| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Hulsey (fresh) PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth McAllister (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Hulsey inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 42-31 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Gary Sutton steals it from Kenneth McAllister | 42-31 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McAllister - foul #1 on Kenneth McAllister, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Kent Pittman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | John Tope tips it back up and in | 44-31 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | James Brown knocks in the floater from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Jared Morgan picks off the pass by Gary Sutton in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Jerry Hulsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-33 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Gary Sutton clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Kenneth McAllister pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Brown and he's fouled by Gary Sutton - foul #1 on Gary Sutton, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF) Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Connery (C) Kenneth McAllister | |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Jared Morgan is called for the reach on John Small - foul #2 on Jared Morgan, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, John Tope | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Childress (C) Steve Barnes | |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Dale Hulse hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kent Pittman | 46-36 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Edward Connery misses short on a shot from the baseline | 46-36 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Jamie Howell grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Jamie Howell buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kudyauku Albarazi | 48-36 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Jerry Hulsey comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 48-36 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Kent Pittman gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Small (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 8 pts. C - Dale Hulse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hulsey (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Connery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Childress (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Jamie Howell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | John Small tips it in | 50-36 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | The jump hook by James Brown is blocked by Dale Hulse | 50-36 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Small | 50-36 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | John Small travels with the ball | 50-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Kent Pittman, John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (PG), Bobby Spillman (SG), John Morgan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF), Kenneth McAllister (C) Jared Morgan, James Brown, Jerry Hulsey, Edward Connery, Gregory Childress | |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | John Morgan scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Barnes | 50-38 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | John Tope misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Kenneth McAllister gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Kudyauku Albarazi steals it from Larry Kruse | 50-38 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Gary Sutton double dribbles | 50-38 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | John Morgan comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Kenneth McAllister grabs the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes banks in the layup | 50-40 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | John Tope banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kudyauku Albarazi | 52-40 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse misses badly on a shot from the left side | 52-40 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | John Morgan grabs the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | John Morgan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Steve Barnes denies the turnaround by Malcolm Hamilton | 52-40 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tope (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Larry Kruse (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) SF - John Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth McAllister (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 52-40 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes tips it back up and in | 52-42 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | John Tope can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-42 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton can't tip it in | 52-42 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Larry Kruse is called for the reach on Kudyauku Albarazi - foul #2 on Larry Kruse, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Gary Sutton, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), James Brown (SG), Jerry Hulsey (SF), Edward Connery (PF), Gregory Childress (C) Larry Kruse, Bobby Spillman, John Morgan, Steve Barnes, Kenneth McAllister | |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Jamie Howell clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-42 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Kent Pittman tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress comes up short on the jumper from close range | 54-42 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | James Brown hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Edward Connery takes the ball from Kent Pittman | 54-44 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress dunks the ball | 54-46 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Edward Connery pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Dale Hulse steps in front of the Gregory Childress pass | 54-46 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Dale Hulse misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-46 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | James Brown grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | James Brown is hacked by Dale Hulse - foul #1 on Dale Hulse, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Paul Hicks, John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steve Barnes (PF), Kenneth McAllister (C) Edward Connery, Gregory Childress | |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes clanks a runner near the basket | 54-46 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Jerry Hulsey grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Castle | 54-46 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Malcolm Hamilton | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Tope (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hulsey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth McAllister (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton drills a shot in the paint set up by Gary Sutton | 56-46 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses long on a runner from the baseline | 56-46 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Malcolm Hamilton | 56-46 |
| 07:11 | Louisville | John Tope is fouled on the floor by Jerry Hulsey - foul #3 on Jerry Hulsey, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG) Kent Pittman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Gary Sutton | 58-46 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Kudyauku Albarazi is called for the reach on Jerry Hulsey - foul #1 on Kudyauku Albarazi, team foul #3 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamie Howell (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (PG), Bobby Spillman (SG), John Morgan (SF) Jared Morgan, James Brown, Jerry Hulsey | |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes makes the floater near the basket set up by Larry Kruse and he's hacked by Jamie Howell - foul #1 on Jamie Howell, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses the free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Jamie Howell pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | John Morgan is called for the reach on Malcolm Hamilton - foul #2 on John Morgan, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG) Kudyauku Albarazi | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Connery (PF), Gregory Childress (C) Steve Barnes, Kenneth McAllister | |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Small (SF) Malcolm Hamilton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Edward Connery connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Bobby Spillman and he's fouled by Jamie Howell - foul #2 on Jamie Howell, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Hulse (C) John Tope | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), James Brown (SG), Jerry Hulsey (SF) Larry Kruse, Bobby Spillman, John Morgan | |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Edward Connery misses the free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Dale Hulse grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Jamie Howell is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jamie Howell, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Castle (PF) Jamie Howell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Edward Connery makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from James Brown | 58-52 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Sutton | 61-52 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | James Brown comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-52 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | James Brown snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Edward Connery can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 61-52 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-52 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Jerry Hulsey gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF), John Tope (C) John Small, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steve Barnes (PF), Kenneth McAllister (C) Edward Connery, Gregory Childress | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 9 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Tope (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Hulsey (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth McAllister (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Kenneth McAllister misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 61-52 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Malcolm Hamilton | 61-52 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | John Tope buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gary Sutton and he's hacked by Kenneth McAllister - foul #2 on Kenneth McAllister, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | John Tope makes the free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | James Brown is hacked by Kent Pittman - foul #1 on Kent Pittman, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (PG), John Morgan (SF), Edward Connery (PF), Gregory Childress (C) Jared Morgan, Jerry Hulsey, Steve Barnes, Kenneth McAllister | |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Paul Hicks, John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Jerry Hulsey (SF), Steve Barnes (PF), Kenneth McAllister (C) Larry Kruse, John Morgan, Edward Connery, Gregory Childress | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | John Tope's pass is intercepted by Kenneth McAllister | 64-54 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | John Tope steals it from Jared Morgan out of a doubleteam | 64-54 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | John Tope misses the easy layup | 64-54 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | John Tope misses short on a floater from the baseline | 64-54 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Kent Pittman grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jared Morgan - foul #3 on Jared Morgan, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Kent Pittman, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (PG), Bobby Spillman (SG), John Morgan (SF), Edward Connery (PF), Gregory Childress (C) Jared Morgan, James Brown, Jerry Hulsey, Steve Barnes, Kenneth McAllister | |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Edward Connery grabs the board | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Dale Hulse snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Bobby Spillman - foul #1 on Bobby Spillman, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | John Morgan can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi runs out the clock | 67-54 |