| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Margarito Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Rommel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oliver Kinkade (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Paige (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Byas (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Freitag (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Albert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Black (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Anthony Rommel inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Anthony Rommel misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 20-24 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez grabs the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 22-24 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Troy Shrader comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-24 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Anthony Rommel grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Oliver Kinkade is called for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (SG), Ryan Wall (SF) Kenneth Byas, Jeffrey Freitag | |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Troy Shrader connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Troy Shrader works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Margarito Martinez - foul #1 on Margarito Martinez, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Troy Shrader makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Troy Shrader makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Oliver Kinkade makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Dustin Paige picks off the pass by David Albert | 26-29 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-29 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Randy Black snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Oliver Kinkade grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Troy Shrader is called for the reach on Margarito Martinez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Shrader, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (SG), Jay Milsap (SF), Michael Stroupe (C) Brent Kirkland, Anthony Rommel, Dustin Paige | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG) Ryan Wall | |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe buries a shot in the lane set up by Margarito Martinez | 28-29 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Margarito Martinez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) SF - Jay Milsap (fresh) PF - Oliver Kinkade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Stroupe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Byas (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Antonio Oatman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Albert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Black (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-29 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Margarito Martinez | 28-29 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Randy Black - foul #2 on Randy Black, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland (SG), Anthony Rommel (SF), Dustin Paige (C) Norman Benefiel, Jay Milsap, Oliver Kinkade | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF) Antonio Oatman | |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | David Albert pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | David Albert misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Dustin Paige - foul #2 on Dustin Paige, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (SG) Margarito Martinez | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:01 | Louisville | David Albert makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | David Albert misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Anthony Rommel | 28-30 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Randy Black is called for the reach on Dustin Paige - foul #3 on Randy Black, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (SG) Kenneth Byas | |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Brent Kirkland | 31-30 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Randy Black misses badly on a floater from the left block | 31-30 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Anthony Rommel | 31-30 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Anthony Rommel misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Antonio Oatman - foul #1 on Antonio Oatman, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez (PG), Oliver Kinkade (PF) Norman Benefiel, Michael Stroupe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG) Antonio Oatman | |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Anthony Rommel misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Anthony Rommel misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Oliver Kinkade | 31-30 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Anthony Rommel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Randy Black pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas connects on the 3 from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Kenneth Byas picks off the pass by Margarito Martinez | 31-33 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Randy Black loses the ball out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (SG), Jay Milsap (SF) Brent Kirkland, Anthony Rommel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (SF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Jeffrey Freitag, Randy Black | |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Dustin Paige knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Norman Benefiel and he's fouled by Jeffry Dickman - foul #2 on Jeffry Dickman, team foul #5 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF) Kenneth Byas | |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Dustin Paige misses the free throw | 33-33 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | David Albert is whistled for traveling | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe (C) Dustin Paige | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG), Randy Black (C) Jeffrey Freitag, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Margarito Martinez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jay Milsap (fresh) PF - Oliver Kinkade (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Stroupe (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Byas (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Antonio Oatman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Albert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Black (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Stroupe | 36-33 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Michael Stroupe is called for the reach on Randy Black - foul #2 on Michael Stroupe, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland (PG), James Kane (C) Margarito Martinez, Oliver Kinkade | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF) Kenneth Byas | |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman's layup is rejected by James Kane | 36-33 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe hits the finger roll | 38-33 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Randy Black can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jay Milsap - foul #1 on Jay Milsap, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez (PG), Anthony Rommel (SF), Oliver Kinkade (PF), Dustin Paige (C) Norman Benefiel, Jay Milsap, Michael Stroupe, James Kane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG) Jeffrey Freitag | |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Randy Black makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Randy Black makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Troy Shrader takes the ball from Margarito Martinez in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas lays it up and in on a great pass from Troy Shrader | 38-37 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Dustin Paige loses the dribble to Antonio Oatman | 38-37 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Troy Shrader clanks a floater from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Dustin Paige pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Oliver Kinkade's pass is intercepted by Troy Shrader | 38-37 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Randy Black misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-37 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Randy Black clanks a floater from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 08:04 | Louisville | David Albert tips it home | 41-39 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Oliver Kinkade misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | David Albert snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Margarito Martinez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brent Kirkland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Rommel (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Oliver Kinkade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dustin Paige (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Byas (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Antonio Oatman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Albert (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Black (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Randy Black misses long on a jumper near the basket | 41-39 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Anthony Rommel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Dustin Paige knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Margarito Martinez | 43-39 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas is fouled on the floor by Brent Kirkland - foul #3 on Brent Kirkland, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel (SG), Jay Milsap (SF), Michael Stroupe (PF), James Kane (C) Brent Kirkland, Anthony Rommel, Oliver Kinkade, Dustin Paige | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Kenneth Byas, Randy Black | |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Margarito Martinez | 43-39 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Albert - foul #2 on David Albert, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG) David Albert | |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman loses the ball out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG) Troy Shrader | |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Margarito Martinez | 47-39 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Jeffry Dickman is called for the reach on Norman Benefiel - foul #3 on Jeffry Dickman, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brent Kirkland (SG), Anthony Rommel (SF), Oliver Kinkade (PF), Dustin Paige (C) Margarito Martinez, Jay Milsap, Michael Stroupe, James Kane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Shrader (PG), David Albert (PF) Donald Charles, Kenneth Byas | |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | David Albert knocks in the runner near the basket | 49-41 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel is hacked by David Albert - foul #3 on David Albert, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG), Randy Black (C) Antonio Oatman, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Norman Benefiel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | David Albert misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Benefiel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Kirkland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Rommel (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Oliver Kinkade (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dustin Paige (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Byas (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jeffrey Freitag (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Albert (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Randy Black misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Randy Black tips it but misses | 51-41 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Dustin Paige pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Oliver Kinkade misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-41 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Troy Shrader grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez (PG), Jay Milsap (SF), Michael Stroupe (PF), James Kane (C) Brent Kirkland, Anthony Rommel, Oliver Kinkade, Dustin Paige | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (SG), Jeffry Dickman (C) Kenneth Byas, Randy Black | |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Margarito Martinez travels with the ball | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Randy Black (C) Jeffry Dickman | |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-41 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jay Milsap | 51-41 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by David Albert - foul #4 on David Albert, team foul #9 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Nees (PF) Margarito Martinez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG) Antonio Oatman | |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | James Kane grabs the board | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Randy Black takes the ball from James Kane | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Randy Black clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Troy Shrader can't tip it in | 53-41 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Ronald Nees pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Michael Stroupe runs out the clock | 53-41 |