| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmie Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Riddles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Golden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Darrell Golden inbounds the ball | 47-34 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Antonio Cardinal steals it from Andrew Dawson | 47-34 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-34 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | The jump hook by Dwight Mebane is blocked by Chris Jackson | 47-34 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson misses the runner from the right block | 47-34 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Robert Riddles misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Stacy Hockman - foul #1 on Stacy Hockman, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Robert Riddles makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Robert Riddles misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley makes the jumper from the left block set up by Chris Jackson | 49-35 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane misses the 3 from straight away | 49-35 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-35 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jimmie Whaley | 51-35 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Darrell Golden is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Darrell Golden, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SG), William Boyd (PF) Antonio Cardinal, Stacy Hockman, Chris Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), David Scott (PF), Philip Hart (C) Dwight Mebane, Andrew Dawson, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Philip Hart grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | David Scott misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by William Boyd - foul #2 on William Boyd, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Smith (SF), George Simmons (C) Dillon Parmley, Jimmie Whaley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell (SG), Andrew Gaskins (C) Robert Riddles, Darrell Golden | |
| 16:29 | Louisville | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Eric Smith is whistled for a carry | 51-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG) Robert Mendosa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Dawson (PF) Andrew Gaskins | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Antonio Cardinal takes the ball from Philip Hart | 51-37 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson can't finish the layup | 51-37 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Philip Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) PF - William Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Andrew Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Philip Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Philip Hart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | William Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-37 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Scott | 51-37 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | David Scott double dribbles | 51-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG), Chris Jackson (PF), Jimmie Whaley (C) Jerry Thompson, William Boyd, George Simmons | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), Robert Riddles (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, Joseph Ferrell, David Scott, Philip Hart | |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Dwight Mebane steals it from Antonio Cardinal in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Darrell Golden lays it up and in on a great pass from Dwight Mebane | 51-39 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Dwight Mebane - foul #1 on Dwight Mebane, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley (SF) Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal makes the 3rd free throw | 53-39 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Darrell Golden hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Riddles and the foul's on Dillon Parmley - foul #1 on Dillon Parmley, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG) Antonio Cardinal | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Darrell Golden misses the free throw | 53-41 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley hits the follow up shot | 55-41 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Darrell Golden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Dawson - foul #2 on Andrew Dawson, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (SG), David Scott (PF) Robert Riddles, Andrew Dawson | |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG) Jerry Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Philip Hart (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Darrell Golden, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Scott | 56-43 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Dillon Parmley is blocked by Andrew Gaskins | 56-43 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley tips it in | 58-43 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Philip Hart buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dwight Mebane | 58-46 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-46 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins tips it back up and in | 58-48 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stacy Hockman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dillon Parmley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chris Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmie Whaley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Philip Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson misses the floater from the right side | 58-48 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | David Scott snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SG), Eric Smith (SF), William Boyd (PF), George Simmons (C) Antonio Cardinal, Stacy Hockman, Dillon Parmley, Chris Jackson, Jimmie Whaley | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Lanham (PG), Robert Riddles (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Dwight Mebane, Tony Shepherd, David Scott, Philip Hart, Andrew Gaskins | |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Andrew Dawson steals the ball from George Simmons | 58-48 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Darrell Golden misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Eric Smith - foul #2 on Eric Smith, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Darrell Golden misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Darrell Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | William Boyd tips it but misses | 58-49 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Robert Riddles clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | George Lanham tips it in | 58-51 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Eric Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Thompson | 61-51 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson throws it down on a great pass from George Lanham and he's fouled by George Simmons - foul #1 on George Simmons, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG) Robert Mendosa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG) George Lanham | |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses the free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson snags the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley (C) George Simmons | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Kenneth Anderson picks off the pass by Eric Smith | 61-53 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Jimmie Whaley takes the ball from Robert Riddles | 61-53 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Robert Riddles buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Anderson | 61-55 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley scores on a floater in the paint | 63-55 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Darrell Golden buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Dawson | 63-57 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Robert Riddles steps in front of the Jerry Thompson pass | 63-57 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Darrell Golden lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Riddles | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Boyd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmie Whaley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Riddles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Golden (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Eric Smith tips it home | 65-59 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | William Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 65-59 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson tips it home | 67-59 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson misses the shot in the paint | 67-59 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | William Boyd pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Cluff (PG), Stacy Hockman (SG), Dillon Parmley (SF), Chris Jackson (PF) Antonio Cardinal, Jerry Thompson, Eric Smith, William Boyd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), David Scott (PF), Philip Hart (C) Tony Shepherd, Andrew Dawson, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson double dribbles | 67-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell (SG), Andrew Gaskins (C) Robert Riddles, Darrell Golden | |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Chris Jackson is denied by Philip Hart | 67-59 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | David Scott gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane is denied on a layup by Chris Jackson | 67-59 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Steven Cluff | 69-59 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Philip Hart hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 69-59 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG), William Boyd (C) Steven Cluff, Jimmie Whaley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Joseph Ferrell, David Scott, Philip Hart, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Robert Riddles buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwight Mebane | 69-62 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | William Boyd can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 69-62 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | William Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stacy Hockman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chris Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - William Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Riddles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Golden (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley loses the dribble to Robert Riddles | 69-62 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Robert Riddles hits a shot from the left wing set up by Dwight Mebane | 69-64 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 69-64 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | William Boyd hits the follow up shot | 71-64 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane can't finish the layup | 71-64 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Dawson | 71-66 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson hits the follow up shot | 73-66 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane misses the easy layup | 73-66 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | William Boyd gets the rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 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 (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley is fouled on the floor by Robert Riddles - foul #1 on Robert Riddles, team foul #5 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (SG), Eric Smith (C) Stacy Hockman, Chris Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson is hacked by Robert Riddles - foul #2 on Robert Riddles, team foul #6 | 73-66 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Kenneth Anderson is called for the reach on Jerry Thompson - foul #3 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #7 | 73-66 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Darrell Golden's pass is intercepted by Antonio Cardinal | 74-66 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson banks in the layup set up by Antonio Cardinal | 76-66 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by William Boyd | 76-66 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | The short jumper by Robert Riddles is denied by William Boyd | 76-66 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal gets the rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal runs out the clock | 76-66 |