| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is fouled on the floor by Toney Dumas - foul #3 on Toney Dumas, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Toney Dumas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez hits the follow up shot | 35-30 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | The jumper by Charles Walsh is denied by Joseph Nesbitt | 35-30 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs can't tip it in | 35-30 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jan Barry | 35-33 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Ray Richards's floater is tipped away by Gregory Skaggs | 35-33 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez's dunk attempt is rejected by Joseph Nesbitt | 35-33 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Gregory Skaggs blocks the short jumper by Timothy Marinelli | 35-33 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez blows the layup | 35-33 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Walsh (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Ray Richards is whistled for a carry | 35-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Timothy Marinelli, Richard Sheets, Ray Richards, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Felix Lewis (SG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Joshua Camp (C) Carter Foreman, Allen Ordonez, Charles Walsh, Jan Barry, Gregory Skaggs | |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook loses the dribble to Clifford Jacobs | 35-33 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | The short jumper by Rafael Ayala is denied by Anthony Westbrook | 35-33 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs tips it home | 37-33 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp misses the floater from the left side | 37-33 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook buries a jumper in the lane set up by Felix Lewis | 37-35 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses the jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses the lay-in | 37-35 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Clifford Jacobs | 37-35 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joshua Camp - foul #2 on Joshua Camp, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Richard Sheets (SG), Ray Richards (SF), Joseph Nesbitt (PF) Toney Dumas, Donald Portillo, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Jan Barry (PF) Alan Oliverio, Felix Lewis, Curtis Lynn, Joshua Camp | |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-35 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Jan Barry pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Jan Barry hits a wide open jumper near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Carter Foreman | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Jan Barry snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Ray Richards gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs (C) Anthony Westbrook | |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Jan Barry can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-37 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Jan Barry hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 39-37 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Ray Richards connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Toney Dumas | 41-37 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Jan Barry misses the shot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Ray Richards is fouled on the floor by Jan Barry - foul #2 on Jan Barry, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Ray Richards, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Felix Lewis (SG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF) Carter Foreman, Allen Ordonez, Charles Walsh, Jan Barry | |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-39 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Toney Dumas - foul #4 on Toney Dumas, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Camp (C) Gregory Skaggs | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Alan Oliverio | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Felix Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Camp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Clifford Jacobs and he's hacked by Anthony Westbrook - foul #2 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG) Donald Portillo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG), Allen Ordonez (SF) Alan Oliverio, Curtis Lynn | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 44-41 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Paul Pierce's floater is tipped away by Allen Ordonez | 44-41 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Richard Sheets steps in front of the Felix Lewis pass | 44-41 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the finger roll | 46-41 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Westbrook and the foul's on Christopher Freudenberg - foul #1 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Ray Richards (SF), Joseph Nesbitt (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Felix Lewis, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Joshua Camp is called for the reach on Timothy Marinelli - foul #3 on Joshua Camp, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SG) Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Joshua Camp | |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Jan Barry swats the layup by Rafael Ayala | 46-44 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Donald Portillo tips it but misses | 46-44 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Ray Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG) Donald Portillo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Felix Lewis (SG) Carter Foreman, Allen Ordonez | |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Oliverio | 46-46 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Jan Barry grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Richard Sheets is called for the reach on Felix Lewis - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Anthony Westbrook (C) Alan Oliverio, Felix Lewis, Gregory Skaggs | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Allen Ordonez is blocked by Joseph Nesbitt | 46-46 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook tips it home | 46-48 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Ray Richards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 46-48 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Ray Richards loses the dribble to Jan Barry | 46-48 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-48 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Ray Richards connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Toney Dumas | 48-48 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Jan Barry lays it up and in | 48-50 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Jan Barry snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is whistled for a carry | 48-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs (C) Anthony Westbrook | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Richard Sheets throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Toney Dumas is called for the reach on Allen Ordonez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Toney Dumas, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Toney Dumas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez is hacked by Timothy Marinelli - foul #1 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Timothy Marinelli is called for the reach on Charles Walsh - foul #2 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Timothy Marinelli is called for the reach on Charles Walsh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (SG) Allen Ordonez | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards loses the ball out of bounds | 48-54 |