| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Butz (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is hacked by David Blanchard - foul #2 on David Blanchard, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Lloyd Malizia and he's hacked by Sean Sowders - foul #2 on Sean Sowders, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-42 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the floater near the basket set up by Sean Sowders | 40-44 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Butz - foul #1 on William Butz, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Rubin Wolfe swats the layup by David Blanchard | 42-44 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Ryan Rine buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Blanchard | 42-46 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe tips it but misses | 42-46 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | William Butz hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from David Blanchard | 42-48 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the fadeaway in the paint | 42-48 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Rubin Wolfe denies the turnaround by Ryan Rine | 42-48 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Kim Smith (SF), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Craig Alden, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, William Butz, Ryan Rine, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kim Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rodney Heller | 42-51 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-51 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Robert Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-51 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | David Harvey lays it up and in | 44-53 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Luis Walker makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Rodney Heller's pass is intercepted by Kim Smith | 46-53 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Kim Smith is fouled on the floor by Rodney Heller - foul #1 on Rodney Heller, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (SG) Kim Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano is fouled on the floor by Arthur Yutzy - foul #1 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe (PF) Robert Mason | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins travels with the ball | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Sean Sowders buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Rine | 46-56 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Rubin Wolfe | 49-56 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 49-56 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Sean Sowders steals the ball from Jimmy Riley in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Ryan Rine loses the dribble to Alberto Romano | 49-56 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Louis Reaves steals it from Alberto Romano | 49-56 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson's fadeaway is rejected by Rubin Wolfe | 49-56 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy tips it but misses | 49-56 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - David Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sammie Hudson (fairly fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses long on a shot from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Jimmy Riley is called for the reach on Arthur Yutzy - foul #2 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #2 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Alberto Romano, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), William Butz (SG), David Harvey (SF), David Blanchard (PF) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Ryan Rine, Sammie Hudson | |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Rodney Heller misses long on a shot from the left side | 49-56 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Craig Alden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | David Harvey gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | David Harvey is fouled on the floor by Luis Walker - foul #2 on Luis Walker, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonel Lundin (C) Louis Reaves | |
| 10:29 | Louisville | William Butz is hacked by Craig Alden - foul #1 on Craig Alden, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (SG) Craig Alden | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:16 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | David Blanchard blocks the short jumper by Robert Mason | 49-56 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Kim Smith grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | David Harvey snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Rodney Heller can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-56 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | William Butz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Craig Alden (SG), Rubin Wolfe (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, Kim Smith, Joseph Jenkins, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | William Butz is called for the reach on Lloyd Malizia - foul #2 on William Butz, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Sammie Hudson (PF) William Butz, David Blanchard | |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Rine | 49-56 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-56 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Riley - foul #3 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF) Lloyd Malizia | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), David Blanchard (PF) Arthur Yutzy, Sammie Hudson | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Butz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Ryan Rine is hacked by Jimmy Riley - foul #4 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Craig Alden is called for the reach on Sean Sowders - foul #2 on Craig Alden, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Craig Alden can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Riley - foul #5 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Joseph Jenkins (C) Jimmy Riley, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | David Blanchard pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Sean Sowders connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Butz | 49-61 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Craig Alden buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rubin Wolfe | 52-61 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Louis Reaves steals the ball from Craig Alden | 52-61 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Louis Reaves clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-61 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Craig Alden comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | David Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | David Blanchard tips it in | 52-63 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Craig Alden - foul #3 on Craig Alden, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF), David Kimbrough (C) Craig Alden, Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, William Butz, Ryan Rine, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is fouled on the floor by Luis Walker - foul #3 on Luis Walker, team foul #10 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (SG) Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Kim Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-65 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Rodney Heller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | David Harvey steps in front of the David Kimbrough pass | 52-65 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kim Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Luis Walker - foul #4 on Luis Walker, team foul #11 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Daily (PG), Craig Alden (SG) Luis Walker, Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Rodney Heller, David Harvey | |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Kim Smith snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Craig Alden is whistled for traveling | 52-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the floater from the left block | 52-66 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-66 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Sean Sowders steps in front of the Kim Smith pass | 52-66 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-66 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Craig Alden drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kim Smith | 55-66 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Louis Reaves can't throw it down but he's fouled by Lloyd Malizia - foul #4 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #12 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Vincent Tye (SG), Alberto Romano (SF), Robert Mason (C) James Daily, Craig Alden, Lloyd Malizia, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), David Blanchard (PF) Arthur Yutzy, Sammie Hudson | |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 55-68 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Ryan Rine buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Sean Sowders and he's hacked by Alberto Romano - foul #1 on Alberto Romano, team foul #13 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins (PF) Vincent Tye | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Blanchard | 55-71 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Ryan Rine scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Butz | 55-73 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the board | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | David Blanchard buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Rine | 55-75 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-75 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Sean Sowders runs out the clock | 58-75 |