| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sturges (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Steven Carey inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Steven Carey snags the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Carey | 29-28 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley is whistled for a carry | 29-28 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert is denied on a layup by Luis Gonzalez | 29-28 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Robert Lay comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | James Sturges snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | James Sturges scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Schwebach | 31-30 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Lay - foul #3 on Robert Lay, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (SG) Lechoslaw Ziebert | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG) Robert Lay | |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Steven Carey gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:54 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Robert Adams pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Terry Schwebach | 33-33 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Steven Carey buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Steven Carey pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Cadle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Carey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Sturges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Butterfield (fresh) SF - Josiah Hundley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. C - Luis Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-33 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Sturges - foul #2 on James Sturges, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG), Christopher Clow (SF), Robert Wagner (PF), Arthur Lang (C) Thomas Pearl, Steven Carey, Donald Armstrong, James Sturges | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Dale Stewart (SF), Gerardo Garza (PF) Terry Schwebach, Josiah Hundley, Robert Adams | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Arthur Lang gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lechoslaw Ziebert, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales (SF) Luis Gonzalez | |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Butterfield | 39-35 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner is hacked by Gonzalo Morales - foul #1 on Gonzalo Morales, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (PG), Robert Adams (PF) James Butterfield, Gonzalo Morales | |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Dale Stewart snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Robert Lay knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Millikan | 39-38 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Dale Stewart picks off the pass by Brian Cadle | 39-38 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan can't finish the layup | 39-38 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Robert Adams tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Millikan | 39-40 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Robert Lay is hacked by Christopher Clow - foul #1 on Christopher Clow, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Donald Armstrong (PF) Brian Cadle, Christopher Clow | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Luis Gonzalez (C) Christopher Millikan, Dale Stewart, Gerardo Garza | |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Lay | 39-43 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Lang | 41-43 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Robert Lay is whistled for traveling | 41-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (SG), Steven Carey (SF), James Sturges (C) Lechoslaw Ziebert, Robert Wagner, Arthur Lang | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG) Robert Lay | |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | James Sturges tips it home | 43-43 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez can't connect on a shot from the right side | 43-43 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Steven Carey misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Josiah Hundley - foul #3 on Josiah Hundley, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (SG), Robert Wagner (PF) Frankie Charity, Donald Armstrong | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Stewart (PF) Robert Adams | |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Steven Carey misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Steven Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Cadle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wagner (fresh) C - James Sturges (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Butterfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dale Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley loses the dribble to Steven Carey | 44-45 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner is whistled for a carry | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG) Thomas Pearl | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Gonzalo Morales (SF), Gerardo Garza (C) Terry Schwebach, Josiah Hundley, Luis Gonzalez | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales double dribbles | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Adams (PF) Gonzalo Morales | |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Dale Stewart can't connect on a floater from the left block | 47-45 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Dale Stewart grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle connects on the fadeaway from close range | 49-45 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | James Butterfield scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Stewart | 49-48 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle is hacked by Robert Lay - foul #4 on Robert Lay, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Christopher Clow (SF), Donald Armstrong (PF), Arthur Lang (C) Lechoslaw Ziebert, Steven Carey, Robert Wagner, James Sturges | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Christopher Millikan (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Luis Gonzalez (C) James Butterfield, Robert Lay, Dale Stewart, Gerardo Garza | |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow hits the finger roll set up by Brian Cadle and he's fouled by Josiah Hundley - foul #4 on Josiah Hundley, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales (SF) Josiah Hundley | |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez misses the jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Arthur Lang gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Armstrong | 55-48 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (SG) Brian Cadle | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-48 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Millikan | 55-50 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-50 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez connects on the shot from the left block set up by Christopher Millikan | 55-52 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Luis Gonzalez steals it from Christopher Clow | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie Charity (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Clow (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Millikan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gonzalo Morales (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gonzalo Morales | 55-54 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Robert Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Luis Gonzalez | 55-54 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Arthur Lang picks off the pass by Gonzalo Morales | 55-54 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Christopher Millikan steals the ball from Donald Armstrong | 55-54 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Arthur Lang takes the ball from Christopher Millikan | 55-54 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christopher Millikan - foul #2 on Christopher Millikan, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (PG), Steven Carey (SF), Robert Wagner (PF), James Sturges (C) Thomas Pearl, Christopher Clow, Donald Armstrong, Arthur Lang | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (PG), Robert Lay (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Dale Stewart (PF), Gerardo Garza (C) Terry Schwebach, Christopher Millikan, Gonzalo Morales, Robert Adams, Luis Gonzalez | |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-54 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Carey | 60-54 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Robert Lay hits a shot from the left side | 60-56 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Steven Carey is hacked by Dale Stewart - foul #2 on Dale Stewart, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG) Frankie Charity | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez (C) Gerardo Garza | |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Steven Carey makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Steven Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Robert Lay makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Butterfield | 62-59 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Cadle | 64-59 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | James Butterfield is called for traveling | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Donald Armstrong (PF) Brian Cadle, Robert Wagner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Robert Adams (PF) James Butterfield, Dale Stewart | |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Steven Carey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Adams | 64-59 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Robert Adams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-59 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Adams | 64-59 |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses long on a 3 from straight away | 64-59 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Robert Lay grabs the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Sturges (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 16 reb. C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Robert Adams is called for traveling | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Wagner (SF), Arthur Lang (C) Steven Carey, James Sturges | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG) Robert Lay | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl is hacked by Robert Adams - foul #1 on Robert Adams, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Stewart (SF), Gerardo Garza (C) Josiah Hundley, Luis Gonzalez | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Robert Adams snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | James Butterfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Carey (SF), James Sturges (C) Robert Wagner, Arthur Lang | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Luis Gonzalez (C) James Butterfield, Dale Stewart, Gerardo Garza | |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert is hacked by Robert Adams - foul #2 on Robert Adams, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Donald Armstrong steals it from Luis Gonzalez | 66-59 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Robert Lay is called for the reach on Lechoslaw Ziebert - foul #5 on Robert Lay, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG) Robert Lay | |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:34 | Louisville | James Butterfield knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Adams | 67-62 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert misses the fadeaway from the right side | 67-62 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Luis Gonzalez, team foul #11 | 67-62 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | James Sturges misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-62 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | James Butterfield scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Adams | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Robert Adams drills a shot from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Steven Carey clanks a shot from the right side | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Steven Carey gets the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The clock runs out | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Sturges (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Butterfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 17 reb. C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | The jumper by Donald Armstrong is denied by Luis Gonzalez | 67-67 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong tips it home | 69-67 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Butterfield | 69-70 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Steven Carey buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lechoslaw Ziebert | 71-70 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Steven Carey pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Donald Armstrong | 73-70 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-70 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | James Sturges grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Robert Adams pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Luis Gonzalez | 73-73 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Steven Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (SG), Christopher Clow (SF), Robert Wagner (PF), Arthur Lang (C) Lechoslaw Ziebert, Steven Carey, Donald Armstrong, James Sturges | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (SG) James Butterfield | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Brian Cadle is called for the reach on Christopher Millikan - foul #3 on Brian Cadle, team foul #4 | 73-73 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Wagner - foul #2 on Robert Wagner, team foul #5 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (SG) Thomas Pearl | |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Brooks (SG), Dale Stewart (SF) Terry Schwebach, Josiah Hundley | |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Arthur Lang grabs the board | 73-74 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow is hacked by Robert Adams - foul #3 on Robert Adams, team foul #12 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG), Steven Carey (SF), Donald Armstrong (PF), James Sturges (C) Brian Cadle, Frankie Charity, Robert Wagner, Arthur Lang | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), James Butterfield (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF) Christopher Millikan, Justin Brooks, Dale Stewart | |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Luis Gonzalez | 74-74 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-74 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Robert Adams hits the follow up shot | 74-76 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Donald Armstrong is denied by Robert Adams | 74-76 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong can't tip it in | 74-76 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong tips it back up and in | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Clow (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - James Sturges (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Butterfield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 19 reb. 3 pf. C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley slams it home set up by Luis Gonzalez | 76-78 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Clow | 79-78 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Carey - foul #2 on Steven Carey, team foul #6 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG) Christopher Clow | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Pearl | 81-80 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 81-80 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald Armstrong | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Terry Schwebach is called for the reach on Donald Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Schwebach, team foul #13 | 81-80 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | James Butterfield clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-80 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald Armstrong | 83-80 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong runs out the clock | 83-80 |