| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Peet (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | John Hunt inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Wynn | 23-26 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-26 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Matthew Smith tips it but misses | 23-26 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joseph Colletti | 23-26 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-26 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Bruce Peet gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Hollis Smith is hacked by Frederick Aker - foul #3 on Frederick Aker, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG) Frederick Aker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Bruce Peet makes the floater from the free throw line set up by David Dunn and he's hacked by John Hunt - foul #2 on John Hunt, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | John Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Kenneth Wynn steals it from Paul Wilson | 23-28 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Bruce Peet drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hollis Smith | 23-31 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Matthew Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn hits the follow up shot | 23-33 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Hunt out of the doubleteam | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Peet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Bruce Peet clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | John Hunt gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta is fouled on the floor by Hollis Smith - foul #2 on Hollis Smith, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), James Woolley (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Paul Wilson, Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG), Don Jordan (PF) Hollis Smith, Bruce Peet, David Dunn | |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Edward Pipes steals it from Frederick Aker | 25-33 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Don Jordan is fouled on the floor by Frederick Aker - foul #4 on Frederick Aker, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong (C) Frederick Aker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Loyd Young - foul #1 on Loyd Young, team foul #4 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Paul Wilson (PF) Ryan Grimshaw, Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | James Woolley grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Loyd Young's pass is intercepted by Timothy Taylor | 25-33 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor lays it up and in | 25-35 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | John Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (C) James Woolley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SF) Matthew Smith | |
| 13:13 | Louisville | Hollis Smith is fouled on the floor by John Hunt - foul #3 on John Hunt, team foul #5 | 25-35 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Wilson - foul #2 on Paul Wilson, team foul #6 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG) Edward Pipes | |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | John Hunt splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Trombetta | 27-37 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Bruce Peet loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (PG) Jonathan Trombetta | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (SF), David Dunn (C) Timothy Taylor, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Hollis Smith buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Peet | 27-39 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Matthew Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hollis Smith | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Peet (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ryan Grimshaw | 30-41 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Hollis Smith scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Bruce Peet | 30-43 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | John Hunt can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), James Woolley (PF) Ryan Grimshaw, Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG) Bruce Peet, Don Jordan | |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Hollis Smith is fouled on the floor by John Hunt - foul #4 on John Hunt, team foul #7 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (SG), Jonathan Conrad (SF), Nicholas Strong (C) Loyd Young, John Hunt, Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Hollis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | James Woolley snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | David Dunn blocks the short jumper by James Woolley | 31-44 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Edward Pipes loses the dribble to Ryan Grimshaw | 31-44 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw banks in the layup | 33-44 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Matthew Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-44 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Matthew Smith tips it in | 33-46 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | David Dunn swats the short shot by James Woolley | 33-46 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Hollis Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-46 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Matthew Smith hits the follow up shot | 33-48 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong misses the easy layup | 33-48 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Ryan Grimshaw steals the ball from Hollis Smith | 33-48 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | James Woolley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James Woolley, team foul #8 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Paul Wilson (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Jonathan Conrad, Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG), Don Jordan (PF), Kenneth Wynn (C) Edward Pipes, Hollis Smith, David Dunn | |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the floater from the right wing set up by Timothy Taylor | 33-50 |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Timothy Taylor - foul #1 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), John Hunt (SF) Ryan Grimshaw, James Woolley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the free throw | 35-50 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Don Jordan gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Peet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Don Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Loyd Young is called for the reach on Bruce Peet - foul #2 on Loyd Young, team foul #9 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG) Timothy Taylor | |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Loyd Young snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-50 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker can't tip it in | 35-50 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti gets the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | John Hunt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot near the basket | 35-50 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to John Hunt | 35-50 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Wynn - foul #1 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SF) Matthew Smith | |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Colletti and he's fouled by Kenneth Wynn - foul #2 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG) Chris Gerken | |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn banks in the layup on a great pass from Hollis Smith and he's fouled by Joseph Colletti - foul #3 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #10 | 38-52 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the free throw | 38-52 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joseph Colletti | 38-52 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Don Jordan steps in front of the Loyd Young pass | 38-52 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the tip | 38-52 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Peet | 38-52 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 38-52 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | John Hunt misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Bruce Peet grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Hollis Smith can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 38-52 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | John Hunt pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Paul Wilson, Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (SG), Matthew Smith (SF), David Dunn (PF) Bruce Peet, Hollis Smith, Don Jordan | |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Edward Pipes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | James Woolley knocks in the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by David Dunn - foul #3 on David Dunn, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG) Timothy Taylor | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | James Woolley misses the free throw | 40-52 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Wynn (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Loyd Young - foul #3 on Loyd Young, team foul #11 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wilson (PF) Ryan Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | James Woolley grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | John Hunt buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Aker | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 42-52 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | James Woolley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Matthew Smith grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Woolley | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | John Hunt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-52 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | David Dunn loses the dribble to James Woolley | 42-52 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Loyd Young is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | James Woolley is called for the reach on Kenneth Wynn - foul #4 on James Woolley, team foul #12 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (C) James Woolley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (PG), Bruce Peet (SG) Chris Gerken, Edward Pipes | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-53 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Bruce Peet is hacked by Loyd Young in the backcourt - foul #4 on Loyd Young, team foul #13 | 44-53 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Bruce Peet makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Bruce Peet makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | John Hunt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Frederick Aker | 46-55 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Bruce Peet is fouled in the backcourt by Loyd Young - foul #5 on Loyd Young, team foul #14 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (SG) Loyd Young | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Bruce Peet makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Bruce Peet makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Matthew Smith steals it from Paul Wilson | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Hollis Smith buries a shot from the left block set up by David Dunn | 46-59 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-59 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Hollis Smith runs out the clock | 49-59 |