| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Savage (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Franson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Francis Franson inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | James Savage is whistled for traveling | 31-23 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Jim Combs is fouled on the floor by Francis Franson - foul #1 on Francis Franson, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Michael Thayer clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-23 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't tip it in | 31-23 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it in | 33-23 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | The jumper by Michael Thayer is denied by Brandon Fairchild | 33-23 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Washington | 33-23 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Francis Franson picks off the pass by Michael Thayer | 33-23 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | James Savage banks in the layup | 33-25 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Jim Combs drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Thayer | 35-25 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Lavoie | 35-25 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Jim Combs is whistled for traveling | 35-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eddie Thomas (C) Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | James Savage misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-25 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Jim Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Jim Combs connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Lavoie | 37-25 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | James Savage can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Hairston | 37-25 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Isaac Washington scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Lavoie | 39-25 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington is whistled for traveling | 39-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Craig Choate (SG), Lloyd Wood (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Michael Thayer (C) William Lavoie, Jim Combs, Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), Andrew Thomason (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Freddie Johnson (PF) Albert Coughlin, James Savage, Francis Franson, Brandon Fairchild | |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Thomason - foul #1 on Andrew Thomason, team foul #3 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), Charles Vestal (PF) Andrew Thomason, Sammy Carrington | |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-25 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) SG - Craig Choate (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Vestal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood lays it up and in and he's hacked by Charles Vestal - foul #4 on Charles Vestal, team foul #4 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington (C) Charles Vestal | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood makes the free throw | 42-25 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-25 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood connects on the runner from the left block set up by Michael Thayer | 44-25 |
| 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) | |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jim Combs (SG) Jesse Lawley, Donald Stark | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Robert Manly steals it from Jim Combs | 44-25 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson connects on the floater from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Jim Combs hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-27 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Manly | 47-30 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood lays it in on a nice dish by Jim Combs | 49-30 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Michael Thayer is called for the reach on Roberto Yazzie - foul #1 on Michael Thayer, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG), Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Jim Combs, Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (PG), James Savage (SG), Francis Franson (SF), Brandon Fairchild (PF) Roberto Yazzie, Pauly Chambers, Robert Manly, Freddie Johnson | |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Francis Franson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 49-30 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Eddie Thomas | 49-30 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Hairston, team foul #2 | 49-30 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-30 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington gets the offensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Thomas | 49-30 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | James Savage grabs the offensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Combs (SG) William Lavoie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG) Albert Coughlin | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Savage (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francis Franson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sammy Carrington (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston is fouled on the floor by Sammy Carrington - foul #3 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #5 | 49-30 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Jim Combs snags the offensive board | 49-30 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Jim Combs hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Jesse Lawley and he's fouled by James Savage - foul #1 on James Savage, team foul #6 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (C) Sammy Carrington | |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the free throw | 51-30 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brandon Fairchild | 51-30 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-30 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas snags the defensive board | 51-30 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Jim Combs connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-30 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Brandon Fairchild is blocked by Eddie Thomas | 54-30 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Isaac Washington snags the defensive board | 54-30 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Jim Combs is denied on a layup by Brandon Fairchild | 54-30 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Jim Combs tips it home | 56-30 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-30 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas gets the rebound | 56-30 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Isaac Washington is hacked by Francis Franson - foul #2 on Francis Franson, team foul #7 | 56-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Craig Choate (SG), Lloyd Wood (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Jesse Lawley, Jim Combs, Joseph Hairston, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), Andrew Thomason (SG), Albert Coughlin (SF), Robert Manly (C) Roberto Yazzie, James Savage, Francis Franson, Brandon Fairchild | |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Isaac Washington misses the 1st free throw | 56-30 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | William Lavoie pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-30 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-30 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the follow up shot | 58-30 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Robert Manly is hacked by Michael Thayer - foul #2 on Michael Thayer, team foul #3 | 58-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), John Scarlett (SG), Donald Stark (PF) William Lavoie, Isaac Washington, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (C) Freddie Johnson | |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-30 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Donald Stark pulls down the rebound | 58-30 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Donald Stark hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jesse Lawley | 60-30 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Donald Stark is called for the reach on Albert Coughlin - foul #2 on Donald Stark, team foul #4 | 60-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eddie Thomas (C) John Scarlett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-32 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Craig Choate connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Lloyd Wood and he's hacked by Pauly Chambers - foul #1 on Pauly Chambers, team foul #8 | 62-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (PF) Brandon Fairchild | |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Craig Choate makes the free throw | 63-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Choate (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Andrew Thomason (fresh) SF - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Manly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson is fouled on the floor by Donald Stark - foul #3 on Donald Stark, team foul #5 | 63-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Simmons (PG) Andrew Thomason | |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | James Simmons makes the 3 from the right corner | 63-35 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Freddie Johnson - foul #1 on Freddie Johnson, team foul #9 | 63-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (C) Robert Manly | |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley makes the 1st free throw | 64-35 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-35 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-35 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild tips it home | 65-37 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Freddie Johnson - foul #2 on Freddie Johnson, team foul #10 | 65-37 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood misses the 1st free throw | 65-37 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 65-37 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Freddie Johnson | 65-37 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-37 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood snags the defensive board | 65-37 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood misses the lay-in | 65-37 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Donald Stark grabs the offensive rebound | 65-37 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Donald Stark is fouled on the floor by Freddie Johnson - foul #3 on Freddie Johnson, team foul #11 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Scarlett (SG) Lloyd Wood | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew Thomason (SG) Pauly Chambers | |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Donald Stark makes the 1st free throw | 66-37 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Donald Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 67-37 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson is whistled for traveling | 67-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lloyd Wood (PF) Donald Stark | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Thomason - foul #2 on Andrew Thomason, team foul #12 | 67-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF) Albert Coughlin | |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood misses the 1st free throw | 67-37 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 68-37 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Robert Manly lays it up and in set up by Freddie Johnson | 68-39 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | The jump hook by Craig Choate is blocked by Brandon Fairchild | 68-39 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | John Scarlett hits the follow up shot | 70-39 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Jesse Lawley takes the ball from Andrew Thomason | 70-39 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley misses the jumper from the right side | 70-39 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson snags the defensive board | 70-39 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Robert Manly drills a driving attempt in the paint | 70-41 |
| 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 | Craig Choate can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-41 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild grabs the defensive rebound | 70-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Scarlett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Choate (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Lloyd Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Thomason (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Freddie Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Robert Manly double dribbles | 70-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Stark (PF) Lloyd Wood | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG) James Simmons, Andrew Thomason | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Craig Choate hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-41 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | John Scarlett snags the offensive board | 70-41 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Freddie Johnson swats the layup by Eddie Thomas | 70-41 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson grabs the board | 70-41 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-41 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Eddie Thomas | 70-41 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Craig Choate comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-41 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 70-41 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Robert Manly can't throw it down but he's fouled by Eddie Thomas - foul #1 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #6 | 70-41 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses the 1st free throw | 70-41 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 2nd free throw | 70-42 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | John Scarlett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-42 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Donald Stark grabs the offensive board | 70-42 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses the fadeaway from the right side | 70-42 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers gets the rebound | 70-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers loses the dribble to Jesse Lawley in the backcourt | 70-42 |
| 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) | |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by John Scarlett | 73-42 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Brandon Fairchild | 73-44 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 73-44 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Thomas | 73-44 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Donald Stark is hacked by Pauly Chambers - foul #2 on Pauly Chambers, team foul #13 | 73-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lloyd Wood (SF) John Scarlett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Donald Stark makes the 1st free throw | 74-44 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Donald Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| 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) | |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Stark - foul #4 on Donald Stark, team foul #7 | 75-44 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild misses the 1st free throw | 75-44 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild misses the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas grabs the board | 75-44 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley runs out the clock | 75-44 |