| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerald Varnum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Holliday (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winston Dismuke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Quinton Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Richard Byrd - foul #2 on Richard Byrd, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Quinton Butler clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 28-35 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Quinton Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Quinton Butler hits a shot in the paint | 28-37 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Michael Lyons hits the finger roll | 31-39 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Charles Mason blows the dunk but he's hacked by Quinton Butler - foul #1 on Quinton Butler, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Charles Mason makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Charles Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Michael Lyons hits a fadeaway from the right side | 33-41 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Richard Byrd snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Isaac Michael misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gerald Varnum - foul #2 on Gerald Varnum, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brady Duke (PF) Winston Dismuke | |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum is hacked by Richard Byrd - foul #3 on Richard Byrd, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (SG), Elvin Dilday (PF) Richard Byrd, Michael Lyons | |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Charles Mason drills a floater from the left block set up by Matthew Christiansen | 35-43 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Charles Mason steals the ball from Isaac Michael | 35-43 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | Raymond Sledge is called for the reach on Joseph Morgan - foul #2 on Raymond Sledge, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski (PG), William Owens (SF), Arthur Glantz (PF), David Espitia (C) Gerald Varnum, Matthew Christiansen, Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Veras (C) Quinton Butler | |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski's floater is knocked away by Elvin Dilday | 35-43 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Brady Duke gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Isaac Michael buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Sledge | 35-46 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski's pass is intercepted by Brady Duke | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vladislav Kosinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Glantz (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Espitia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Sledge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brady Duke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elvin Dilday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Veras (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Brady Duke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-46 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Brady Duke | 35-46 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Isaac Michael can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-46 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Brady Duke tips it back up and in | 35-48 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | William Owens misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | David Espitia misses the tip | 35-48 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Isaac Michael hits the finger roll | 35-50 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz is called for traveling | 35-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cotter (PG), Gerald Varnum (SG), Matthew Christiansen (SF), Thomas Holliday (PF), Charles Mason (C) Vladislav Kosinski, Joseph Morgan, William Owens, Arthur Glantz, David Espitia | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Lee (PG), Richard Byrd (SG), Michael Lyons (SF), Winston Dismuke (PF), Quinton Butler (C) Isaac Michael, Raymond Sledge, Brady Duke, Elvin Dilday, Andrew Veras | |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Holliday - foul #2 on Thomas Holliday, team foul #2 | 35-50 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | William Cotter can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 35-51 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Chad Lee | 35-51 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Richard Byrd lays it in on a great pass from Quinton Butler | 35-53 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-53 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Charles Mason tips it home | 37-53 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Chad Lee misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by William Cotter - foul #4 on William Cotter, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Owens (SG) William Cotter | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Chad Lee makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Chad Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Charles Mason connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Michael Lyons is whistled for a carry | 40-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan (SG) William Owens | |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG) Chad Lee | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Winston Dismuke blocks the short jumper by Matthew Christiansen | 40-55 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen can't tip it in | 40-55 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday connects on the floater from the left side | 42-55 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke is fouled on the floor by Thomas Holliday - foul #3 on Thomas Holliday, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brady Duke (SF), Elvin Dilday (PF) Michael Lyons, Winston Dismuke | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Isaac Michael misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-55 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen banks in the layup set up by Gerald Varnum | 44-55 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Brady Duke connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Byrd | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerald Varnum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Christiansen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Holliday (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brady Duke (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elvin Dilday (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Quinton Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Elvin Dilday denies the turnaround by Charles Mason | 44-58 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Charles Mason grabs the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum connects on the floater from the baseline | 46-58 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Gerald Varnum takes the ball from Quinton Butler | 46-58 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Charles Mason misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-58 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Richard Byrd travels with the ball | 46-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski (PG), William Owens (SF), Arthur Glantz (PF), David Espitia (C) Gerald Varnum, Matthew Christiansen, Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Michael Lyons (SF), Winston Dismuke (PF) Isaac Michael, Richard Byrd, Elvin Dilday, Quinton Butler | |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | David Espitia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-58 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | William Owens steals the ball from Winston Dismuke | 46-58 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Michael Lyons clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke gets the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Joseph Morgan picks off the pass by Michael Lyons | 46-58 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan blows the layup | 46-58 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Michael Lyons pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Joseph Morgan steps in front of the Chad Lee pass | 46-58 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Morgan | 48-58 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Winston Dismuke | 48-61 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Michael Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Brady Duke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | William Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-61 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Brady Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Michael Lyons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-61 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Arthur Glantz | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vladislav Kosinski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Owens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Glantz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Espitia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Raymond Sledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Lyons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Winston Dismuke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brady Duke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz loses the ball out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cotter (PG), Gerald Varnum (SG), Matthew Christiansen (SF), Thomas Holliday (PF), Charles Mason (C) Vladislav Kosinski, Joseph Morgan, William Owens, Arthur Glantz, David Espitia | |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG), Richard Byrd (SG), Elvin Dilday (PF), Quinton Butler (C) Raymond Sledge, Chad Lee, Winston Dismuke, Brady Duke | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Michael Lyons makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Charles Mason knocks in the shot from the left side | 50-64 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Charles Mason is called for the reach on Quinton Butler - foul #2 on Charles Mason, team foul #5 | 50-64 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Richard Byrd connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-67 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-67 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Quinton Butler snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Gerald Varnum takes the ball from Isaac Michael | 50-67 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Varnum | 52-67 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Richard Byrd is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Byrd, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan (SG) Gerald Varnum | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (SF), David McStay (PF) Michael Lyons, Elvin Dilday | |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | William Cotter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Charles Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Quinton Butler | 52-67 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge loses the ball out of bounds | 52-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brady Duke (SF), Winston Dismuke (PF) Richard Byrd, David McStay | |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | Matthew Christiansen hits a shot from the baseline set up by Joseph Morgan | 54-67 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Isaac Michael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum (PG), William Owens (SF), Arthur Glantz (PF), David Espitia (C) William Cotter, Matthew Christiansen, Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Veras (C) Quinton Butler | |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz is whistled for traveling | 54-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Lee (SG), Elvin Dilday (C) Isaac Michael, Andrew Veras | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-67 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | William Owens snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Varnum | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerald Varnum (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Glantz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Espitia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Raymond Sledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brady Duke (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Winston Dismuke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Elvin Dilday (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge is hacked by David Espitia - foul #2 on David Espitia, team foul #6 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cotter (PG), Matthew Christiansen (SF), Charles Mason (C) Gerald Varnum, William Owens, David Espitia | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Byrd (SG), Quinton Butler (C) Raymond Sledge, Winston Dismuke | |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Brady Duke throws it down on a nice dish by Elvin Dilday | 57-69 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Charles Mason is fouled on the floor by Brady Duke - foul #1 on Brady Duke, team foul #6 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday (PF) Arthur Glantz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG) Chad Lee | |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Quinton Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Richard Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum (SG) Joseph Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Lee (SF), David McStay (PF) Brady Duke, Elvin Dilday | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday is hacked by Richard Byrd - foul #5 on Richard Byrd, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Lyons (SF) Richard Byrd | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday misses the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Quinton Butler grabs the board | 58-69 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Quinton Butler misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Thomas Holliday grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | William Cotter drills a jumper from the left side | 60-69 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Morgan (SG) Gerald Varnum | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (SG), Winston Dismuke (PF) Chad Lee, David McStay | |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Isaac Michael and he's fouled by Thomas Holliday - foul #4 on Thomas Holliday, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladislav Kosinski (PG), Gerald Varnum (SG), William Owens (SF), Arthur Glantz (PF), David Espitia (C) William Cotter, Joseph Morgan, Matthew Christiansen, Thomas Holliday, Charles Mason | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Lee (SG), Brady Duke (SF), Elvin Dilday (C) Isaac Michael, Michael Lyons, Quinton Butler | |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke makes the free throw | 60-72 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | William Owens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-72 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Arthur Glantz tips it in | 62-72 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Chad Lee | 62-74 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum is hacked by Brady Duke - foul #2 on Brady Duke, team foul #8 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Veras (C) Winston Dismuke | |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum misses the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday grabs the board | 62-74 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday is whistled for traveling | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Andrew Veras picks off the pass by Arthur Glantz | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Andrew Veras | 62-76 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Elvin Dilday - foul #3 on Elvin Dilday, team foul #9 | 62-76 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum makes the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Gerald Varnum makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge runs out the clock | 64-76 |