| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (fresh) SG - Morris Montano (fresh) SF - Leonard Hobson (fresh) PF - Benny Blackburn (fresh) C - Charles Delarosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) SG - Chase Brown (fresh) SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) PF - David Robbins (fresh) C - Steven Bushong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Frank Brumback evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Morris Montano | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin misses the shot from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Steven Bushong snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Frank Brumback clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn banks in the layup set up by Morris Montano | 5-0 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Frank Brumback knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Steven Bushong is called for the reach on Morris Montano - foul #1 on Steven Bushong, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Don Ferrin | 7-3 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Frank Brumback is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 7-3 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Don Ferrin | 9-3 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum is fouled on the floor by Don Ferrin - foul #1 on Don Ferrin, team foul #1 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch (SG), Anthony Schroeder (C) Morris Montano, Charles Delarosa | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Chase Brown is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Nusbaum | 9-5 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson is hacked by Frank Brumback - foul #1 on Frank Brumback, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (SF) Leonard Hobson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | David Robbins steals the ball from Don Ferrin | 9-5 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum misses long on a jumper from the left side | 9-5 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Frank Brumback tips it in | 9-7 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Benny Blackburn | 12-7 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | David Robbins misses badly on a runner near the basket | 12-7 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum hits the follow up shot | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Clark (fresh) PF - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Robbins (fairly fresh) C - Steven Bushong (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Leonard Hobson (SF), Charles Delarosa (C) Joshua Fitch, Thomas Clark, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Stephan Davis (SF), Ronald Maynard (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Frank Brumback, David Robbins, Steven Bushong | |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Stephan Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vasily Gavinski | 12-9 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Chase Brown hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephan Davis | 12-11 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SG) Chase Brown | |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Anthony Schroeder is called for the reach on Ralph Choe - foul #1 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Ralph Choe is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ralph Choe, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Steven Bushong (C) Darren Davis, Stephan Davis | |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder snags the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-11 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski tips it back up and in | 12-13 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Morris Montano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder tips it back up and in | 14-13 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Ralph Choe can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Anthony Schroeder | 14-13 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Morris Montano is hacked by Ralph Choe - foul #2 on Ralph Choe, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Joshua Fitch (SG), Benny Blackburn (PF) Don Ferrin, Morris Montano, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Chase Brown (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), David Robbins (PF), Matthew Goodman (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Ralph Choe, Ronald Maynard, Vasily Gavinski, Steven Bushong | |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark is hacked by David Robbins - foul #1 on David Robbins, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-13 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-13 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Hobson | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Hobson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Delarosa (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Darren Davis (fresh) SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Robbins (fresh) C - Matthew Goodman (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Frank Brumback shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Benny Blackburn - foul #1 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Benny Blackburn | 18-15 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Chase Brown double dribbles | 18-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Ferrin (PG) Leonard Hobson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Steven Bushong (C) Darren Davis, Matthew Goodman | |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-15 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Delarosa | 18-15 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark drills a 3 from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Joshua Fitch is called for the reach on Chase Brown - foul #1 on Joshua Fitch, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Leonard Hobson (SF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Joshua Fitch, Thomas Clark, Charles Delarosa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Maynard (SF), Vasily Gavinski (PF) Frank Brumback, David Robbins | |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum travels with the ball | 21-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Keese (SG), Stephan Davis (SF) Chase Brown, Steven Bushong | |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Morris Montano's pass is intercepted by Thomas Nusbaum | 21-15 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away | 21-18 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-18 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Benny Blackburn | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Hobson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Keese (fresh) SF - Stephan Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 24-18 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski snags the defensive board | 24-18 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Stephan Davis tips it back up and in | 24-20 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Morris Montano and the foul's on Vasily Gavinski - foul #1 on Vasily Gavinski, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Charles Delarosa (C) Morris Montano, Leonard Hobson, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Chase Brown (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), David Robbins (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Frank Keese, Stephan Davis, Ronald Maynard, Vasily Gavinski | |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Darren Davis misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-20 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch scores on a 3 from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | David Robbins is whistled for traveling | 30-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson (SF) Don Ferrin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-20 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson tips it but misses | 30-20 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Chase Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Chase Brown comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | David Robbins grabs the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | David Robbins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder (PF) Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Brumback | 30-20 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Frank Brumback comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-20 |
| 05:28 | Louisville | Darren Davis gets the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Steven Bushong hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-22 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Steven Bushong grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Steven Bushong is fouled on the floor by Charles Delarosa - foul #1 on Charles Delarosa, team foul #5 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG) Leonard Hobson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG) Darren Davis | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Bushong | 30-25 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Steven Bushong gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Steven Bushong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Bushong | 30-25 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Chase Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Ferrin (PG), Leonard Hobson (SF), Benny Blackburn (PF) Thomas Clark, Joshua Fitch, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (SF), Ronald Maynard (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Frank Brumback, David Robbins, Steven Bushong | |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Hobson | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Hobson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Delarosa (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephan Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-25 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Chase Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Chase Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephan Davis | 33-28 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Morris Montano knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Benny Blackburn | 35-28 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stephan Davis | 35-31 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Stephan Davis gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Morris Montano pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Morris Montano evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa tips it but misses | 35-31 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chase Brown | 35-34 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Chase Brown - foul #1 on Chase Brown, team foul #7 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Joshua Fitch (SF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Don Ferrin, Leonard Hobson, Charles Delarosa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Ralph Choe (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), David Robbins (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Chase Brown, Stephan Davis, Ronald Maynard, Vasily Gavinski | |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Darren Davis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch's pass is intercepted by Ralph Choe | 37-37 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Darren Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Morris Montano gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn is fouled on the floor by Ralph Choe - foul #3 on Ralph Choe, team foul #8 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson (SF) Morris Montano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Keese (SG) Ralph Choe | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Frank Keese misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on David Robbins - foul #2 on David Robbins, team foul #9 | 39-37 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Robbins | 40-37 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Darren Davis hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-40 |