| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Don Jordan inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn blows the wide open dunk | 34-35 |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Loyd Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | David Dunn is called for traveling | 34-35 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits a 3 from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | David Dunn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Timothy Taylor | 36-38 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Trombetta | 36-40 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Dunn | 39-40 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Wynn - foul #2 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson is whistled for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Grimshaw | 39-40 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Don Jordan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block | 39-40 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joseph Colletti | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Loyd Young comes up short on the shot from close range | 39-40 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the wide open jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Taylor | 41-42 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | David Dunn blocks the short jumper by Loyd Young | 41-42 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Don Jordan pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Paul Wilson picks off the pass by David Dunn | 41-42 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Loyd Young knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Trombetta | 41-44 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | David Dunn blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Ryan Grimshaw - foul #2 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Timothy Taylor, Edward Pipes, Don Jordan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:39 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Loyd Young clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ricky Nelson - foul #1 on Ricky Nelson, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG) David Dunn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn scores on a floater near the basket set up by Thomas Turkowski and he's fouled by Paul Wilson - foul #1 on Paul Wilson, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (C) Ricky Nelson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Paul Williams grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is whistled for traveling | 45-46 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-46 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw misses the tip | 45-46 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses short on a jumper from the right side | 45-46 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (C) David Dunn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Williams (fresh) SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Gerken (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Paul Wilson is called for the reach on Kenneth Wynn - foul #2 on Paul Wilson, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG) Jonathan Trombetta | |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Taylor and he's hacked by Paul Wilson - foul #3 on Paul Wilson, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong (C) Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Kenneth Wynn is called for the reach on Loyd Young - foul #3 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burdine (SG) Loyd Young | |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Don Jordan's pass is intercepted by Richard Burdine | 48-49 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Sherwin | 48-51 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Edward Pipes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Taylor | 51-51 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson is fouled on the floor by Don Jordan - foul #1 on Don Jordan, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF), David Dunn (C) Chris Gerken, Ricky Nelson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Loyd Young (SG), Jonathan Conrad (SF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) James Sherwin, Richard Burdine, Joseph Colletti, Paul Wilson | |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Loyd Young | 51-53 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Edward Pipes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-53 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 51-53 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Don Jordan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses the tip | 51-53 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Conrad | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-55 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Loyd Young's pass is intercepted by David Dunn | 51-55 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Edward Pipes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper near the basket | 51-55 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Chris Gerken (SF), Ricky Nelson (PF) Timothy Taylor, Edward Pipes, Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SF), Paul Wilson (PF) Jonathan Conrad, Nicholas Strong | |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Paul Williams is fouled on the floor by Loyd Young - foul #2 on Loyd Young, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Chris Gerken clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Thomas Turkowski is called for the reach on Jonathan Trombetta - foul #2 on Thomas Turkowski, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (C) David Dunn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (SG) Loyd Young | |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta is whistled for traveling | 51-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (C) Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn grabs the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Chris Gerken buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Joseph Colletti - foul #1 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Jonathan Trombetta | |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson misses the driving attempt in the lane | 54-55 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson can't tip it in | 54-55 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Edward Pipes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Gerken (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Chris Gerken blows the layup | 54-55 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF) Chris Gerken | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Ryan Grimshaw (C) James Sherwin, Jonathan Conrad | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 54-55 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ryan Grimshaw | 54-55 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Loyd Young buries a runner from the right block | 54-57 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Paul Wilson denies the turnaround by Ricky Nelson | 54-57 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ryan Grimshaw | 54-57 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Pipes | 57-57 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Edward Pipes steals the ball from Loyd Young | 57-57 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (C) Ricky Nelson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 57-59 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | David Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Pipes | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | David Dunn wins the tip | 59-59 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Joseph Colletti picks off the pass by Don Jordan | 59-59 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | David Dunn's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Colletti | 59-59 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Ryan Grimshaw is called for the reach on Edward Pipes - foul #3 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson tips it in | 61-61 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is whistled for traveling | 61-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Don Jordan gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson travels with the ball | 61-61 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-61 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Edward Pipes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from close range | 61-61 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | David Dunn is called for traveling | 61-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF) Ricky Nelson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Loyd Young is blocked by David Dunn | 61-61 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw misses the tip | 61-61 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is fouled on the floor by Paul Wilson - foul #4 on Paul Wilson, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Jonathan Trombetta | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Don Jordan buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Pipes | 64-63 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Jonathan Trombetta is called for the reach on Timothy Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti connects on the 3 from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-66 |