| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SG - Robert Helms (fresh) SF - Julian Baker (fresh) PF - John Duggan (fresh) C - Brock Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fadey Kurpinski (fresh) SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) SF - Von Mitkowski (fresh) PF - Jared Jackson (fresh) C - Larry Watkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Jared Jackson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Julian Baker gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Robert Helms comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Robert Helms misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Carl Kruger grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Larry Watkins buries a turnaround in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Julian Baker is fouled on the floor by Von Mitkowski - foul #1 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Robert Helms misses the shot from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Jared Jackson snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Jared Jackson blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Robert Helms grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Julian Baker is fouled on the floor by Von Mitkowski - foul #2 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry (PF) Von Mitkowski | |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Robert Helms misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Larry Watkins pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Julian Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Duggan - foul #1 on John Duggan, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Toby Tribble (PG), Steven Malone (SG), David Lankford (PF), Robert Galvin (C) Floyd Wilson, Robert Helms, John Duggan, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Toby Tribble, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski misses the dunk attempt | 0-4 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski tips it back up and in | 0-6 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Larry Watkins blocks the short jumper by Robert Galvin | 0-6 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Julian Baker tips it home | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Toby Tribble (fresh) SG - Steven Malone (fresh) SF - Julian Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lankford (fresh) C - Robert Galvin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fadey Kurpinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Rosenberry (fresh) C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steven Malone - foul #1 on Steven Malone, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lester Hoagland (SF) Julian Baker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Steven Malone gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Steven Malone travels with the ball | 2-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Robert Helms (SG), John Duggan (PF) Steven Malone, Lester Hoagland, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 2-6 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Jared Jackson tips it in | 2-8 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson's pass is intercepted by Larry Watkins | 2-8 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Carl Kruger is fouled on the floor by David Lankford - foul #1 on David Lankford, team foul #4 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julian Baker (SF), Brock Perkins (C) Toby Tribble, David Lankford | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:19 | Louisville | John Duggan picks off the pass by Fadey Kurpinski | 2-8 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Helms | 4-8 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Jared Jackson is hacked by Julian Baker - foul #1 on Julian Baker, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Toby Tribble (PG), Steven Malone (SG), David Lankford (PF) Floyd Wilson, Robert Helms, John Duggan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Julian Baker is whistled for a carry | 4-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Golden (C) Larry Watkins | |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Jared Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by David Lankford | 4-11 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Toby Tribble | 4-11 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Carl Kruger steals it from David Lankford | 4-11 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Kruger | 4-13 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Robert Rosenberry steals the ball from Steven Malone | 4-13 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Jared Jackson's pass is intercepted by Julian Baker | 4-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Toby Tribble (fresh) SG - Steven Malone (fresh) SF - Julian Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lankford (fresh) C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fadey Kurpinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Rosenberry (fairly fresh) C - Michael Golden (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 4-13 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Carl Kruger pulls down the rebound | 4-13 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | David Lankford gets the rebound | 4-13 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-13 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Robert Helms (SG), Lester Hoagland (SF), John Duggan (PF), Robert Galvin (C) Toby Tribble, Steven Malone, Julian Baker, David Lankford, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Fadey Kurpinski, Jared Jackson | |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Larry Watkins knocks away the 3 by Floyd Wilson | 7-13 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Carl Kruger | 7-13 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Lester Hoagland is called for the reach on Carl Kruger - foul #1 on Lester Hoagland, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Fleshman (SG), Jared Jackson (PF) Carl Kruger, Robert Rosenberry | |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Fleshman | 7-16 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Robert Helms misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-16 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | John Duggan gets the offensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin's layup is rejected by Larry Watkins | 7-16 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Larry Watkins gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Walter Fleshman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson snags the defensive board | 7-16 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Lester Hoagland is denied on a layup by Jared Jackson | 7-16 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Larry Watkins pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-16 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Michael Golden snags the offensive board | 7-16 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Jared Jackson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski and he's hacked by John Duggan - foul #2 on John Duggan, team foul #7 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julian Baker (SF), David Lankford (PF), Brock Perkins (C) Lester Hoagland, John Duggan, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski (PG), Carl Kruger (SG), Robert Rosenberry (PF) Ivan Chrostowski, Walter Fleshman, Larry Watkins | |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the free throw | 7-19 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Julian Baker hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Kruger - foul #1 on Carl Kruger, team foul #3 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF) Jared Jackson | |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Julian Baker makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Julian Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Michael Golden is whistled for traveling | 9-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Toby Tribble (PG), Steven Malone (SG) Floyd Wilson, Robert Helms | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins is hacked by Michael Golden - foul #1 on Michael Golden, team foul #4 | 9-19 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Toby Tribble (fresh) SG - Steven Malone (fresh) SF - Julian Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lankford (fresh) C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fadey Kurpinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) PF - Robert Rosenberry (fairly fresh) C - Michael Golden (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Malone | 12-19 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski's fadeaway is rejected by Brock Perkins | 12-19 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Michael Golden can't tip it in | 12-19 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Jamison | 12-19 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 12-19 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Michael Golden misses the tip | 12-19 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison grabs the offensive board | 12-19 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Michael Golden buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Kruger | 12-21 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Carl Kruger steals it from Brock Perkins | 12-21 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Toby Tribble - foul #2 on Toby Tribble, team foul #8 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Robert Helms (SG), Robert Galvin (C) Toby Tribble, Steven Malone, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison | |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | David Lankford makes the floater from the right side | 14-23 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Carl Kruger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-23 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Lankford | 14-23 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Helms and the foul's on Robert Rosenberry - foul #1 on Robert Rosenberry, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Malone (SF), Lester Hoagland (PF) Julian Baker, David Lankford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Jared Jackson (PF) Fadey Kurpinski, Robert Rosenberry | |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | Carl Kruger drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 17-25 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Lester Hoagland is denied by Larry Watkins | 17-25 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Steven Malone grabs the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin is fouled on the floor by Larry Watkins - foul #1 on Larry Watkins, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julian Baker (SF), John Duggan (PF), Brock Perkins (C) Steven Malone, Lester Hoagland, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Fleshman (SG), Von Mitkowski (SF) Carl Kruger, Michael Golden | |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Julian Baker makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Helms | 19-25 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Jared Jackson hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Fleshman | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SG - Robert Helms (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Julian Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Duggan (fresh) C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Fleshman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Von Mitkowski (fresh) PF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Julian Baker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Larry Watkins | 19-27 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 19-27 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Robert Helms gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson is hacked by Larry Watkins - foul #2 on Larry Watkins, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Toby Tribble (SG) Robert Helms | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski (PG), Carl Kruger (SG), Robert Rosenberry (PF), Michael Golden (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Walter Fleshman, Jared Jackson, Larry Watkins | |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Michael Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry is hacked by John Duggan - foul #3 on John Duggan, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Malone (SG), David Lankford (PF) Floyd Wilson, John Duggan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | David Lankford snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Toby Tribble | 21-27 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Von Mitkowski | 21-30 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | David Lankford comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Rosenberry - foul #2 on Robert Rosenberry, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Helms (SG), Robert Galvin (C) Julian Baker, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Michael Golden | |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | David Lankford makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | David Lankford makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry clanks a floater from the left side | 23-30 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Robert Helms grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Toby Tribble snags the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | David Lankford is denied on a layup by Robert Rosenberry | 23-30 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Larry Watkins | 23-30 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 23-30 |