| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Richard Sheets double dribbles | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF) Richard Sheets, Clifford Jacobs | |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs's pass is intercepted by Michael Moore | 28-25 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Moore | 28-27 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alan Oliverio | 31-27 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Gregory Skaggs picks off the pass by Michael Moore | 31-27 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Walsh | 33-27 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Jan Barry knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Camp (C) Gregory Skaggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Wayne Dildy (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Timothy Marinelli, Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Jan Barry makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala is called for 3 seconds | 36-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SF) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan's fadeaway is rejected by Rafael Ayala | 36-27 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Jan Barry can't tip it in | 36-27 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses badly on a floater from close range | 36-27 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala tips it home | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garrett Tolan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Barry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Joshua Camp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Wayne Dildy (fresh) SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Garrett Tolan | 38-29 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Paul Pierce throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Sheets | 38-31 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan misses the floater from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Ordonez | 38-31 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Jan Barry knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Oliverio | 40-31 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Paul Pierce scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Jan Barry misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 40-33 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Clifford Jacobs | 40-33 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Allen Ordonez - foul #2 on Allen Ordonez, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Alan Oliverio, Garrett Tolan, Jan Barry, Joshua Camp | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Kevin Kemp (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Wayne Dildy, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Christopher Freudenberg steps in front of the Allen Ordonez pass | 40-34 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Westbrook - foul #4 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan (SG), Jan Barry (PF) Allen Ordonez, Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (SF) Clifford Jacobs | |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Garrett Tolan | 42-36 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Toney Dumas gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Felix Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garrett Tolan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Richard Sheets knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Nesbitt | 42-38 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis's floater is knocked away by Christopher Freudenberg | 42-38 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Richard Sheets buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis is hacked by Joseph Nesbitt - foul #2 on Joseph Nesbitt, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Joshua Camp (PF) Felix Lewis, Garrett Tolan, Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Joseph Nesbitt, Kevin Kemp, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Clifford Jacobs takes the ball from Allen Ordonez | 42-41 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs dunks the ball | 42-43 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses the dunk attempt | 42-43 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the jumper in the lane | 42-43 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn (SF) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Freudenberg | 42-45 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-45 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Toney Dumas | 42-47 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt grabs the board | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) PF - Joshua Camp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Skaggs (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Richard Sheets connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Camp - foul #1 on Joshua Camp, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Garrett Tolan (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Jan Barry (C) Alan Oliverio, Allen Ordonez, Curtis Lynn, Joshua Camp, Gregory Skaggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Anthony Westbrook | 42-50 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis travels in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits the finger roll set up by Michael Moore | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Toney Dumas grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Toney Dumas is hacked by Jan Barry - foul #1 on Jan Barry, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG) Felix Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Michael Moore, Paul Pierce | |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is hacked by Alan Oliverio - foul #3 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Richard Sheets can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Anthony Westbrook is called for the reach on Toney Dumas - foul #5 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Camp (C) Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is called for traveling | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SF) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Rafael Ayala | |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the shot from the left side | 45-52 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Barry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Joshua Camp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is hacked by Alan Oliverio - foul #4 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Gregory Skaggs (C) Alan Oliverio, Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Richard Sheets, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 45-54 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Timothy Marinelli | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Allen Ordonez, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF) Garrett Tolan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Felix Lewis takes the ball from Paul Pierce | 45-56 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis can't finish the layup | 45-56 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Richard Sheets can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-56 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-56 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Sheets | 45-56 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is fouled in the backcourt by Felix Lewis - foul #3 on Felix Lewis, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Garrett Tolan (SG), Jan Barry (PF) Felix Lewis, Allen Ordonez, Joshua Camp | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Kevin Kemp (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Skaggs | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Kevin Kemp is hacked by Garrett Tolan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Garrett Tolan, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Kevin Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Kevin Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Michael Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Garrett Tolan - foul #3 on Garrett Tolan, team foul #11 | 50-58 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Michael Moore misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Michael Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Oliverio - foul #5 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #12 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SG) Alan Oliverio | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Christopher Freudenberg swats the layup by Garrett Tolan | 50-60 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Kevin Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets runs out the clock | 50-60 |