| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey is whistled for a carry | 23-23 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Paul Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy hits a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Ray Richards - foul #1 on Ray Richards, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Thomas Mowrey steals the ball from Richard Sheets | 25-26 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio blows the layup | 25-26 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the jumper from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold Clancy | 25-26 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy throws it down set up by Thomas Mowrey | 25-28 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Paul Pierce travels with the ball | 25-28 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy tips it home | 25-30 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Paul Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-30 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Jan Barry snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Jan Barry connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Mowrey | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Jan Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the floater from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits the follow up shot | 27-32 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ray Richards | 27-32 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | David Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith, Ray Richards, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF) Alan Oliverio, Carter Foreman, Thomas Mowrey, Jan Barry | |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Donald Portillo - foul #2 on Donald Portillo, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses the easy layup | 27-35 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it in | 29-35 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is whistled for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Harold Clancy | |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | David Brooks tips it in | 31-35 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez is denied on a layup by David Brooks | 31-35 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala is hacked by Allen Ordonez - foul #2 on Allen Ordonez, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Ray Richards (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF) Allen Ordonez, Jan Barry | |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the floater from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Richard Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Clancy (C) Charles Walsh | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-35 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Howell - foul #4 on Richard Howell, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF) Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Jan Barry (PF) Richard Howell, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | David Brooks gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Harold Clancy denies the turnaround by Richard Sheets | 35-37 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Jan Barry grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Jan Barry can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 35-37 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Richard Sheets snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Carter Foreman - foul #1 on Carter Foreman, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SG), Ray Richards (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SG), Charles Walsh (SF) Carter Foreman, Thomas Mowrey | |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy is hacked by Ray Richards - foul #2 on Ray Richards, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (C) Harold Clancy | |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Jan Barry tips it in | 36-39 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Alan Oliverio steps in front of the Rafael Ayala pass | 36-39 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook's floater is tipped away by Paul Pierce | 36-39 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Jan Barry tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 36-39 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Ray Richards comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Walsh | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jan Barry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | The jumper by Allen Ordonez is denied by Rafael Ayala | 36-39 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Ray Richards loses the dribble to Alan Oliverio | 36-39 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), David Brooks (C) Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, Ray Richards, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Harold Clancy (C) Alan Oliverio, Allen Ordonez, Jan Barry, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 06:10 | Louisville | David Brooks misses short on a floater from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Howell and he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (PF) Charles Walsh | |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Sheets | 38-42 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy is whistled for a carry | 38-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (SF) Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Allen Ordonez | |
| 04:23 | Louisville | David Brooks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 38-42 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Richard Howell knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Paul Pierce knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 40-45 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Carter Foreman | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Anthony Westbrook | |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Richard Howell can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Sheets - foul #2 on Richard Sheets, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Paul Smith steals the ball from Harold Clancy | 40-50 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Paul Smith lays it in | 42-50 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Timothy Marinelli steals it from Harold Clancy | 42-50 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Richard Howell - foul #5 on Richard Howell, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG) Richard Howell | |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Jan Barry misses the lay-in | 43-50 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Ray Richards can't throw it down | 43-50 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Richard Sheets tips it home | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sheets - foul #3 on Richard Sheets, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Jan Barry | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio is fouled on the floor by Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Paul Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 45-52 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio is hacked by Richard Sheets in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Sheets, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Paul Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Ray Richards gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Carter Foreman is called for the reach on Richard Sheets - foul #2 on Carter Foreman, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Anthony Westbrook | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Paul Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio is hacked by Richard Sheets in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Sheets, team foul #10 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (PF) Jan Barry | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-54 |