| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Samuel Gray (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Irvin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Roane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Donald Roane inbounds the ball | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Johnny Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 24-43 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-43 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | John Love pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-43 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson grabs the board | 24-43 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin makes the jumper from the right block | 26-43 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Donald Roane drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 26-46 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Samuel Gray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-46 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 26-46 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Thomas Jones banks in the layup | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores loses the dribble to Donald Roane | 26-48 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | John Love misses the easy layup | 26-48 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Johnny Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Johnny Miller scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Love | 26-50 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-50 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson snags the offensive board | 26-50 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Samuel Gray misses the jumper from the free throw line | 26-50 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson can't tip it in | 26-50 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky gets the rebound | 26-50 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | John Love misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Samuel Gray - foul #3 on Samuel Gray, team foul #1 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Peter Kaiser (PF), Shen Xiong (C) Samuel Gray, Ramiro Flores, Ronald Irvin, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (SG), Marc Melton (PF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Thomas Jones, Johnny Miller, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 16:48 | Louisville | John Love makes the 1st free throw | 26-51 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | John Love misses the 2nd free throw | 26-51 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner gets the rebound | 26-51 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-51 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski snags the defensive board | 26-51 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Robert Klawinski is called for the reach on John Love - foul #2 on Robert Klawinski, team foul #2 | 26-51 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-51 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses the tip | 26-51 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | John Love misses the tip | 26-51 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | John Love tips it but misses | 26-51 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner gets the rebound | 26-51 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Micheal Peterson is called for the reach on Daniel Eichner - foul #1 on Micheal Peterson, team foul #1 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Thompson (C) Daniel Eichner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Rogers (SF) Donald Roane | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Klawinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shen Xiong (fresh) 2 stl. C - Mark Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Melton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | John Love misses short on a runner from the left block | 29-51 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser grabs the board | 29-51 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 29-51 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | John Love grabs the board | 29-51 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski is fouled on the floor by Peter Kaiser - foul #1 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #3 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Gray (PG), Ramiro Flores (SF), Terry Moberly (PF), Ronald Irvin (C) Robert Klawinski, Peter Kaiser, Shen Xiong, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Donald Roane (SF), Johnny Miller (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) John Love, Frederick Rogers, Marc Melton, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Donald Roane's pass is intercepted by Samuel Gray | 29-51 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores's pass is intercepted by Andrew Privalsky | 29-51 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-51 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly grabs the defensive rebound | 29-51 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly is denied on a layup by Donald Roane | 29-51 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Johnny Miller gets the rebound | 29-51 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Samuel Gray is called for the reach on Thomas Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Gray, team foul #4 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG), Daniel Eichner (SG), Mark Thompson (C) Samuel Gray, Gilberto Ricci, Ronald Irvin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Thomas Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-54 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Moberly | 31-54 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Donald Roane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Thomas Jones misses the tip | 31-54 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky snags the offensive board | 31-54 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Roane | 31-56 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson travels with the ball | 31-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser (SF) Ramiro Flores | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG), Frederick Rogers (SF), Marc Melton (PF) Thomas Jones, Micheal Peterson, Johnny Miller | |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Donald Roane knocks in the floater near the basket set up by John Love | 31-58 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson misses the dunk attempt | 31-58 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky gets the rebound | 31-58 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | John Love clanks a floater from the left block | 31-58 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-58 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | John Love drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Privalsky and the foul's on Peter Kaiser - foul #2 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #5 | 31-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci (SF), Ronald Irvin (PF) Terry Moberly, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Donald Roane, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 11:38 | Louisville | John Love makes the free throw | 31-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Klawinski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Irvin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Melton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin knocks in the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Marc Melton - foul #1 on Marc Melton, team foul #2 | 33-61 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin makes the free throw | 34-61 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | John Love scores on a jumper from close range set up by Frederick Rogers | 34-63 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin double dribbles | 34-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shen Xiong (SG), Ramiro Flores (SF) Robert Klawinski, Daniel Eichner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (SG) Thomas Jones | |
| 10:27 | Louisville | John Love lays it up and in on a great pass from Wayne Smiechowski | 34-65 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Marc Melton steps in front of the Shen Xiong pass | 34-65 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson is hacked by Shen Xiong - foul #1 on Shen Xiong, team foul #6 | 34-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Terry Moberly (PF), Mark Thompson (C) Shen Xiong, Ronald Irvin, Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SF), Johnny Miller (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Frederick Rogers, Marc Melton, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Gilberto Ricci - foul #1 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #7 | 34-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG) Gilberto Ricci | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses the 1st free throw | 34-65 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Johnny Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 34-66 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | John Love steals it from Robert Klawinski in the backcourt | 34-66 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | John Love lays it up and in | 34-68 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly clanks a floater in the lane | 34-68 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky grabs the defensive rebound | 34-68 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Donald Roane buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Privalsky | 34-71 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Andrew Privalsky is called for the reach on Ramiro Flores - foul #2 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #3 | 34-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shen Xiong (SG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Ronald Irvin (PF), Peter Kaiser (C) Daniel Eichner, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Frederick Rogers (SF), Marc Melton (PF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) John Love, Donald Roane, Johnny Miller, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-71 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Marc Melton gets the rebound | 34-71 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Peterson | 34-74 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-74 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Gilberto Ricci | 34-74 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Micheal Peterson is called for the reach on Gilberto Ricci - foul #2 on Micheal Peterson, team foul #4 | 34-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Marc Melton - foul #2 on Marc Melton, team foul #5 | 34-74 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin misses the 1st free throw | 34-74 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-74 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | John Love drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Micheal Peterson | 35-76 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Klawinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shen Xiong (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Irvin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Kaiser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Melton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-76 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin can't tip it in | 35-76 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski gets the rebound | 35-76 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers lays it in on a great pass from Micheal Peterson | 35-78 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Wayne Smiechowski picks off the pass by Shen Xiong | 35-78 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski clanks a floater in the lane | 35-78 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser grabs the board | 35-78 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong is hacked by Marc Melton - foul #3 on Marc Melton, team foul #6 | 35-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Banks (C) Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-78 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-78 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin misses short on a jumper from the right block | 35-78 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser tips it back up and in | 37-78 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers blows the layup but he's fouled by Gilberto Ricci - foul #2 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #8 | 37-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG) John Love | |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 37-79 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 37-80 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser loses the dribble to Thomas Jones | 37-80 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Marc Melton buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 37-82 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-82 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers gets the rebound | 37-82 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Carl Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-82 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Thomas Jones, Carl Banks | |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses short on a floater from the right side | 37-82 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski gets the rebound | 37-82 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | John Love banks in the layup on a great pass from Frederick Rogers | 37-84 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski is whistled for traveling | 37-84 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the runner near the basket | 37-84 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser pulls down the rebound | 37-84 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Klawinski (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Gilberto Ricci (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Peter Kaiser (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Irvin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Shen Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Peterson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Melton (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci is called for a charge - foul #3 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #9 | 37-84 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Love | 37-86 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser knocks in the floater from the baseline | 39-86 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers lays it in | 39-88 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci buries a jumpshot from the left side | 41-88 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Marc Melton's dunk attempt is rejected by Ronald Irvin | 41-88 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser snags the defensive board | 41-88 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-88 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | John Love grabs the board | 41-88 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Peter Kaiser is called for the reach on Frederick Rogers - foul #3 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #10 | 41-88 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 41-89 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-90 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 41-90 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski snags the defensive board | 41-90 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | John Love comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Peter Kaiser - foul #4 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #11 | 41-90 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | John Love makes the 1st free throw | 41-91 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | John Love makes the 2nd free throw | 41-92 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci is fouled on the floor by Marc Melton - foul #4 on Marc Melton, team foul #7 | 41-92 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 42-92 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 43-92 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | John Love runs out the clock | 43-92 |