| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Ray Richards picks off the pass by Carter Foreman | 31-31 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Ray Richards hits the finger roll | 31-33 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the floater from the right block | 33-33 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Ray Richards drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Sheets | 33-35 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Jan Barry snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 33-35 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Paul Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-35 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Jan Barry pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Brooks - foul #2 on David Brooks, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Ray Richards, David Brooks | |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli is fouled on the floor by Richard Howell - foul #3 on Richard Howell, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Charles Walsh (SF) Richard Howell, Carter Foreman, Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SG), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Paul Pierce | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Rafael Ayala | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy misses the jump hook from close range | 33-37 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | David Brooks connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Portillo | 33-39 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy banks in the layup set up by Alan Oliverio | 35-39 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | David Brooks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-39 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | David Brooks tips it in | 35-41 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Clifford Jacobs - foul #3 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Jan Barry (PF) Alan Oliverio, Allen Ordonez, Charles Walsh, Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Ray Richards (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | David Brooks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Jan Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-41 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy tips it but misses | 36-41 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey tips it home | 38-41 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Richards | 38-44 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Jan Barry misses the lay-in | 38-44 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Paul Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Sheets and he's hacked by Harold Clancy - foul #1 on Harold Clancy, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (C) Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Jan Barry loses the ball out of bounds | 38-47 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Jan Barry is fouled on the floor by David Brooks - foul #3 on David Brooks, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (PF) Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Ray Richards, David Brooks | |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Carter Foreman | 41-47 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Paul Smith clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Mowrey - foul #2 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SG), Jan Barry (PF) Carter Foreman, Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Richard Howell - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG) Richard Howell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Ray Richards (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Paul Smith, Clifford Jacobs | |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Portillo - foul #1 on Donald Portillo, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | David Brooks drills a shot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Richard Sheets clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Ray Richards gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | David Brooks is called for the reach on Anthony Westbrook - foul #4 on David Brooks, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Harold Clancy (C) Alan Oliverio, Charles Walsh, Jan Barry, Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Donald Portillo, Ray Richards, David Brooks | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carter Foreman | 44-49 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Richard Howell steals it from Rafael Ayala | 44-49 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy is called for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Allen Ordonez | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jan Barry - foul #2 on Jan Barry, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (PF) Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy comes up short on the floater from the right block | 44-50 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Carter Foreman steals the ball from Timothy Marinelli in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Howell | 47-50 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 47-50 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it but misses | 47-50 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold Clancy | 47-50 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman hits the finger roll set up by Richard Howell | 49-50 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Ray Richards (SF), David Brooks (C) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is fouled on the floor by Carter Foreman - foul #1 on Carter Foreman, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Paul Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | David Brooks tips it in | 49-52 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Jan Barry knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Howell | 51-52 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | David Brooks hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Richards | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Howell | 54-54 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mowrey - foul #3 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | David Brooks blocks the short jumper by Harold Clancy | 54-54 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | David Brooks misses short on a floater from close range | 54-54 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Jan Barry gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Richard Howell is hacked by Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | David Brooks pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Paul Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Brooks | 55-57 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 3rd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Paul Pierce buries a jump hook from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Jan Barry misses short on an open runner from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey hits a driving attempt in the lane | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 60-59 |