| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson's pass is intercepted by Rodney Link | 39-36 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett hits the finger roll set up by Rodney Link | 41-36 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Christopher Maines misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on David Blankenship - foul #3 on David Blankenship, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins (C) David Blankenship | |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Christopher Maines makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Christopher Maines makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Rodney Link is called for the reach on Thomas Lester - foul #1 on Rodney Link, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Brock | 43-36 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Robert Boyd is hacked by Douglas Allen - foul #1 on Douglas Allen, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Douglas Allen steals the ball from Rodney Link | 43-36 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen lays it in | 43-38 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Robert Boyd tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Rodney Link misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Christopher Maines gets the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Christopher Maines hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Wilkins - foul #3 on Timothy Wilkins, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Fincher (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Inek Matkovic (PF) Rodney Link, Steve Hartnett, Robert Boyd, Robert Brock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SF), Robert Davis (PF) Douglas Allen, Orville Johnson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Christopher Maines misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Christopher Maines makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | William Knight hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Davis | 46-40 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Byron Anderson | 46-42 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-42 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Leon Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Robert Davis misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Inek Matkovic - foul #1 on Inek Matkovic, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Robert Brock (PF) Inek Matkovic, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Leon Brown, Thomas Lester, Byron Anderson | |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) PF - Robert Brock (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Fincher - foul #2 on Charles Fincher, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG) Andrew Hall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins (SF) Robert Davis | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Charles Fincher drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Tommy Burkhart and he's fouled by David Blankenship - foul #4 on David Blankenship, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Boyd (SF) Tommy Burkhart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (SG) David Blankenship | |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Leon Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Robert Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Hartnett | 51-44 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson is hacked by Robert Brock - foul #3 on Robert Brock, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG), Orville Johnson (SF) Leon Brown, William Knight | |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester tips it in | 51-46 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Robert Brock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Charles Fincher grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett's pass is intercepted by Douglas Allen | 51-46 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Charles Fincher is called for the reach on Timothy Wilkins - foul #3 on Charles Fincher, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Inek Matkovic (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Steve Hartnett, Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Charles Fincher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), Byron Anderson (PF), Robert Davis (C) Douglas Allen, Lloyd Watson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Robert Davis blows the layup | 51-46 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart travels with the ball | 51-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Hall (SG) Joseph Gordon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Leon Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Tommy Burkhart - foul #2 on Tommy Burkhart, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SF) Orville Johnson | |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Leon Brown misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Leon Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Maines | 51-46 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Knight | 51-46 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hall - foul #1 on Andrew Hall, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG) Andrew Hall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Lloyd Watson (PF) Leon Brown, Robert Davis | |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 51-47 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson misses the dunk | 51-47 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Christopher Maines snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) PF - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Rodney Link is fouled on the floor by Douglas Allen - foul #2 on Douglas Allen, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Robert Boyd (SF), Robert Brock (PF) Rodney Link, Tommy Burkhart, Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lester - foul #2 on Thomas Lester, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Robert Brock clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Christopher Maines tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester is whistled for a carry | 53-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF) Thomas Lester | |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Robert Boyd scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Gordon | 55-47 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Orville Johnson is denied by Robert Brock | 55-47 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson tips it home | 55-49 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Robert Brock grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett scores on a jumper in the paint | 57-49 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Robert Boyd is called for the reach on Orville Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Boyd, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Charles Fincher (PF), Inek Matkovic (C) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett, Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), Thomas Lester (SG), Timothy Wilkins (PF), Robert Davis (C) Douglas Allen, William Knight, Lloyd Watson, Byron Anderson | |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Inek Matkovic takes the ball from Leon Brown | 57-51 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Rodney Link makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Andrew Hall | 60-51 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Rodney Link picks off the pass by Thomas Lester | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) PF - Charles Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Andrew Hall misses long on a floater from the right side | 60-51 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Inek Matkovic steps in front of the Timothy Wilkins pass | 60-51 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Rodney Link misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Leon Brown hits a jumpshot from the right side | 60-53 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart clanks a turnaround in the lane | 60-53 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Charles Fincher grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Charles Fincher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-53 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins is hacked by Charles Fincher - foul #4 on Charles Fincher, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Steve Hartnett (SG), Robert Boyd (SF), Robert Brock (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Rodney Link, Andrew Hall, Tommy Burkhart, Charles Fincher, Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Leon Brown, Orville Johnson, Robert Davis | |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Robert Boyd scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Steve Hartnett | 62-55 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-55 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Maines | 62-55 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Robert Boyd's layup is rejected by Lloyd Watson | 62-55 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Christopher Maines pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon is called for a charge - foul #4 on Joseph Gordon, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Hollis (SG), William Knight (SF) Thomas Lester, Timothy Wilkins | |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Steve Hartnett takes the ball from William Knight | 62-55 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | The jump hook by Robert Brock is blocked by Lloyd Watson | 62-55 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | David Blankenship gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses the lay-in | 62-55 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Robert Boyd snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Robert Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 62-55 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the tip | 62-55 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett buries a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by William Hollis - foul #2 on William Hollis, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG) William Hollis | |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-55 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon grabs the board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Robert Brock misses the jump hook from the left block | 65-55 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson scores on a shot from the right block set up by Thomas Lester | 65-57 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon misses the floater from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Christopher Maines gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 65-57 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | David Blankenship misses the jumper from the right side | 65-57 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | David Blankenship tips it home | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Christopher Maines drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Boyd | 67-59 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Allen | 67-62 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Boyd | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | William Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF) William Knight | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Christopher Maines is hacked by Lloyd Watson - foul #4 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Christopher Maines misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-62 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Lester | 69-62 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Maines | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Christopher Maines is hacked by Douglas Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Allen, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Fincher (PF) Robert Brock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Christopher Maines misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Charles Fincher snags the offensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Orville Johnson is called for the reach on Charles Fincher - foul #2 on Orville Johnson, team foul #10 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Roemer (C) Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | David Blankenship snags the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Robert Boyd is hacked by Thomas Lester in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Lester, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Robert Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | David Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Orville Johnson | 71-68 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Brock (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Charles Fincher, Howard Roemer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Robert Boyd is hacked by Douglas Allen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Allen, team foul #12 | 71-68 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Christopher Maines grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |