| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Kevin Winston inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | James Boyles misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | David Anderson can't tip it in | 26-21 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Francis Plemons, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Anderson | 28-21 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-21 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Kevin Winston buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Boyles | 31-21 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Hufnagel | 31-23 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry slams it home on a nice dish by James Boyles | 33-23 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Hinds and he's fouled by David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the free throw | 33-25 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Kelly Naquin steals the ball from Kevin Winston | 33-25 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Hinds | 33-25 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-25 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gilbert Fry | 33-25 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Hollis Smith is hacked by Frank Morrison - foul #3 on Frank Morrison, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Bryan Howard (C) Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (C) Frank Morrison | |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Bryan Howard buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Hollis Smith and he's fouled by James Woolley - foul #3 on James Woolley, team foul #3 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG) Hollis Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frank Morrison (C) James Woolley | |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Bryan Howard misses the free throw | 35-25 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Bryan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons scores on a floater from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Bryan Howard misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-27 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Bryan Howard | 35-27 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | James Boyles drills a floater from the left wing set up by Matthew Smith | 37-27 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Timothy Hufnagel | 37-30 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Bryan Howard can't connect on a runner in the lane | 37-30 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds's pass is intercepted by Matthew Smith | 37-30 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Henry Lee pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Bryan Howard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Matthew Smith hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-30 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Bryan Howard grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | James Boyles drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Bryan Howard | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Francis Plemons | 41-33 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Francis Plemons | 41-35 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses the lay-in | 41-35 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Matthew Smith tips it but misses | 41-35 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Kelly Naquin and he's fouled by Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Hollis Smith (SG), Kevin Winston (SF), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) James Boyles, Matthew Kearns, Henry Lee, Matthew Smith, Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Loyd Young (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF), James Woolley (C) Kelly Naquin, Francis Plemons, Brian Hinds, Frank Morrison | |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | James Woolley picks off the pass by Gilbert Fry | 41-38 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gilbert Fry | 41-38 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Joseph Colletti is called for the reach on Jeffrey Goble - foul #1 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by James Woolley - foul #4 on James Woolley, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (C) James Woolley | |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Frederick Aker is called for the reach on Hollis Smith - foul #3 on Frederick Aker, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (SG) Loyd Young | |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Timothy Hufnagel is denied by David Anderson | 45-40 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Kevin Winston buries a 3 from straight away | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) PF - Timothy Hufnagel (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kevin Winston | 51-43 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons loses the dribble to Gilbert Fry | 51-43 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Kevin Winston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Hollis Smith hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel drills a shot near the basket | 53-45 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Bryan Howard (C) Jeffrey Goble, Hollis Smith, Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Loyd Young (SG), Brian Hinds (SF), James Woolley (PF), Frank Morrison (C) Frederick Aker, Francis Plemons, Joseph Colletti, Timothy Hufnagel, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-45 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the tip | 53-45 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | James Woolley misses the tip | 53-45 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Bryan Howard | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Henry Lee drills a shot from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Bryan Howard grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | James Boyles is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Boyles, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (SG) Loyd Young | |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the easy layup | 55-45 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison tips it home | 55-47 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | James Boyles can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-47 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Bryan Howard connects on the jump hook in the lane | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Boyles - foul #2 on James Boyles, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SF), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Henry Lee, Matthew Smith, Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel (PF) James Woolley | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Hinds - foul #2 on Brian Hinds, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG) Matthew Kearns | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Francis Plemons | |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | David Anderson steps in front of the Timothy Hufnagel pass | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Boyles and the foul's on Frank Morrison - foul #4 on Frank Morrison, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the free throw | 61-51 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Timothy Hufnagel | 61-51 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from David Anderson | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 63-56 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | James Boyles pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Kelly Naquin is called for the reach on James Boyles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG), Bryan Howard (C) Hollis Smith, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (SG) Frederick Aker | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Hinds | 65-59 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | James Boyles is hacked by Kelly Naquin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | James Boyles misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison's pass is intercepted by James Boyles | 66-59 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Kevin Winston is hacked by Kelly Naquin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG) James Boyles | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Bryan Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Kelly Naquin is called for the reach on Kevin Winston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #12 | 67-59 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-59 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds grabs the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Francis Plemons is called for the reach on Matthew Kearns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Francis Plemons, team foul #13 | 68-62 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-62 |