| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Benny Blackburn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | James Corbin inbounds the ball | 16-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | James Corbin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-30 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-30 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses the tip | 16-30 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | James Corbin snags the defensive board | 16-30 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | James Corbin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 16-30 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Nelson Wakefield | 16-30 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Chase Brown - foul #2 on Chase Brown, team foul #1 | 16-30 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum is hacked by Morris Montano - foul #1 on Morris Montano, team foul #1 | 16-32 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Frank Brumback travels with the ball | 16-32 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Richard Vallo is denied by Jerry Underwood | 16-32 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield grabs the offensive rebound | 16-32 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Morris Montano knocks in the floater from the right wing | 16-34 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Corbin - foul #2 on James Corbin, team foul #2 | 16-34 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Vallo | 18-37 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-37 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens tips it in | 20-37 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Morris Montano connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Corbin and he's hacked by Thomas Nusbaum - foul #1 on Thomas Nusbaum, team foul #2 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG), Ronald Maynard (SF), Steven Bushong (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the free throw | 20-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Morris Montano - foul #2 on Morris Montano, team foul #3 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG) Morris Montano | |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | William Tran grabs the board | 21-40 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Corbin | 21-43 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Ralph Choe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-43 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 21-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) PF - Steven Bushong (fresh) C - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tran (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner blows the dunk | 21-43 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner tips it but misses | 21-43 |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Steven Bushong gets the rebound | 21-43 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses short on a shot from the left wing | 21-43 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses the tip | 21-43 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner pulls down the rebound | 21-43 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Steven Bushong is called for the reach on James Corbin - foul #2 on Steven Bushong, team foul #3 | 21-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Chase Brown, Ronald Maynard, Steven Bushong, Vasily Gavinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Nelson Wakefield, William Tran, James Corbin, Jan Heppner, Anthony Schroeder | |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bernard Esteban and he's hacked by Frank Brumback - foul #1 on Frank Brumback, team foul #4 | 21-45 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the free throw | 21-45 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood pulls down the rebound | 21-45 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Morris Montano - foul #3 on Morris Montano, team foul #4 | 21-45 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 22-45 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo gets the rebound | 22-45 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Nusbaum is called for the reach on Morris Montano - foul #2 on Thomas Nusbaum, team foul #5 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG) Thomas Clark | |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn's pass is intercepted by Ralph Choe | 22-45 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 22-45 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 22-45 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-45 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Brumback | 22-45 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood clanks a jumper from the right block | 22-45 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban grabs the defensive rebound | 22-45 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Esteban | 22-48 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG), Ronald Maynard (SF) Ralph Choe, Frank Brumback | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG), James Corbin (SF) Morris Montano, Bernard Esteban | |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Ronald Maynard takes the ball from William Tran | 22-48 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-48 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield snags the defensive board | 22-48 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | James Corbin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Vallo | 22-51 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum knocks in the floater from the right side | 24-51 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn is hacked by Robert Gibbens - foul #2 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #6 | 24-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG), Steven Bushong (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Jerry Underwood, Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Jan Heppner (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Nelson Wakefield, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) PF - Steven Bushong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Tran (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Corbin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | William Tran comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-51 |
| 11:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vasily Gavinski | 24-51 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Ralph Choe makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 27-51 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Schroeder | 27-54 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Anthony Schroeder swats the shot by Chase Brown | 27-54 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner pulls down the rebound | 27-54 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner scores on a jump hook from the left block | 27-56 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Ralph Choe is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 27-56 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Chase Brown tips it but misses | 27-56 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder grabs the board | 27-56 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Ronald Maynard denies the turnaround by Thomas Clark | 27-56 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | James Corbin hits the follow up shot | 27-58 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Ralph Choe clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-58 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner pulls down the rebound | 27-58 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark is hacked by Ralph Choe - foul #1 on Ralph Choe, team foul #7 | 27-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Ralph Choe, Ronald Maynard, Steven Bushong, Vasily Gavinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban (SF) James Corbin | |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark makes the 1st free throw | 27-59 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 27-59 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner gets the offensive rebound | 27-59 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Robert Gibbens takes the ball from Jan Heppner | 27-59 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Frank Brumback knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Nusbaum | 30-59 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark connects on the 3 from the right wing | 30-62 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood drills a floater from the baseline set up by Frank Brumback | 32-62 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jan Heppner, team foul #5 | 32-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SG) Chase Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lewis Willis (PF) Jan Heppner | |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Ralph Choe drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Gibbens | 35-62 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Ralph Choe is called for the reach on William Tran - foul #2 on Ralph Choe, team foul #8 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF) Anthony Schroeder | |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | William Tran misses the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Brumback | 35-62 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum is hacked by Thomas Clark - foul #1 on Thomas Clark, team foul #6 | 35-62 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Thomas Clark - foul #2 on Thomas Clark, team foul #7 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Morris Montano (SG), James Corbin (SF), Richard Vallo (PF), Benny Blackburn (C) Thomas Clark, William Tran, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses the free throw | 37-62 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 37-62 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo misses the dunk | 37-62 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the offensive rebound | 37-62 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Morris Montano | 37-64 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Benny Blackburn - foul #2 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #8 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG), Ronald Maynard (SF), Steven Bushong (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Ralph Choe, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), William Tran (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, James Corbin, Richard Vallo, Benny Blackburn | |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum makes the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum misses the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-64 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis drills a turnaround in the lane set up by William Tran | 38-66 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Bernard Esteban - foul #2 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #9 | 38-66 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses the 1st free throw | 38-66 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner snags the defensive board | 38-66 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Bushong - foul #3 on Steven Bushong, team foul #9 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG), Frank Brumback (SF) Thomas Nusbaum, Ronald Maynard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder (C) Lewis Willis | |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner misses the 1st free throw | 38-66 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-67 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Bernard Esteban is called for the reach on Frank Brumback - foul #3 on Bernard Esteban, team foul #10 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Underwood (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Steven Bushong, Vasily Gavinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lewis Willis (PF) Jan Heppner | |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark loses the dribble to Chase Brown | 40-67 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Chase Brown is hacked by William Tran - foul #1 on William Tran, team foul #11 | 40-67 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Esteban | 41-69 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Chase Brown can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 41-69 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban pulls down the rebound | 41-69 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-69 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder tips it in | 41-71 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Ralph Choe shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-71 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban pulls down the rebound | 41-71 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | William Tran scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lewis Willis | 41-74 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gibbens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tran (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Schroeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Frank Brumback comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-74 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the offensive rebound | 41-74 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 41-74 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens tips it home | 43-74 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban's 3 pointer is rejected by Jerry Underwood | 43-74 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Gibbens | 43-74 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens is hacked by Anthony Schroeder - foul #1 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #12 | 43-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Ronald Maynard (SF), Steven Bushong (PF) Ralph Choe, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Heppner (PF) Lewis Willis | |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 44-74 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens makes the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner connects on the runner in the lane | 45-76 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Nusbaum | 47-76 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-76 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner tips it back up and in | 47-78 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens can't finish the layup | 47-78 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Bernard Esteban | 47-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner lays it in set up by Thomas Clark | 47-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Chase Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Nusbaum and the foul's on William Tran - foul #2 on William Tran, team foul #13 | 49-80 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF) Ronald Maynard, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses the free throw | 49-80 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder snags the defensive board | 49-80 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | The 3pt attempt by William Tran is denied by Frank Brumback | 49-80 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum gets the rebound | 49-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens's dunk attempt is rejected by Jan Heppner | 49-80 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens gets the offensive rebound | 49-80 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits a 3 from the left wing | 52-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Jan Heppner is blocked by Jerry Underwood | 52-80 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder tips it home | 52-82 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens clanks a jumper near the basket | 52-82 |