| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Millsap (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Small (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Monks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Larry Penrose inbounds the ball | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Larry Penrose evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 32-43 |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Melvin Small is hacked by Paul Lehmann - foul #2 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery hits a 3 from the left wing set up by John Escoto | 35-43 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Larry Penrose is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Radomil Lakowski takes the ball from Mark Millsap | 35-43 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski hits the finger roll | 35-45 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | John Escoto hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark Millsap | 37-45 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 37-47 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap is fouled on the floor by Radomil Lakowski - foul #1 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Black (PF) Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | John Escoto comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Larry Penrose works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Paul Lehmann | 37-49 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Robert Black double dribbles | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF) Mark Millsap, Matthew Montgomery | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Joel Dietrich takes the ball from George Monks | 37-49 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the fadeaway from close range | 37-49 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | John Escoto gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Black (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Robert Black grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Robert Black is fouled on the floor by George Monks - foul #1 on George Monks, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Matthew Montgomery (SF), Steven Lessman (PF), Melvin Small (C) John Escoto, Joel Dietrich, Curtis Montgomery, Robert Black, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | George Monks connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 43-51 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman loses the dribble to George Monks | 43-51 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann connects on the open floater in the lane | 43-53 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Willis Williams picks off the pass by Melvin Small | 43-53 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Larry Penrose's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Robert Black (C) John Fagundes, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Radomil Lakowski, George Monks | |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Robert Black comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Wolfram - foul #2 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Robert Black makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Robert Black makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Mark Millsap steals it from Paul Lehmann | 45-53 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | John Escoto scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Montgomery | 48-53 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Claud Zagen is whistled for a carry | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Sanders (C) Robert Black | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), George Monks (PF) Larry Penrose, Paul Lehmann | |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to George Monks | 48-53 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | The jump hook by Radomil Lakowski is blocked by Charles Sanders | 48-53 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Claud Zagen grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Willis Williams gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Millsap (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lessman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Monks (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | George Monks misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-53 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | John Escoto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Claud Zagen pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | George Monks travels with the ball | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Joel Dietrich (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Melvin Small (PF) John Escoto, Mark Millsap, Matthew Montgomery, Steven Lessman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), Larry Penrose (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF) Willis Williams, Radomil Lakowski, George Monks | |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-53 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the floater from the left side set up by Benjamin Byram | 51-55 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich drills a shot from the right side set up by John Fagundes and he's hacked by Paul Lehmann - foul #3 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Black (C) Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (PF) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Lehmann | 53-55 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Melvin Small | 53-55 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Melvin Small grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Robert Black misses the lay-in | 53-55 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Larry Penrose grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Matthew Montgomery (SF), Steven Lessman (PF), Charles Sanders (C) John Fagundes, Joel Dietrich, Curtis Montgomery, Melvin Small, Robert Black | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Radomil Lakowski (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Claud Zagen, Benjamin Byram, George Monks | |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Lehmann | 53-55 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses the dunk attempt | 53-55 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Larry Penrose clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Sanders - foul #1 on Charles Sanders, team foul #1 | 53-55 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery is hacked by Radomil Lakowski - foul #2 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF) Larry Penrose | |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery is hacked by Claud Zagen - foul #3 on Claud Zagen, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Lessman | 54-57 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | John Escoto hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Radomil Lakowski - foul #3 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (PF) Paul Lehmann | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | John Escoto makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the board | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Millsap (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Claud Zagen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Monks (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Claud Zagen steps in front of the Matthew Montgomery pass | 55-59 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Willis Williams shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Claud Zagen | 55-62 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap is fouled on the floor by Claud Zagen - foul #4 on Claud Zagen, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Small (PF), Robert Black (C) Steven Lessman, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (PF), Paul Lehmann (C) George Monks, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | John Escoto steals it from Willis Williams in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | John Escoto can't finish the layup | 57-62 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Larry Penrose grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Claud Zagen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Melvin Small grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | John Escoto buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Montgomery | 60-62 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Larry Penrose connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | John Escoto buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Robert Black gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Melvin Small - foul #3 on Melvin Small, team foul #2 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Joel Dietrich (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Steven Lessman (PF), Charles Sanders (C) John Escoto, Mark Millsap, Matthew Montgomery, Melvin Small, Robert Black | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (PG), George Monks (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Willis Williams, Claud Zagen, Paul Lehmann | |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by George Monks - foul #2 on George Monks, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG) Radomil Lakowski | |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Charles Sanders picks off the pass by Henry Blunt | 66-66 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses the fadeaway from the right side | 66-66 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders hits the follow up shot | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Henry Blunt (fresh) SG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Monks (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram comes up short on the floater near the basket | 68-66 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram tips it home | 68-68 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joel Dietrich | 70-68 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | George Monks misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-68 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | George Monks hits the follow up shot | 70-70 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Matthew Montgomery (SF) John Fagundes, Joel Dietrich, Curtis Montgomery | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Radomil Lakowski (SG), Paul Lehmann (PF) Henry Blunt, Benjamin Byram, George Monks | |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | John Escoto tips it in | 72-70 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Larry Penrose evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Matthew Montgomery - foul #2 on Matthew Montgomery, team foul #3 | 72-72 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses the dunk attempt | 72-73 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Larry Penrose gets the rebound | 72-73 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Penrose | 72-75 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Larry Penrose steps in front of the Matthew Montgomery pass | 72-75 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Larry Penrose is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 72-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (PF) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders is fouled on the floor by Paul Lehmann - foul #4 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #11 | 72-75 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Willis Williams splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left side set up by Paul Lehmann | 74-77 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses the 3 from straight away | 74-77 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the board | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Mark Millsap is called for the reach on George Monks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Millsap, team foul #4 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF) Larry Penrose | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Charles Sanders is called for the reach on Willis Williams - foul #2 on Charles Sanders, team foul #5 | 74-77 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Willis Williams is fouled on the floor by Steven Lessman - foul #4 on Steven Lessman, team foul #6 | 74-77 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Claud Zagen is hacked by Matthew Montgomery - foul #3 on Matthew Montgomery, team foul #7 | 74-77 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the board | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses the fullcourt shot | 74-77 |