| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Barela (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Daniel Barton inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner is hacked by Jason Barela - foul #3 on Jason Barela, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Loomis - foul #2 on John Loomis, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | John Loomis drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Stewart | 32-23 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner grabs the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt misses long on a floater from the left side | 32-23 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Keith Hayes | 32-23 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Jason Barela misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffrey Baumgardner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Baumgardner, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Jason Barela makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Jason Barela misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Jeffery Green pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | John Loomis knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Glenn Troutt is called for the reach on John Loomis - foul #3 on Glenn Troutt, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Stephen Warren (SG), Brian Smith (PF) Glenn Troutt, Jeffrey Baumgardner, Jeffery Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), Aaron Spitsberg (SF), David Gimenez (PF), William Cupples (C) John Loomis, Earl Dugger, Keith Hayes, Stanley Stewart, Jason Barela | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Michael Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tory Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Spitsberg (fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Daniel Barton | 35-26 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent travels with the ball | 35-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Troutt (PG), Jeffrey Baumgardner (SG), Robert Russell (SF), Jeffery Green (PF) Tory Sullivan, Stephen Warren, Daniel Barton, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Earl Dugger (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), Jason Barela (C) Gregory Vincent, Brandon Chitty, Aaron Spitsberg, William Cupples | |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Glenn Troutt | 37-26 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | John Loomis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes tips it back up and in | 37-28 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brian Smith | 40-28 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Baumgardner steals the ball from Jason Barela | 40-28 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Earl Dugger takes the ball from Glenn Troutt | 40-28 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-28 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Jason Barela tips it home | 40-30 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Jeffery Green jams it on a great pass from Glenn Troutt | 42-30 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Jason Barela hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 42-30 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Robert Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt loses the dribble to John Loomis in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | John Loomis can't finish the layup | 42-30 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Brian Smith grabs the board | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Russell (fresh) PF - Jeffery Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Earl Dugger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gimenez (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Barela (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Jeffery Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-30 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Loomis | 42-30 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeffery Green - foul #2 on Jeffery Green, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Stephen Warren (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Michael Yang (C) Glenn Troutt, Jeffrey Baumgardner, Robert Russell, Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), Stanley Stewart (PF), William Cupples (C) John Loomis, Earl Dugger, David Gimenez, Jason Barela | |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Jeffery Green grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-30 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Daniel Barton can't tip it in | 42-30 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | William Cupples pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes double dribbles | 42-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg (SF) Keith Hayes | |
| 10:19 | Louisville | William Cupples denies the turnaround by Tory Sullivan | 42-30 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Jeffery Green can't tip it in | 42-30 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Daniel Barton misses the tip | 42-30 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner (SG) Stephen Warren | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Dugger (SG) Brandon Chitty | |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Troutt (PG), Brian Smith (PF) Tory Sullivan, Jeffery Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG) Gregory Vincent | |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Barton - foul #1 on Daniel Barton, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jason Barela (C) William Cupples | |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daniel Barton | 42-31 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-31 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | John Loomis can't throw it down | 42-31 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Daniel Barton grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Daniel Barton hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 45-31 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Loomis and he's fouled by Daniel Barton - foul #2 on Daniel Barton, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Warren (SG), Jeffery Green (PF) Jeffrey Baumgardner, Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), David Gimenez (PF) John Loomis, Earl Dugger, Stanley Stewart | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Spitsberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Barela (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Stephen Warren is hacked by Brandon Chitty - foul #1 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Robert Russell (SF) Glenn Troutt, Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Hayes (SF), William Cupples (C) Aaron Spitsberg, Jason Barela | |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Jeffery Green is fouled on the floor by William Cupples - foul #1 on William Cupples, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner (SG), Brian Smith (C) Stephen Warren, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG) Gregory Vincent | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Jeffery Green connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Tory Sullivan | 47-34 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Loomis | 47-37 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Robert Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Troutt (PG), Daniel Barton (SF), Michael Yang (C) Tory Sullivan, Robert Russell, Jeffery Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Dugger (SG), Stanley Stewart (PF), Jason Barela (C) Brandon Chitty, David Gimenez, William Cupples | |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-37 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daniel Barton | 47-37 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Jason Barela grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Michael Yang gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn Troutt | 50-37 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | John Loomis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-39 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner is fouled on the floor by Earl Dugger - foul #1 on Earl Dugger, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Stephen Warren (SG), Robert Russell (SF), Jeffery Green (C) Glenn Troutt, Jeffrey Baumgardner, Daniel Barton, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Aaron Spitsberg (SF), David Gimenez (PF) John Loomis, Keith Hayes, Stanley Stewart | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tory Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Russell (fresh) PF - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Green (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Spitsberg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Barela (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Earl Dugger is called for the reach on Jeffery Green - foul #2 on Earl Dugger, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cupples (C) Jason Barela | |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Jeffery Green comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 50-39 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | David Gimenez snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tory Sullivan - foul #1 on Tory Sullivan, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), Stanley Stewart (PF), Jason Barela (C) Earl Dugger, Aaron Spitsberg, David Gimenez, William Cupples | |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Troutt (PG), Jeffrey Baumgardner (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Michael Yang (C) Tory Sullivan, Stephen Warren, Robert Russell, Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Earl Dugger (SG) Gregory Vincent, Brandon Chitty | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt is whistled for traveling | 50-41 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | John Loomis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Glenn Troutt - foul #4 on Glenn Troutt, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | John Loomis makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | John Loomis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Keith Hayes is called for the reach on Daniel Barton - foul #2 on Keith Hayes, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Daniel Barton misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt is fouled in the backcourt by John Loomis - foul #3 on John Loomis, team foul #8 | 50-42 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffery Green - foul #3 on Jeffery Green, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Stephen Warren (SG), Robert Russell (SF), Brian Smith (PF) Glenn Troutt, Jeffrey Baumgardner, Daniel Barton, Jeffery Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Stephen Warren is hacked by Earl Dugger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Earl Dugger, team foul #9 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Troutt (PG), Jeffrey Baumgardner (SG), Jeffery Green (PF) Tory Sullivan, Robert Russell, Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Stephen Warren makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Stephen Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | John Loomis misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger tips it in | 54-45 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner is hacked by John Loomis in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Loomis, team foul #10 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Barton (SF) Stephen Warren | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Keith Hayes, team foul #11 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Stephen Warren (SG), Robert Russell (SF), Brian Smith (PF) Glenn Troutt, Jeffrey Baumgardner, Daniel Barton, Jeffery Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan runs out the clock | 56-45 |