| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Brogan - foul #2 on Charles Brogan, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | John Rose gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Jarek Buljan denies the turnaround by John Rose | 30-32 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | James Hicks grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | James Hicks buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 30-35 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to John Rose | 30-35 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan travels with the ball | 30-35 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Gary Dardar is open but can't throw it down | 30-35 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Kyle Clausen steps in front of the James Hicks pass | 30-35 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen jams it | 32-35 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Catanzaro - foul #3 on Robert Catanzaro, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Nitz (SF), Kong Xiao (PF) Robert Catanzaro, Jarek Buljan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), Jeffrey Holmes (C) Solomon Green, Charles Brogan, John Rose | |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Kong Xiao hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 32-37 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Holmes | 32-37 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | John Cole loses the dribble to Gary Dardar | 32-37 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Kong Xiao hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Hicks - foul #3 on James Hicks, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (SG) Kyle Clausen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF) James Hicks, Tony Roberts | |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Kong Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Kong Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Wally Banks buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Zellefrow and he's fouled by Kong Xiao - foul #1 on Kong Xiao, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Wally Banks makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Timothy Poole misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tony Normandin - foul #1 on Tony Normandin, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), John Rose (C) John Cole, James Zellefrow, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Timothy Poole makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Timothy Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Robinson (fresh) SF - Arthur Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 4 pts. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Kong Xiao connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Solomon Green - foul #1 on Solomon Green, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Kyle Clausen (SG), Robert Catanzaro (SF), Gary Dardar (C) Timothy Poole, Dale Robinson, Arthur Nitz, Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SF), Tony Roberts (PF) Tony Normandin, Wally Banks | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Kong Xiao misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | John Rose snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | John Rose clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Dardar - foul #2 on Gary Dardar, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jarek Buljan (PF) Kong Xiao | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Gary Dardar pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | James Hicks snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Jarek Buljan takes the ball from Solomon Green | 38-42 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-42 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Gary Dardar knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Ramon Gutierrez | 40-42 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is hacked by Gary Dardar - foul #3 on Gary Dardar, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Zellefrow (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Jeffrey Holmes (C) Solomon Green, Charles Brogan, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, John Rose | |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kyle Clausen - foul #2 on Kyle Clausen, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (SG), Kong Xiao (PF) Kyle Clausen, Jarek Buljan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Dale Robinson is hacked by John Cole - foul #1 on John Cole, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Nitz (SF) Robert Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin is fouled on the floor by Arthur Nitz - foul #2 on Arthur Nitz, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Gary Dardar (C) Timothy Poole, Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Wally Banks | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dale Robinson (fresh) SF - Arthur Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zellefrow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Kong Xiao misses badly on a floater from the right side | 40-45 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Cole | 40-45 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Arthur Nitz blocks the jumper by Wally Banks | 40-45 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Dale Robinson grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Kong Xiao knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gary Dardar | 42-45 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | John Cole is hacked by Ramon Gutierrez - foul #1 on Ramon Gutierrez, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG), Robert Catanzaro (SF), Jarek Buljan (PF) Dale Robinson, Arthur Nitz, Kong Xiao | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), John Rose (C) Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | John Cole misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the lay-in | 42-45 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | John Rose snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Robert Catanzaro steps in front of the James Hicks pass | 42-45 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen hits the finger roll set up by Jarek Buljan | 44-45 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | John Rose connects on the shot from the left block | 44-47 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Tony Roberts blocks the short jumper by Gary Dardar | 44-47 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | John Rose knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Tony Roberts | 44-49 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | James Hicks gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ramon Gutierrez - foul #2 on Ramon Gutierrez, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Jeffrey Holmes (C) John Cole, James Zellefrow, John Rose | |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Jeffrey Holmes steals the ball from Robert Catanzaro | 44-50 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kyle Clausen - foul #3 on Kyle Clausen, team foul #9 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kong Xiao (PF) Jarek Buljan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | James Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Timothy Poole | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 8 pts. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Solomon Green grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes double dribbles | 44-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Dale Robinson (SG), Arthur Nitz (SF), Gary Dardar (C) Timothy Poole, Kyle Clausen, Robert Catanzaro, Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), John Rose (C) James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| 06:36 | Louisville | John Rose blocks the jumper by Dale Robinson | 44-51 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Wally Banks snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Gary Dardar grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | John Rose denies the turnaround by Kong Xiao | 44-51 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Dale Robinson's pass is intercepted by Solomon Green | 44-51 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | Kong Xiao picks off the pass by Solomon Green | 44-51 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | The jumper by Ramon Gutierrez is denied by Wally Banks | 44-51 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Kong Xiao pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG), Robert Catanzaro (SF), Jarek Buljan (PF) Dale Robinson, Arthur Nitz, Kong Xiao | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SF), Tony Roberts (PF) Tony Normandin, Wally Banks | |
| 04:47 | Louisville | John Rose steps in front of the Kyle Clausen pass | 44-51 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | John Rose is hacked by Gary Dardar - foul #4 on Gary Dardar, team foul #10 | 44-51 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen drills a jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts banks in the layup set up by Charles Brogan | 46-54 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Brogan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Rose (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Kyle Clausen steps in front of the Charles Brogan pass | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro buries a jump hook in the lane | 48-54 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Solomon Green drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Brogan | 48-56 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-56 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan tips it in | 50-56 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 50-59 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Solomon Green is called for the reach on Ramon Gutierrez - foul #2 on Solomon Green, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan double dribbles | 50-59 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | The jumper by James Hicks is denied by Kyle Clausen | 50-59 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Catanzaro | 53-59 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Kyle Clausen is called for the reach on James Hicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kyle Clausen, team foul #11 | 53-59 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts is hacked by Ramon Gutierrez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ramon Gutierrez, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Gary Dardar gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 53-62 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Kyle Clausen is called for the reach on Tony Roberts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kyle Clausen, team foul #13 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (SG) Kyle Clausen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Gary Dardar drills a turnaround from the right block | 55-64 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | James Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Robinson - foul #2 on Dale Robinson, team foul #14 | 55-64 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Gary Dardar drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dale Robinson | 57-66 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | James Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Ramon Gutierrez - foul #4 on Ramon Gutierrez, team foul #15 | 57-66 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro hits a floater from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Solomon Green runs out the clock | 59-67 |