| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) SG - Gabriel Schrecengost (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Tope (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan inbounds the ball | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan tips it in | 29-43 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos travels with the ball | 29-43 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes is fouled on the floor by Ryan Page - foul #2 on Ryan Page, team foul #1 | 29-43 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan is whistled for traveling | 29-43 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Kent Pittman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rolando Ramos | 29-46 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses the lay-in | 29-46 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Florentino Lombardi | 29-46 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi blows the dunk | 29-46 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan gets the rebound | 29-46 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (SG), Michael Ringo (PF) Gabriel Schrecengost, Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (C) John Tope | |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Kent Pittman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-46 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos grabs the offensive board | 29-46 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Ryan Page is fouled on the floor by Michael Ringo - foul #2 on Michael Ringo, team foul #1 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), George Chambers (C) Jared Morgan, Ernest Sullivan, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG) Rolando Ramos | |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the turnaround from close range | 29-46 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Kent Pittman grabs the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Gary Sutton is hacked by Larry Kruse - foul #1 on Larry Kruse, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamie Howell (C) Ryan Page | |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the easy layup | 29-46 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | George Chambers gets the rebound | 29-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) SG - Larry Kruse (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Ringo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jamie Howell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-46 |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Kent Pittman gets the rebound | 29-46 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Childress - foul #1 on Gregory Childress, team foul #3 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Bobby Spillman, Larry Kruse, Gregory Childress, Michael Ringo, George Chambers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Ryan Page (PF), John Tope (C) Gary Sutton, Scott Carnegie, Jamie Howell | |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes's floater is tipped away by John Tope | 29-48 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-48 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes gets the rebound | 29-48 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Page - foul #3 on Ryan Page, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Ryan Page pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-51 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-51 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Ryan Page grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Rolando Ramos | 30-53 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 30-53 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi gets the rebound | 30-53 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Ryan Page can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Sullivan - foul #1 on Ernest Sullivan, team foul #4 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ringo (PF), George Chambers (C) Steve Barnes, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG) Rolando Ramos | |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 30-54 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | John Tope blocks the jumper by George Chambers | 30-55 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Florentino Lombardi | 30-55 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Kent Pittman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-58 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan loses the dribble to Gary Sutton | 30-58 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Ryan Page hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 30-58 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | John Tope hits the follow up shot | 30-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fairly fresh) SG - Gabriel Schrecengost (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Ringo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Tope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-60 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 30-60 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Kent Pittman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-63 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Gabriel Schrecengost | 32-63 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is hacked by Jared Morgan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jared Morgan, team foul #5 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Larry Kruse (SG), Richard Dykes (C) Jared Morgan, Gabriel Schrecengost, Ernest Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Scott Carnegie (PF), Jamie Howell (C) Kent Pittman, Ryan Page, John Tope | |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Jamie Howell comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-63 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Dykes | 32-63 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-63 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Jamie Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-63 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi clanks a floater from the free throw line | 32-63 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie snags the offensive board | 32-63 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-63 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | George Chambers gets the rebound | 32-63 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse loses the ball out of bounds | 32-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Steve Barnes (PF) Larry Kruse, George Chambers | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Gary Sutton, Florentino Lombardi | |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Scott Carnegie | 32-66 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-66 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses the tip | 32-66 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Grullon | 32-66 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton is hacked by Michael Ringo - foul #3 on Michael Ringo, team foul #6 | 32-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), Eugene Mark (PF), Terry Dean (C) Jared Morgan, Michael Ringo, Steve Barnes, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (SG) Rolando Ramos | |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Paul Hicks and the foul's on Eugene Mark - foul #1 on Eugene Mark, team foul #7 | 32-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF) Eugene Mark | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the free throw | 32-69 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | The jumper by Gregory Childress is denied by Scott Carnegie | 32-69 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie snags the defensive board | 32-69 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by George Chambers - foul #2 on George Chambers, team foul #8 | 32-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ringo (PF) Terry Dean | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG) William Grullon | |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses the 1st free throw | 32-69 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-70 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) SG - Larry Kruse (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Ringo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Jamie Howell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #1 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #3 | 32-70 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 33-70 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse misses the 2nd free throw | 33-70 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 33-70 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Carnegie | 33-72 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo misses the easy layup | 33-72 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo misses the tip | 33-72 |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo grabs the offensive board | 33-72 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | George Chambers is fouled on the floor by Paul Hicks - foul #1 on Paul Hicks, team foul #4 | 33-72 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | George Chambers blows the dunk but he's fouled by Gary Sutton - foul #1 on Gary Sutton, team foul #5 | 33-72 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | George Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 34-72 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | George Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-72 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #6 | 35-72 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 35-72 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie gets the rebound | 35-72 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gary Sutton and the foul's on Gregory Childress - foul #2 on Gregory Childress, team foul #9 | 35-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eugene Mark (PF), Terry Dean (C) Larry Kruse, George Chambers | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG) Paul Hicks | |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the free throw | 35-75 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Eugene Mark scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Mark | 37-75 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Terry Dean snags the defensive board | 37-75 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Terry Dean is hacked by Jamie Howell - foul #1 on Jamie Howell, team foul #7 | 37-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG) Gregory Childress | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Terry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 38-75 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Terry Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 38-75 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-75 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby Spillman - foul #3 on Bobby Spillman, team foul #10 | 38-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF) Michael Ringo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (SG) Gary Sutton | |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 38-76 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-77 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Eugene Mark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-77 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | George Chambers pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-77 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman misses long on a shot from the right side | 38-77 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 38-77 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | William Grullon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-77 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman is called for traveling | 38-77 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Larry Kruse (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Mark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Dean (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) SG - Paul Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Carnegie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Jamie Howell (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Jamie Howell loses the dribble to Bobby Spillman | 38-77 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman hits the finger roll | 40-77 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-77 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 40-77 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the lay-in | 40-77 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Terry Dean pulls down the rebound | 40-77 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman hits a jumper from the left wing | 42-77 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Jamie Howell comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 42-77 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Terry Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 42-77 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-77 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by William Grullon | 45-79 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Eugene Mark comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-79 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Terry Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 45-79 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Eugene Mark travels with the ball | 45-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Childress (SF), Michael Ringo (PF) Eugene Mark, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG) William Grullon | |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Jamie Howell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-79 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo pulls down the rebound | 45-79 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #3 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #8 | 45-79 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo makes the 1st free throw | 46-79 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-79 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Gary Sutton is fouled on the floor by Bobby Spillman - foul #4 on Bobby Spillman, team foul #11 | 47-79 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Gary Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 47-79 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Gary Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-79 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Ringo | 47-79 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-79 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Gary Sutton runs out the clock | 50-79 |