiffany, Valeri Djordevic | |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lewis West | 24-22 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Lewis West clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 24-22 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Levi Burkett tips it home | 26-22 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | James Lambert is fouled on the floor by Derrick Johnson - foul #1 on Derrick Johnson, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Douglas Wright (SG), Victor Gaines (PF) Derrick Johnson, Lewis West | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Carrico (SG), Carl Farr (SF) James Lambert, Wade Cha | |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | David Fenton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Bray - foul #1 on David Bray, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (SG) Wayne Carrico | |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Raymond Devault can't finish the layup | 26-24 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | David Bray tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 3 from straight away | 28-27 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Levi Burkett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Roderick Magnuson | 28-27 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | David Bray is called for the reach on David Fenton - foul #2 on David Bray, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derrick Johnson (SG), Curtis Barringer (SF), Lewis West (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Douglas Wright, Raymond Devault, Victor Gaines, David Bray | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lambert (SG), Wade Cha (SF), Valeri Djordevic (C) John Morris, Carl Farr, Roderick Magnuson | |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Lambert | 31-32 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Levi Burkett banks in the layup on a great pass from Lewis West and the foul's on James Lambert - foul #2 on James Lambert, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Carrico (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF) James Lambert, David Fenton | |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Bullock | 33-32 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Lewis West misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-32 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Valeri Djordevic grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG) Levi Burkett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG) Waylon Williams, Wayne Carrico | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Santos Nasser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Barringer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lewis West (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Cha (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 4 pts. C - Valeri Djordevic (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Santos Nasser | 36-32 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Santos Nasser steals it from Wade Cha | 36-32 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Lewis West can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | John Morris grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | John Morris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nathan Bullock - foul #1 on Nathan Bullock, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Douglas Wright (SG), David Bray (C) Santos Nasser, Derrick Johnson, Nathan Bullock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roderick Magnuson (PF) Ed Tiffany | |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Lewis West gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Douglas Wright banks in the layup set up by Curtis Barringer | 38-32 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | James Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Lewis West grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Douglas Wright scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Barringer | 40-32 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | John Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Curtis Barringer | 40-32 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | David Bray comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Valeri Djordevic - foul #1 on Valeri Djordevic, team foul #6 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derrick Johnson (SG), Raymond Devault (SF), Victor Gaines (PF) Douglas Wright, Curtis Barringer, Lewis West | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Wayne Carrico (SG), Carl Farr (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF) John Morris, James Lambert, Wade Cha, Valeri Djordevic | |
| 01:40 | Louisville | David Bray makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | David Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-32 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Raymond Devault and he's hacked by Waylon Williams - foul #1 on Waylon Williams, team foul #7 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Nathan Bullock (C) Levi Burkett, David Bray | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Roderick Magnuson tips it back up and in | 45-34 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Roderick Magnuson swats the layup by Nathan Bullock | 45-34 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Raymond Devault snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Raymond Devault knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Derrick Johnson and he's hacked by Carl Farr - foul #1 on Carl Farr, team foul #8 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Lewis West (PF) Santos Nasser, Victor Gaines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Wade Cha (SF), David Fenton (PF) Wayne Carrico, Carl Farr, Ed Tiffany, Roderick Magnuson | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Raymond Devault misses the free throw | 47-34 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | David Fenton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Lewis West snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Lewis West misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 47-34 |