| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) SF - Larry Penrose (fresh) PF - George Monks (fresh) C - Paul Lehmann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) SG - Mark Millsap (fresh) SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) C - Charles Sanders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann slams it home on a great pass from Willis Williams | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Penrose - foul #1 on Larry Penrose, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders grabs the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-1 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Larry Penrose snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | John Escoto is called for the reach on Willis Williams - foul #1 on John Escoto, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann buries a turnaround in the paint | 4-1 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap's pass is intercepted by Radomil Lakowski | 4-1 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Escoto - foul #2 on John Escoto, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG) John Escoto | |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Lehmann - foul #1 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Larry Penrose splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 8-2 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | George Monks steals the ball from John Fagundes | 8-2 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Penrose | 11-2 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 11-2 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the board | 11-2 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Willis Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-2 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders pulls down the rebound | 11-2 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman is fouled on the floor by George Monks - foul #1 on George Monks, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Monks (fairly fresh) C - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) SG - Mark Millsap (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap drills a jumper from the left side | 11-4 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-4 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Willis Williams steals the ball from Charles Sanders | 11-4 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Larry Penrose hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 13-4 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 13-6 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Larry Penrose's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Small (PF) Steven Lessman | |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders hits the finger roll set up by Mark Millsap | 13-8 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 15-8 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap clanks a 3 from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Larry Penrose | 15-8 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Willis Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Fagundes - foul #1 on John Fagundes, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Steven Lessman (PF), Robert Black (C) Mark Millsap, Matthew Montgomery, Melvin Small, Charles Sanders | |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Robert Black can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-8 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the board | 16-8 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | George Monks misses the floater from the left side | 16-8 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Fagundes | 16-8 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman lays it in on a nice dish by John Fagundes | 16-10 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Willis Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Fagundes - foul #2 on John Fagundes, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram (C) George Monks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Millsap (SG), Matthew Montgomery (SF) John Fagundes, Curtis Montgomery | |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Robert Black hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Montgomery and the foul's on Matthew Wolfram - foul #1 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Robert Black misses the free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the board | 18-12 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Black - foul #1 on Robert Black, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Small (PF), Charles Sanders (C) Steven Lessman, Robert Black | |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders grabs the board | 18-12 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Paul Lehmann is called for the reach on Charles Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF) Paul Lehmann | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) PF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) SG - Mark Millsap (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) PF - Melvin Small (fresh) C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #2 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (PF), Paul Lehmann (C) Radomil Lakowski, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses the 3rd free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | George Monks snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Melvin Small - foul #1 on Melvin Small, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Claud Zagen - foul #1 on Claud Zagen, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG) Larry Penrose | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Lessman (PF) Melvin Small | |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Claud Zagen hits a wide open jump hook from the left block | 22-16 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich is fouled on the floor by Paul Lehmann - foul #3 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Benjamin Byram, Paul Lehmann | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery (SG) Mark Millsap | |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | George Monks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-16 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Willis Williams grabs the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the shot from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Sanders | 22-16 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders snags the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | The 3pt attempt by Curtis Montgomery is denied by Claud Zagen | 22-16 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Willis Williams snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Willis Williams's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SF) Willis Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Millsap (SG), Melvin Small (PF), Robert Black (C) Matthew Montgomery, Steven Lessman, Charles Sanders | |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Black | 22-19 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Claud Zagen's pass is intercepted by Mark Millsap in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Melvin Small pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Robert Black is blocked by Matthew Wolfram | 22-19 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Claud Zagen is hacked by Joel Dietrich in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Dietrich, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG), Benjamin Byram (SG) Radomil Lakowski, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Lehmann (C) Henry Blunt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Penrose | 26-19 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Robert Black's pass is intercepted by Paul Lehmann | 26-19 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Claud Zagen comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Larry Penrose tips it in | 28-19 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Claud Zagen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Monks (tiring) C - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joel Dietrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Millsap (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Small (fresh) C - Robert Black (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Louisville | George Monks banks in the layup on a great pass from Benjamin Byram and the foul's on Melvin Small - foul #2 on Melvin Small, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG) Paul Lehmann | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (SF), Steven Lessman (PF), Charles Sanders (C) Curtis Montgomery, Melvin Small, Robert Black | |
| 07:39 | Louisville | George Monks makes the free throw | 31-21 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman dunks the ball | 31-23 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Matthew Montgomery steals it from Benjamin Byram | 31-23 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Montgomery | 31-25 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram connects on the open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Willis Williams | 34-25 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Sanders | 34-28 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Penrose | 36-28 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders is hacked by George Monks - foul #2 on George Monks, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Benjamin Byram, George Monks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Curtis Montgomery (SG) Joel Dietrich, Mark Millsap | |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Steven Lessman steps in front of the Claud Zagen pass | 36-29 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman is whistled for a carry | 36-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG) Willis Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Millsap (SG), Robert Black (C) Matthew Montgomery, Charles Sanders | |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Penrose - foul #2 on Larry Penrose, team foul #10 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (PG), Paul Lehmann (PF) Henry Blunt, Larry Penrose | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-31 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Robert Black pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman comes up short on the shot in the paint | 36-31 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery tips it in | 36-33 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Black - foul #2 on Robert Black, team foul #9 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Larry Penrose (SF), George Monks (PF) Benjamin Byram, Claud Zagen, Paul Lehmann | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (SG), Matthew Montgomery (SF), Melvin Small (PF), Charles Sanders (C) Mark Millsap, Curtis Montgomery, Steven Lessman, Robert Black | |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Melvin Small snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Penrose (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Monks (tiring) 3 pts. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) SG - John Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Melvin Small (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Melvin Small makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Montgomery | 37-35 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | George Monks knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 39-35 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders blows the layup | 39-35 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Larry Penrose gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | George Monks loses the dribble to John Fagundes | 39-35 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #3 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #11 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), Claud Zagen (SF), Paul Lehmann (C) Radomil Lakowski, Larry Penrose, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery (SG), Robert Black (C) John Fagundes, Charles Sanders | |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Melvin Small gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Robert Black is whistled for a carry | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Steven Lessman (PF) John Escoto, Curtis Montgomery, Melvin Small | |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Willis Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Willis Williams gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Willis Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery is hacked by George Monks - foul #3 on George Monks, team foul #12 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Larry Penrose (PF) Willis Williams, George Monks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Sanders (C) Robert Black | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Claud Zagen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery (SF) Matthew Montgomery | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the halfcourt shot | 39-36 |