| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | William Wallace inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Freddie Johnson - foul #2 on Freddie Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 37-31 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | William Lavoie gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Freddie Johnson is called for the reach on Jesse Lawley - foul #3 on Freddie Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (PF) Freddie Johnson | |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by William Lavoie | 39-31 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Roberto Yazzie | 39-33 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Michael Thayer loses the ball out of bounds | 39-33 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | William Wallace steals it from Sammy Carrington | 39-33 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Roberto Yazzie steps in front of the Jesse Lawley pass | 39-33 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Robert Manly blows the dunk but he's fouled by William Wallace - foul #2 on William Wallace, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Michael Thayer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Thayer, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington travels with the ball | 39-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla (C) Sammy Carrington | |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Michael Thayer banks in the layup set up by Jesse Lawley | 41-34 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | Robert Manly knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 41-36 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | William Wallace drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild misses the dunk | 43-36 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Michael Thayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Lamont Mallory (C) William Lavoie, Jesse Lawley, William Wallace, Michael Thayer, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), James Savage (SG), Donald Duncan (SF), Francis Franson (PF) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly, Brandon Fairchild | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Donald Stark steps in front of the Donald Duncan pass | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) SG - James Savage (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Duncan (fresh) PF - Francis Franson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Donald Stark hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Luis Williams | 45-36 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Robert Whittle throws it down set up by Warren Schneider and he's fouled by Donald Duncan - foul #1 on Donald Duncan, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jesse Lawley (SG), Eddie Thomas (C) Warren Schneider, Luis Williams, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) Pauly Chambers, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses the free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington loses the ball out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG) Donald Duncan | |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas clanks a shot near the basket | 47-36 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Donald Stark grabs the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | William Lavoie scores on a shot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | James Savage misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas is fouled on the floor by Roberto Yazzie - foul #1 on Roberto Yazzie, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (PF) Jesse Lawley, Robert Whittle, Donald Stark | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG), Robert Manly (SF) Francis Franson, James Savage | |
| 13:04 | Louisville | William Lavoie can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roberto Yazzie - foul #2 on Roberto Yazzie, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | William Lavoie misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | William Lavoie steps in front of the Freddie Johnson pass | 50-36 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Freddie Johnson | 50-36 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Robert Manly is blocked by Michael Thayer | 50-36 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie tips it but misses | 50-36 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits a 3 from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 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) | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | William Lavoie gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Freddie Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sammy Carrington (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Michael Thayer loses the dribble to Sammy Carrington | 53-36 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin is hacked by Luis Williams - foul #2 on Luis Williams, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Jesse Lawley (SG), Lamont Mallory (C) William Lavoie, Luis Williams, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Brandon Fairchild (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Roberto Yazzie, Freddie Johnson, Sammy Carrington | |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Warren Schneider steps in front of the James Savage pass | 53-36 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley hits the finger roll set up by Warren Schneider | 55-36 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Michael Thayer blocks the short jumper by Brandon Fairchild | 55-36 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Robert Manly grabs the offensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Robert Manly knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-38 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Albert Coughlin is called for the reach on Jesse Lawley - foul #2 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF) William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (SG), Donald Duncan (SF) Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly | |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory blows the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdulla - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulla, team foul #7 | 55-38 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Francis Franson connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Savage | 56-40 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-40 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Francis Franson snags the offensive board | 56-40 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | James Savage hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Robert Whittle grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory gets the offensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Warren Schneider clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 56-40 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | James Savage pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Francis Franson is called for 3 seconds | 56-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Luis Williams (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Warren Schneider, Jesse Lawley, Robert Whittle, Donald Stark, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Freddie Johnson (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) James Savage, Francis Franson, Donald Duncan, Brandon Fairchild, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Luis Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it in | 58-40 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-40 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas grabs the board | 58-40 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-40 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the follow up shot | 60-40 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Roberto Yazzie, team foul #8 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG) Luis Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Roberto Yazzie steals the ball from Michael Thayer | 60-40 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-40 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Roberto Yazzie | 60-43 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas double dribbles | 60-43 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Thayer - foul #2 on Michael Thayer, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (C) Sammy Carrington | |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Manly | 60-45 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie comes up short on the shot from the left side | 60-45 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Michael Thayer connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Eddie Thomas | 62-45 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by William Lavoie - foul #2 on William Lavoie, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Lamont Mallory (C) William Lavoie, Jesse Lawley, William Wallace, Michael Thayer, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Francis Franson (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin, Freddie Johnson | |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses long on a shot in the lane | 62-46 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 62-46 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild grabs the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Robert Manly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-46 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Luis Williams | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Luis Williams comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Francis Franson - foul #2 on Francis Franson, team foul #9 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SF) Robert Manly | |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-46 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Donald Stark drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-46 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Francis Franson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Savage | 67-49 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Donald Stark connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 69-49 |
| 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) | |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-49 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Donald Stark grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 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) | |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Warren Schneider scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Williams | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild buries a shot from the right block set up by James Savage | 72-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Donald Stark clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 72-51 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Luis Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 72-51 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 72-51 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Francis Franson gets the rebound | 72-51 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | James Savage misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 72-51 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild gets the offensive rebound | 72-51 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The clock runs out | 72-51 |