| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Dunn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Don Jordan inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Jonathan Trombetta steals it from Kenneth Wynn | 25-25 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson buries a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Kenneth Wynn - foul #1 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is open but misses the lay-in | 28-25 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Loyd Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-25 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti gets the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-25 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Edward Pipes gets the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | The jump hook by Kenneth Wynn is blocked by Paul Wilson | 31-25 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Timothy Taylor - foul #1 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (C) David Dunn | |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti makes the 3rd free throw | 34-25 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn blows the dunk | 34-25 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Don Jordan | 34-25 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #1 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SF), David Dunn (C) Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Grimshaw | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Gerken (fresh) PF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) C - David Dunn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jonathan Trombetta | 36-26 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Chris Gerken picks off the pass by Loyd Young | 36-26 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Pipes | 36-28 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Edward Pipes | 39-31 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Loyd Young | 39-31 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Taylor - foul #2 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Don Jordan (SF), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Timothy Taylor, Edward Pipes, David Dunn | |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 39-31 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Chris Gerken clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ryan Grimshaw | 41-31 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Paul Wilson steals the ball from Chris Gerken | 41-31 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), David Dunn (C) Chris Gerken, Ricky Nelson | |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn scores on a jump hook from the right block | 41-33 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Wynn | 41-33 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Williams (fresh) SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Louisville | David Dunn scores on a floater from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn clanks a runner in the lane | 44-35 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Paul Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Colletti - foul #2 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Richard Burdine (SG), Nicholas Strong (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Loyd Young, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG), Ricky Nelson (PF) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine double dribbles | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SF) Don Jordan | |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Pipes | 44-40 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson's floater is tipped away by David Dunn | 44-40 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Chris Gerken | 44-42 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is fouled on the floor by Joseph Colletti - foul #3 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Loyd Young (SG), Jonathan Conrad (SF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) James Sherwin, Richard Burdine, Joseph Colletti, Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Chris Gerken, David Dunn | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Jonathan Conrad steals the ball from Ricky Nelson | 47-42 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad banks in the layup | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Don Jordan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Loyd Young clanks a shot from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Don Jordan snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Loyd Young steals it from Kenneth Wynn | 49-44 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Don Jordan - foul #1 on Don Jordan, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Wilson (PF) Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), David Dunn (C) Timothy Taylor, Edward Pipes, Ricky Nelson | |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | David Dunn hits the finger roll set up by Don Jordan | 51-46 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Loyd Young connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Trombetta | 53-46 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the runner in the lane | 53-48 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Loyd Young is fouled on the floor by David Dunn - foul #2 on David Dunn, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SF) Jonathan Conrad | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG), Ricky Nelson (C) Chris Gerken, Thomas Turkowski, David Dunn | |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Don Jordan gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edward Pipes | 53-51 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Edward Pipes snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Don Jordan knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Taylor | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Don Jordan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Taylor | 56-56 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG) Jonathan Trombetta | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SF), David Dunn (C) Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG) James Sherwin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Edward Pipes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Taylor | 56-58 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Wilson | 56-58 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses long on a floater from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Chris Gerken, Ricky Nelson | |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Don Jordan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | David Dunn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Loyd Young - foul #1 on Loyd Young, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Don Jordan pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Don Jordan is hacked by Jonathan Trombetta in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Loyd Young grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta is hacked by Timothy Taylor - foul #3 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF) Chris Gerken | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Timothy Taylor takes the ball from Joseph Colletti | 56-60 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Jonathan Trombetta is called for the reach on Don Jordan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Don Jordan | 56-61 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Don Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #5 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG) Jonathan Trombetta | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Ricky Nelson (PF) Timothy Taylor, Edward Pipes | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Wilson | 56-62 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Loyd Young grabs the offensive board | 56-62 |