| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Slavin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) C - Eric Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Jack (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Tyler (fresh) PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Tyler inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Robert Mason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Wade Jack grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | William Tyler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Warren Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Vincent | 31-34 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Eric Vincent is hacked by David Kimbrough - foul #1 on David Kimbrough, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Warren Campbell's pass is intercepted by Luis Walker | 31-34 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Luis Walker banks in the layup | 31-36 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | David Blanchard is fouled on the floor by William Tyler - foul #3 on William Tyler, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph (SF) Christopher Slavin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brock Cotton (SF) William Tyler | |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 31-36 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | William Butz tips it in | 33-36 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough buries a shot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph lays it up and in set up by William Butz and he's hacked by Brock Cotton - foul #1 on Brock Cotton, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), William Mains (SG), Leonel Lundin (C) William Butz, Warren Campbell, Eric Vincent | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Parsons (PG), David Vinson (SG), Richard Strickland (PF), Joseph Jenkins (C) Luis Walker, Wade Jack, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from David Vinson and he's fouled by Leonel Lundin - foul #1 on Leonel Lundin, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | David Blanchard hits a jumper from the baseline | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Gamble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Mains (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - George Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brock Cotton (fresh) PF - Richard Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 37-41 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | William Mains grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | James Gamble makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Mains | 40-41 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | David Vinson tips it but misses | 40-41 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | David Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | James Gamble makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Blanchard - foul #3 on David Blanchard, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), Warren Campbell (SG), Christopher Slavin (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Eric Vincent (C) James Gamble, William Mains, Nicholas Randolph, David Blanchard, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Wade Jack (SG), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) George Parsons, David Vinson, Brock Cotton, Joseph Jenkins | |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Kimbrough | 43-41 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Eric Vincent blocks the jumper by Luis Walker | 43-41 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Eric Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Warren Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | William Butz grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | William Butz scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Slavin | 45-41 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Robert Mason comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Butz - foul #2 on William Butz, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tyler (SF) Richard Strickland | |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Vincent | 47-42 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Wade Jack comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Eric Vincent snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Eric Vincent's fadeaway is rejected by David Kimbrough | 47-42 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | William Tyler gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Eric Vincent takes the ball from Wade Jack | 47-42 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Warren Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph (SF), David Blanchard (PF) Christopher Slavin, Sammie Hudson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Parsons (SG) Wade Jack | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Eric Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Robert Mason scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Walker | 47-45 |
| 11:29 | Louisville | The jumper by Eric Vincent is denied by David Kimbrough | 47-45 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Randolph | 47-45 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Warren Campbell hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | William Tyler misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Warren Campbell - foul #2 on Warren Campbell, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), William Mains (SG), Leonel Lundin (C) William Butz, Warren Campbell, Eric Vincent | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Vinson (SG), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Luis Walker, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | William Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | William Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | James Gamble can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Tyler - foul #4 on William Tyler, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Slavin (SF) Nicholas Randolph | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wade Jack (SG) William Tyler | |
| 10:40 | Louisville | James Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | James Gamble misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | David Vinson gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Wade Jack misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-47 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | David Blanchard grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | James Gamble misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brock Cotton | 51-47 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | David Vinson snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Wade Jack | 51-49 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wade Jack - foul #3 on Wade Jack, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), Warren Campbell (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF) James Gamble, William Mains, Christopher Slavin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) George Parsons, Joseph Jenkins, David Vinson | |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | David Blanchard can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Brock Cotton - foul #2 on Brock Cotton, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Vincent (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Buchheit (SG) Wade Jack | |
| 08:52 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Mason | 53-49 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Robert Mason connects on the floater from the right side set up by Luis Walker | 53-51 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | David Blanchard drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Butz | 55-51 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Eric Vincent - foul #1 on Eric Vincent, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Vinson (SG) John Buchheit | |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Vinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brock Cotton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph's layup is rejected by David Kimbrough | 55-53 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the jump hook in the lane | 55-55 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | William Butz drills a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Luis Walker - foul #2 on Luis Walker, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Slavin (SF), David Blanchard (PF) Nicholas Randolph, Sammie Hudson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wade Jack (SG), William Tyler (SF) David Vinson, Brock Cotton | |
| 06:43 | Louisville | William Butz misses the free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Eric Vincent takes the ball from William Tyler | 57-55 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Eric Vincent hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Wade Jack - foul #4 on Wade Jack, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Mains (SG) Warren Campbell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Eric Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Eric Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Vincent - foul #2 on Eric Vincent, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonel Lundin (C) Eric Vincent | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Parsons (PG) Luis Walker | |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | William Butz blows the layup but he's fouled by Wade Jack - foul #5 on Wade Jack, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Vinson (SG), Richard Strickland (PF), Joseph Jenkins (C) Wade Jack, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| 05:50 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins travels with the ball | 60-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG) William Butz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin makes the jumper from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland's fadeaway is rejected by David Blanchard | 62-56 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | James Gamble makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Slavin | 65-56 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | David Vinson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Parsons | 65-59 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-59 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | David Vinson pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland misses long on a jumper from the left side | 65-59 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | James Gamble grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | William Mains connects on the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by David Vinson - foul #1 on David Vinson, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), Nicholas Randolph (SF), Eric Vincent (C) James Gamble, Christopher Slavin, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) George Parsons, Richard Strickland, Joseph Jenkins | |
| 03:51 | Louisville | William Mains makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Mains (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Vinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | David Vinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-59 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Eric Vincent snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 68-59 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | David Vinson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | William Tyler misses the jumper from the right side | 68-59 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough tips it but misses | 68-59 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | William Mains pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Campbell (SG) William Mains | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Parsons (SG) David Vinson | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Eric Vincent dunks the ball on a great pass from William Butz | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | William Tyler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Walker | 70-62 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Eric Vincent buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William Butz | 72-62 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | George Parsons drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Eric Vincent misses the shot from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Kimbrough | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Nicholas Randolph - foul #1 on Nicholas Randolph, team foul #7 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Slavin (SF) Nicholas Randolph | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | William Butz buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Blanchard | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | George Parsons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | William Tyler grabs the offensive board | 75-67 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Luis Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the offensive board | 75-67 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | William Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | David Blanchard is hacked by George Parsons in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Parsons, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph (SF) Christopher Slavin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough is whistled for a carry | 77-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Vinson (SG), Brock Cotton (SF), Richard Strickland (PF), Joseph Jenkins (C) Luis Walker, William Tyler, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Butz runs out the clock | 77-67 |