| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney inbounds the ball | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney tips it home | 45-43 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Michael Donner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Scott White misses the tip | 45-43 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Charles Baer gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | William Seibert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Scott White denies the turnaround by Fred Hatten | 45-45 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Maloney | 45-45 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten is fouled on the floor by Dennis Matthews - foul #3 on Dennis Matthews, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gannon (C) Dennis Matthews | |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Charles Baer travels with the ball | 45-45 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Scott White grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), John Tutt (SG), Walter Stafford (SF), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Devers (C) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Keith Chaney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Norman Vanhoose (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Carl Barker (PF) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Scott White | |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | William Coleman buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Tutt | 47-45 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Carl Barker drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Francis Griffin | 47-48 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | John Tutt misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Francis Griffin can't finish the layup | 47-48 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | The refs have stopped play. John Tutt is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Robert Castille (PF) William Coleman, John Tutt, Walter Stafford, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Jim Gandy (C) Norman Vanhoose, Francis Griffin, Thomas Gannon | |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten is fouled on the floor by Willie Carr - foul #1 on Willie Carr, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Baer (C) Benton Wright | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG) Willie Carr | |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-50 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Barker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jim Gandy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten connects on the jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Carl Barker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses the tip | 49-50 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Fred Hatten - foul #1 on Fred Hatten, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman (SF) Keith Chaney | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott White (PF), Dennis Matthews (C) Carl Barker, Jim Gandy | |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman connects on the 3 from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Seibert | 52-53 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Fred Hatten | 54-53 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | William Seibert hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Donner | 54-55 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten is whistled for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Keith Chaney (SG), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Devers (C) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Francis Griffin (SG), Carl Barker (SF) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson | |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Francis Griffin is hacked by Keith Chaney - foul #1 on Keith Chaney, team foul #2 | 54-55 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Spencer Holloman steals the ball from Willie Carr | 54-55 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney lays it up and in on a great pass from Spencer Holloman | 56-55 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Carl Barker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-55 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Benton Wright comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 56-55 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Willie Carr pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Scott White misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 56-55 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Spencer Holloman | 56-55 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Charles Devers clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Matthews - foul #4 on Dennis Matthews, team foul #3 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Walter Stafford (SF), Robert Castille (PF) William Coleman, Keith Chaney, Spencer Holloman, Benton Wright | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Michael Arce (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Willie Carr, Francis Griffin, Carl Barker, Scott White, Dennis Matthews | |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Charles Devers makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Charles Devers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Arce | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Devers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Arce (fresh) C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Michael Donner scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Seibert | 57-57 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Charles Devers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney tips it but misses | 57-57 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | William Seibert is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Maloney - foul #2 on Albert Maloney, team foul #3 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Baer (C) Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Charles Baer grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman (SF) Walter Stafford | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Michael Arce is whistled for traveling | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Carl Barker (PF) Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Michael Arce | |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Charles Baer misses long on a shot in the lane | 57-57 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Holloman | 57-57 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten is hacked by William Seibert - foul #3 on William Seibert, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Carl Barker | 57-57 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Carl Barker is whistled for traveling | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Keith Chaney (SG), Benton Wright (PF) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Robert Castille | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF) William Seibert, Thomas Gannon | |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Charles Baer is hacked by Scott White - foul #2 on Scott White, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG) Spencer Holloman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Jim Gandy (C) Francis Griffin, Carl Barker | |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney comes up short on the shot in the lane | 57-57 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Jim Gandy pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson is fouled on the floor by William Coleman - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Devers (C) Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG) Willie Carr | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Benton Wright | 57-57 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Charles Devers snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Tutt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benton Wright (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Devers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Gandy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | William Coleman is whistled for traveling | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF), Robert Castille (PF) William Coleman, John Tutt, Keith Chaney, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SF), Carl Barker (PF), Dennis Matthews (C) Frederick Thompson, Scott White, Jim Gandy | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Michael Donner connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | William Seibert is called for the reach on Fred Hatten in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Seibert, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Devers (C) Benton Wright | |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (SF) Michael Donner | |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Dennis Matthews steps in front of the Albert Maloney pass | 57-60 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Willie Carr drills a 3 from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Carl Barker - foul #3 on Carl Barker, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Baer (C) Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF) William Seibert, Willie Carr, Carl Barker | |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Spencer Holloman picks off the pass by Dennis Matthews | 59-63 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Charles Baer misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 59-63 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Dennis Matthews grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses long on a shot from the left side | 59-63 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Francis Griffin grabs the offensive board | 59-63 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Francis Griffin hits the follow up shot | 59-65 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Francis Griffin - foul #2 on Francis Griffin, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Benton Wright (PF) Albert Maloney, Spencer Holloman, Robert Castille | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Thomas Gannon (C) Francis Griffin, Dennis Matthews | |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Fred Hatten is called for the reach on Willie Carr - foul #2 on Fred Hatten, team foul #5 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG) Fred Hatten | |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (SG), Carl Barker (PF) Michael Donner, Scott White | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Coleman - foul #3 on William Coleman, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG) Norman Vanhoose | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Willie Carr steals it from William Coleman in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Willie Carr hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Seibert and the foul's on William Coleman - foul #4 on William Coleman, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (SF) Frederick Thompson | |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses the free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Carl Barker pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Louisville | John Tutt steals it from Francis Griffin | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Tutt (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benton Wright (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willie Carr (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Francis Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney can't finish the layup | 61-69 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon gets the rebound | 61-69 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon is hacked by Charles Baer - foul #1 on Charles Baer, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF), Robert Castille (PF) William Coleman, Keith Chaney, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF) Willie Carr, Francis Griffin, Carl Barker | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Benton Wright pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | John Tutt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-69 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson gets the rebound | 61-69 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Albert Maloney is called for the reach on Michael Donner - foul #3 on Albert Maloney, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Charles Baer (C) John Tutt, Benton Wright | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dennis Matthews (C) Thomas Gannon | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Michael Donner makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Michael Donner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Maloney | 63-71 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Scott White is called for traveling | 63-71 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Spencer Holloman | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Michael Donner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Charles Baer grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Frederick Thompson - foul #1 on Frederick Thompson, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Robert Castille steals it from William Seibert | 68-71 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Robert Castille comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson is hacked by Fred Hatten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Hatten, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Carl Barker (PF) William Seibert, Scott White | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-73 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Dennis Matthews pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG) Frederick Thompson | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Dennis Matthews runs out the clock | 68-73 |