| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Locker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Wright (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gus Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Woodward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Clow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frankie Charity (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cavalier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dorian Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Justin Brooks inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Justin Brooks drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-33 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | James Locker pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | James Locker connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Lay | 29-33 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | William Woodward scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christopher Clow | 29-36 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Justin Brooks makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Randy Wright | 31-36 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity travels with the ball | 31-36 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | James Locker is fouled on the floor by William Woodward - foul #3 on William Woodward, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Farley (PG) William Woodward | |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-36 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | James Cavalier pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Justin Brooks grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Randy Wright gets the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Randy Wright misses long on a shot from the right side | 31-36 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Robert Lay tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox is hacked by Gus Allen - foul #3 on Gus Allen, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), Royal Kuhn (SG), William Nau (SF), Charles Henderson (PF), August Hansford (C) James Locker, Robert Lay, Justin Brooks, Randy Wright, Gus Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Hale (SG), Frank Black (PF), Richard Mock (C) Christopher Clow, James Cavalier, Dorian Fox | |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Frank Black can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | William Nau grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | August Hansford scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Austin Sharer | 35-36 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Frank Black - foul #3 on Frank Black, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Stainbrook (SF), Edward Dean (C) Frankie Charity, Frank Black | |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Charles Henderson drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Nau | 37-36 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Nau - foul #1 on William Nau, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Justin Brooks (SF) Royal Kuhn, August Hansford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Clow (SG) Thomas Farley | |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Austin Sharer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Nau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ernest Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Clow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Stainbrook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Mock (fresh) C - Edward Dean (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Robert Lay hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Austin Sharer | 40-38 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Richard Mock can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-38 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Justin Brooks is called for the reach on William Stainbrook - foul #2 on Justin Brooks, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG), Randy Wright (PF), Gus Allen (C) Austin Sharer, William Nau, Charles Henderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Woodward (PG), Frankie Charity (SF), James Cavalier (PF), Dorian Fox (C) Ernest Hale, William Stainbrook, Richard Mock, Edward Dean | |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | William Woodward makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Cavalier | 40-40 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Randy Wright hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on William Woodward - foul #4 on William Woodward, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Farley (PG) William Woodward | |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Randy Wright misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Randy Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity misses the jump hook near the basket | 41-40 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Randy Wright can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-42 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frankie Charity | 41-42 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Frankie Charity | 41-44 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Gus Allen's pass is intercepted by Frankie Charity | 41-44 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity misses the easy layup | 41-44 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | James Locker grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | James Cavalier grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | James Cavalier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-44 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Gus Allen snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Justin Brooks buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), Royal Kuhn (SG), William Nau (SF), Charles Henderson (PF) James Locker, Robert Lay, Justin Brooks, Randy Wright | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Hale (PG), William Stainbrook (SG), Frank Black (PF), Richard Mock (C) Thomas Farley, Christopher Clow, James Cavalier, Dorian Fox | |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Austin Sharer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | William Nau gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | William Nau is hacked by Richard Mock - foul #1 on Richard Mock, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | August Hansford (C) Gus Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Clow (SG) Frankie Charity | |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Austin Sharer hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by August Hansford and he's hacked by Ernest Hale - foul #1 on Ernest Hale, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Austin Sharer makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Austin Sharer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Royal Kuhn (fresh) SF - William Nau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - August Hansford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ernest Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Clow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Stainbrook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Mock (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Frank Black is hacked by Austin Sharer - foul #2 on Austin Sharer, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Ernest Hale loses the ball out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG), Gus Allen (C) Austin Sharer, August Hansford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (SF) Christopher Clow | |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Gus Allen hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Locker | 50-44 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Ernest Hale and he's fouled by Charles Henderson - foul #2 on Charles Henderson, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG) Royal Kuhn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Farley (SG), James Cavalier (PF), Dorian Fox (C) Ernest Hale, Frank Black, Richard Mock | |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | James Locker misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Brooks (SF), Randy Wright (PF) William Nau, Charles Henderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Hale (SG) William Stainbrook | |
| 10:12 | Louisville | James Locker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frankie Charity | 50-47 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | James Cavalier connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Frankie Charity and he's fouled by Randy Wright - foul #1 on Randy Wright, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | James Cavalier misses the free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Robert Lay snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Justin Brooks misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Hale - foul #2 on Ernest Hale, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), Charles Henderson (C) James Locker, Gus Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Justin Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Justin Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Ernest Hale connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Farley | 51-51 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Dorian Fox steals the ball from Robert Lay | 51-51 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | James Cavalier clanks a jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Justin Brooks | 51-51 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Randy Wright misses the easy layup | 51-51 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frankie Charity | 51-51 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Ernest Hale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Randy Wright pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Charles Henderson misses the easy layup | 51-51 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Randy Wright hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox buries a 3 from straight away | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Austin Sharer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Brooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Farley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Charity (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - James Cavalier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dorian Fox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Robert Lay comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | James Cavalier scores on a fadeaway from close range | 53-56 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Justin Brooks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Wright | 53-56 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Randy Wright can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 53-56 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Cavalier | 53-56 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | James Cavalier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frankie Charity | 53-58 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Randy Wright connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Lay | 55-58 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG), Royal Kuhn (SG), William Nau (SF), August Hansford (PF), Gus Allen (C) Austin Sharer, Robert Lay, Justin Brooks, Randy Wright, Charles Henderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Woodward (PG), Christopher Clow (SG), Frank Black (PF), Richard Mock (C) Thomas Farley, Ernest Hale, James Cavalier, Dorian Fox | |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Royal Kuhn is called for the reach on Christopher Clow - foul #2 on Royal Kuhn, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Stainbrook (SF) Frankie Charity | |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | William Nau gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-59 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | William Stainbrook can't throw it down | 55-59 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | August Hansford gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Gus Allen misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Mock - foul #2 on Richard Mock, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Gus Allen misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Gus Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Frank Black grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Frank Black hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Stainbrook and the foul's on William Nau - foul #2 on William Nau, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Henderson (PF) August Hansford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (SF) William Stainbrook | |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Frank Black makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | James Locker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Charles Henderson hits the follow up shot | 57-62 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-64 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | William Nau scores on a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Frankie Charity - foul #1 on Frankie Charity, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Justin Brooks (SF) Royal Kuhn, Charles Henderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Dean (PF), Dorian Fox (C) Frank Black, Richard Mock | |
| 03:43 | Louisville | William Nau misses the free throw | 59-64 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Locker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Nau (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gus Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Woodward (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Clow (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frankie Charity (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. PF - Edward Dean (fresh) C - Dorian Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity is hacked by Gus Allen - foul #4 on Gus Allen, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), August Hansford (PF) James Locker, William Nau | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Austin Sharer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 59-66 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Justin Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Justin Brooks is whistled for traveling | 59-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Randy Wright (PF), Charles Henderson (C) August Hansford, Gus Allen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Farley (PG), Ernest Hale (SG), James Cavalier (PF) William Woodward, Christopher Clow, Dorian Fox | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG), Gus Allen (C) Austin Sharer, Charles Henderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Woodward (PG), Christopher Clow (SG), Dorian Fox (C) Thomas Farley, Ernest Hale, Edward Dean | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | James Cavalier lays it up and in and he's hacked by Randy Wright - foul #2 on Randy Wright, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | James Cavalier makes the free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Randy Wright misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Gus Allen tips it back up and in | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Frankie Charity misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 61-69 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Justin Brooks pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | James Locker hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Gus Allen | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | James Cavalier can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 64-69 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | James Cavalier gets the offensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | William Woodward misses the easy layup | 64-69 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Randy Wright pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Gus Allen scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Locker | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Dorian Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-69 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Justin Brooks is fouled on the floor by Dorian Fox - foul #1 on Dorian Fox, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Justin Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | James Cavalier grabs the board | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Cavalier runs out the clock | 66-69 |