| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Healy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Steve Nakamura (fresh) 6 pts. C - Willie Sommers (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold West (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dance (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Britt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Tam | 36-28 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt misses the jump hook from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | Willie Sommers tips it home | 38-28 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-28 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | James Healy is hacked by Antonio Tam - foul #1 on Antonio Tam, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Gregory McNeely - foul #3 on Gregory McNeely, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Johnson (PF) Gregory McNeely | |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-28 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Willie Sommers | 40-28 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Bobby Hill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson's floater is tipped away by James Healy | 43-28 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Bobby Hill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-28 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-28 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura misses the lay-in | 43-28 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | James Healy tips it home | 45-28 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Hill - foul #2 on Bobby Hill, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Barry Brower (SG), James Cox (SF), Jack Larson (PF), Robert Stephens (C) Daniel Stanley, James Healy, Steve Nakamura, Willie Sommers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG), Bernie Langlois (SG), Ross Nixon (SF) Antonio Tam, Harold West, Douglas Dance | |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt misses the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Jack Larson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jason Brucker (C) Thomas Britt | |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Jack Larson makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Jack Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker's floater is tipped away by Jack Larson | 47-29 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Robert Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | James Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Bobby Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 47-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Brower (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Larson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ralph Lowery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernie Langlois (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ross Nixon (fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Brucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | The jump hook by Robert Stephens is blocked by Robert Johnson | 47-29 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-29 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bradley (PG), Daniel Stanley (SG), James Healy (SF), Steve Nakamura (PF), Willie Sommers (C) Bobby Hill, Barry Brower, James Cox, Jack Larson, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG), Harold West (SG), Douglas Dance (SF), Gregory McNeely (PF) Ralph Lowery, Bernie Langlois, Ross Nixon, Robert Johnson | |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Gregory McNeely is called for the reach on William Bradley - foul #4 on Gregory McNeely, team foul #4 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Britt (C) Gregory McNeely | |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Brucker | 47-29 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt gets the rebound | 47-29 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-29 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | James Healy gets the rebound | 47-29 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | William Bradley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-29 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Willie Sommers gets the offensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | William Bradley hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Stanley | 50-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Willie Sommers swats the layup by Harold West | 50-29 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Healy | 50-29 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Jason Brucker is called for the reach on Steve Nakamura - foul #2 on Jason Brucker, team foul #5 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Hill (PG) William Bradley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois (SG), Ross Nixon (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Harold West, Douglas Dance, Jason Brucker | |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Willie Sommers can't throw it down | 50-29 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon gets the rebound | 50-29 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-29 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | James Healy pulls down the rebound | 50-29 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-29 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-29 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-29 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steve Nakamura | 50-29 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Bobby Hill | 52-29 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Barry Brower (SG), James Cox (SF), Jack Larson (PF), Robert Stephens (C) Daniel Stanley, James Healy, Steve Nakamura, Willie Sommers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold West (SG), Douglas Dance (SF), Jason Brucker (C) Antonio Tam, Ross Nixon, Thomas Britt | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Brower (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Larson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bernie Langlois (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold West (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dance (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Brucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | James Cox drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Larson | 55-29 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Stephens | 55-29 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance snags the offensive board | 55-29 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-29 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jack Larson | 55-29 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Robert Stephens connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Jack Larson | 57-29 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance is whistled for a carry | 57-29 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Robert Stephens buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Bobby Hill | 59-29 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Robert Stephens picks off the pass by Harold West | 59-29 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Douglas Dance steps in front of the James Cox pass | 59-29 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-29 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Harold West tips it in | 59-31 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Barry Brower is called for a charge - foul #1 on Barry Brower, team foul #2 | 59-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bradley (PG), Daniel Stanley (SG), James Healy (SF), Steve Nakamura (PF), Willie Sommers (C) Bobby Hill, Barry Brower, James Cox, Jack Larson, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG), Thomas Britt (C) Bernie Langlois, Robert Johnson | |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker is hacked by Steve Nakamura - foul #1 on Steve Nakamura, team foul #3 | 59-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ross Nixon (SF) Douglas Dance | |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Barry Brower (SG), James Cox (SF), Joseph Hairston (PF), Robert Stephens (C) Daniel Stanley, James Healy, Steve Nakamura, Willie Sommers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG), Greg Sutton (SG), Ed Williams (PF) Antonio Tam, Harold West, Thomas Britt | |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Robert Stephens is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Stephens, team foul #4 | 59-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Larson (PF) Joseph Hairston | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois (SG), Robert Johnson (PF) Greg Sutton, Jason Brucker | |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-34 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Ross Nixon steals it from William Bradley | 59-34 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | William Bradley steals it from Ed Williams | 59-34 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Barry Brower lays it in set up by William Bradley | 61-34 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery loses the dribble to Barry Brower | 61-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Brower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Larson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ralph Lowery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernie Langlois (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Nixon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ed Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Robert Stephens misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ross Nixon - foul #1 on Ross Nixon, team foul #6 | 61-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Hairston (SF) James Cox | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jason Brucker (C) Robert Johnson | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Robert Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 62-34 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Robert Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 63-34 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-34 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Ed Williams tips it in | 63-36 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Jack Larson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Barry Brower | 65-36 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ross Nixon | 65-38 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | William Bradley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Stephens | 68-38 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Bradley - foul #1 on William Bradley, team foul #5 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Cox (SF) Jack Larson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Greg Sutton (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Ross Nixon, Ed Williams | |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 68-39 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 68-40 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | James Cox hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Brower | 71-40 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson hits the finger roll and the foul's on Joseph Hairston - foul #1 on Joseph Hairston, team foul #6 | 71-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ross Nixon (SF) Ralph Lowery | |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson misses the free throw | 71-42 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Stephens | 71-42 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Robert Stephens misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 71-42 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 71-42 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | James Cox steals the ball from Robert Johnson | 71-42 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Barry Brower loses the ball out of bounds | 71-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Larson (PF) Joseph Hairston | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Greg Sutton is fouled on the floor by William Bradley - foul #2 on William Bradley, team foul #7 | 71-42 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Greg Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 71-43 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Greg Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 71-43 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Robert Stephens snags the defensive board | 71-43 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | William Bradley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-43 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker snags the defensive board | 71-43 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Robert Stephens can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 71-43 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker grabs the board | 71-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Bradley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Brower (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Larson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Stephens (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Greg Sutton (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Bernie Langlois (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Nixon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Brucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Sutton | 71-45 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Barry Brower loses the dribble to Ross Nixon | 71-45 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Robert Stephens denies the turnaround by Greg Sutton | 71-45 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Robert Stephens snags the defensive board | 71-45 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | James Cox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-45 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 71-45 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Barry Brower - foul #2 on Barry Brower, team foul #8 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Hairston (SF) James Cox | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG), Ed Williams (C) Ross Nixon, Jason Brucker | |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois makes the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Jack Larson drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Barry Brower | 73-47 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-47 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson tips it back up and in | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Jack Larson is hacked by Ed Williams - foul #1 on Ed Williams, team foul #7 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Cox (SF) Joseph Hairston | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ross Nixon (SF), Jason Brucker (C) Greg Sutton, Ed Williams | |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Jack Larson misses the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker grabs the defensive rebound | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon makes the turnaround in the paint | 73-51 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Robert Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-51 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Barry Brower grabs the offensive board | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Jack Larson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 73-51 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker grabs the defensive rebound | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 73-51 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Jack Larson pulls down the rebound | 73-51 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Bradley runs out the clock | 73-51 |