| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) SG - Wade Jack (fresh) SF - William Tyler (fresh) PF - Robert Mason (fresh) C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) SF - Christopher Slavin (fresh) PF - David Blanchard (fresh) C - Eric Vincent (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Eric Vincent wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | William Butz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Warren Campbell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Eric Vincent drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Butz | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Luis Walker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Eric Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | The jumper by Eric Vincent is denied by Robert Mason | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | David Blanchard tips it home | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | William Tyler drills a 3 from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | David Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Eric Vincent tips it home | 3-6 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | William Tyler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Blanchard - foul #1 on David Blanchard, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph (SF) Christopher Slavin | |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | William Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | William Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | David Blanchard is hacked by Luis Walker - foul #1 on Luis Walker, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonel Lundin (C) Eric Vincent | |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph loses the ball out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Mains (SG) Warren Campbell | |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Luis Walker is fouled on the floor by William Butz - foul #1 on William Butz, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | William Mains comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Wade Jack grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) SG - Wade Jack (fairly fresh) SF - William Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Mason (fresh) C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Mains (fresh) SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Wade Jack makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Luis Walker | 8-6 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | David Blanchard blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Mason - foul #1 on Robert Mason, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Parsons (PG), David Vinson (SG), Brock Cotton (SF), Richard Strickland (PF), Joseph Jenkins (C) Luis Walker, Wade Jack, William Tyler, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), Warren Campbell (SG), Christopher Slavin (SF), Eric Vincent (C) William Butz, William Mains, Nicholas Randolph, Leonel Lundin | |
| 15:12 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | David Vinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin misses badly on a shot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Warren Campbell is called for the reach on Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Warren Campbell, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), William Tyler (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) David Vinson, Brock Cotton, Richard Strickland, Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Blanchard (PF) Sammie Hudson | |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | William Tyler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Robert Mason grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Luis Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 8-8 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | James Gamble grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | James Gamble loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wade Jack (SG) George Parsons | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG) James Gamble | |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-8 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 10-8 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Warren Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Luis Walker snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Wade Jack scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Luis Walker | 13-8 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Robert Mason steps in front of the Christopher Slavin pass | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wade Jack (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Campbell (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Slavin (fairly fresh) PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Vincent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Slavin - foul #1 on Christopher Slavin, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Parsons (PG), David Vinson (SG) Luis Walker, Wade Jack | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Mains (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Warren Campbell, Christopher Slavin, Eric Vincent | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin buries a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by David Kimbrough - foul #1 on David Kimbrough, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brock Cotton (SF), Richard Strickland (PF), Joseph Jenkins (C) William Tyler, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | George Parsons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton hits the follow up shot | 17-10 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin can't throw it down but he's hacked by Richard Strickland - foul #1 on Richard Strickland, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG) William Butz | |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | George Parsons is called for the reach on James Gamble - foul #1 on George Parsons, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Wade Jack (SG), William Tyler (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) George Parsons, David Vinson, Brock Cotton, Richard Strickland, Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Campbell (SG), David Blanchard (PF) William Mains, Sammie Hudson | |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 19-12 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Luis Walker | 19-12 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Luis Walker is whistled for traveling | 19-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), Eric Vincent (C) James Gamble, Leonel Lundin | |
| 08:28 | Louisville | David Blanchard hits the finger roll | 19-14 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Wade Jack can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-14 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Warren Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph misses the tip | 19-14 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Luis Walker loses the dribble to Nicholas Randolph | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wade Jack (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Campbell (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eric Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Eric Vincent hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 19-14 |
| 07:00 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | William Tyler comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Randolph - foul #1 on Nicholas Randolph, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Parsons (SG), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Wade Jack, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Mains (SG), Christopher Slavin (SF) Warren Campbell, Nicholas Randolph | |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | William Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | William Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | William Mains hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Butz | 21-16 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins hits the finger roll set up by William Tyler | 23-16 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Eric Vincent clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Brock Cotton - foul #1 on Brock Cotton, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Vinson (SG), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, William Tyler, Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Eric Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Eric Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses long on a floater from the left side | 23-16 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | George Parsons is whistled for a carry | 23-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wade Jack (SG) David Vinson | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), Warren Campbell (SG), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) William Butz, William Mains, David Blanchard, Eric Vincent | |
| 04:53 | Louisville | James Gamble connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Warren Campbell | 23-19 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Sammie Hudson | 23-19 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | James Gamble misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | George Parsons clanks a jumper from the right side | 23-19 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Wade Jack hits the follow up shot | 25-19 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson misses long on a shot from close range | 25-19 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Warren Campbell tips it but misses | 25-19 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | George Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the board | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - George Parsons (fairly fresh) SG - Wade Jack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brock Cotton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Warren Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Slavin (fairly fresh) PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Warren Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), David Vinson (SG), William Tyler (SF), Richard Strickland (PF), Joseph Jenkins (C) George Parsons, Wade Jack, Brock Cotton, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), William Mains (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Eric Vincent (C) James Gamble, Warren Campbell, Christopher Slavin, Sammie Hudson, Leonel Lundin | |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | David Vinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-19 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | William Butz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | William Tyler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Tyler, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Eric Vincent banks in the layup on a great pass from David Blanchard | 25-21 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | David Vinson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-21 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | William Mains pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | David Blanchard comes up short on the runner from the left block | 25-21 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-21 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Eric Vincent pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | David Blanchard lays it in on a nice dish by William Butz | 25-23 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | David Vinson's layup is rejected by Eric Vincent | 25-23 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland tips it but misses | 25-23 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland misses the tip | 25-23 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Eric Vincent grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | William Butz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wade Jack (SG), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) David Vinson, Richard Strickland, Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Campbell (SG), Christopher Slavin (SF) William Mains, Nicholas Randolph | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | William Tyler misses long on a halfcourt shot | 25-23 |