| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vaughn Hundt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Keck (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Garland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Parker (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Getty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ted Knopp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dumais (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Steve Johnson inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Wesley Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Keck | 33-31 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | James Keck misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Wesley Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Steve Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Craig Parker - foul #2 on Craig Parker, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Steve Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Steve Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Getty | 33-32 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland drills a driving attempt from the left block | 35-32 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | The jump hook by Wesley Davis is blocked by John Getty | 35-32 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Ted Knopp tips it in | 35-34 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | James Keck misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Bradley Smith gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Vaughn Hundt is called for the reach on Ted Knopp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vaughn Hundt, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Wesley Davis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bradley Smith | 35-37 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Craig Parker knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Vaughn Hundt | 37-37 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Bradley Smith loses the dribble to John Getty | 37-37 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland misses the runner from the left block | 37-37 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Wesley Davis gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Ted Knopp misses the lay-in | 37-37 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Davis | 37-37 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Steve Johnson makes the shot from the right side | 37-39 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | James Keck banks in the layup | 39-39 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Ted Knopp misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vaughn Hundt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Keck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Garland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - John Getty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ted Knopp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dumais (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | John Getty connects on the floater from the right block | 41-39 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Robert Dumais is fouled on the floor by James Keck - foul #1 on James Keck, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge (PG), Thomas Gandara (SG), Lane Drouin (SF), Albert Abril (PF), David Letchworth (C) Vaughn Hundt, James Keck, Joseph Garland, Craig Parker, John Getty | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Gilroy (SG), Richard Stoker (SF), Eugene Solano (PF), Matthew Janes (C) Robert Dumais, Steve Johnson, Bradley Smith, Wesley Davis | |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Richard Stoker hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Solano | 41-41 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Lane Drouin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Abril | 44-41 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | David Gilroy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-41 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Gandara | 46-41 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Ted Knopp knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Stoker | 46-44 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Thomas Gandara's floater is tipped away by Eugene Solano | 46-44 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Richard Stoker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | David Gilroy drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eugene Solano | 46-47 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge is hacked by Eugene Solano - foul #1 on Eugene Solano, team foul #1 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt (PG), James Keck (SG), John Getty (C) Thomas Gandara, Lane Drouin, David Letchworth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Johnson (SF) Ted Knopp | |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Matthew Janes swats the short shot by John Getty | 46-47 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Matthew Janes gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | David Gilroy scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Solano | 46-50 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt is whistled for a carry | 46-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Garland (SF), Craig Parker (PF) Arthur Rutledge, Albert Abril | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Dumais (SG), Bradley Smith (PF), Todd Zager (C) Richard Stoker, Eugene Solano, Matthew Janes | |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Joseph Garland swats the layup by Bradley Smith | 46-50 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Todd Zager grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Steve Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Craig Parker pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Todd Zager is called for the reach on Craig Parker - foul #1 on Todd Zager, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Wesley Davis (C) Todd Zager | |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | John Getty is called for traveling | 46-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Todd Zager (C) David Gilroy | |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Steve Johnson hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Dumais and he's fouled by Joseph Garland - foul #1 on Joseph Garland, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Janes (C) Todd Zager | |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Steve Johnson makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vaughn Hundt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Keck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Garland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Craig Parker (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Getty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Wesley Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Robert Dumais (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Janes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Matthew Janes pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Robert Dumais scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Wesley Davis | 46-56 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Steve Johnson picks off the pass by Craig Parker | 46-56 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Wesley Davis is whistled for a carry | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge (PG), Thomas Gandara (SG), Lane Drouin (SF), Albert Abril (PF), David Letchworth (C) Vaughn Hundt, James Keck, Joseph Garland, Craig Parker, John Getty | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Gilroy (PG), Richard Stoker (SF), Eugene Solano (PF) Robert Dumais, Steve Johnson, Bradley Smith | |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Albert Abril is hacked by Eugene Solano - foul #2 on Eugene Solano, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ted Knopp (PG), Todd Zager (C) Wesley Davis, Matthew Janes | |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Gandara misses short on a shot from the left side | 46-56 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Richard Stoker pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Ted Knopp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-56 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Eugene Solano pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Ted Knopp misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Arthur Rutledge - foul #1 on Arthur Rutledge, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Ted Knopp makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Ted Knopp makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Albert Abril misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Eugene Solano - foul #3 on Eugene Solano, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Albert Abril makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Albert Abril makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Albert Abril blocks the short jumper by Todd Zager | 48-58 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Albert Abril grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Lane Drouin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Gandara | 51-58 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Eugene Solano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-58 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | David Letchworth pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Todd Zager banks in the layup and he's fouled by David Letchworth - foul #1 on David Letchworth, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt (PG), James Keck (SG), Joseph Garland (SF), Craig Parker (PF), John Getty (C) Arthur Rutledge, Thomas Gandara, Lane Drouin, Albert Abril, David Letchworth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Dumais (SG), Steve Johnson (SF), Bradley Smith (PF) Ted Knopp, Richard Stoker, Eugene Solano | |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Todd Zager misses the free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Craig Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | James Keck can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Gilroy - foul #2 on David Gilroy, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Janes (C) Todd Zager | |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | James Keck makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | James Keck makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Craig Parker steals the ball from Robert Dumais | 55-60 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Craig Parker is whistled for a carry | 55-60 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | The short jumper by Matthew Janes is denied by Joseph Garland | 55-60 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Matthew Janes misses the tip | 55-60 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Dumais | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vaughn Hundt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Keck (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Garland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Craig Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Getty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Gilroy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Dumais (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Janes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Robert Dumais hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Gilroy | 55-62 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | James Keck scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Garland | 58-62 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Robert Dumais comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | John Getty gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | James Keck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge (PG), Lane Drouin (SF), Albert Abril (PF) Vaughn Hundt, Joseph Garland, Craig Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ted Knopp (PG), Wesley Davis (SG), Richard Stoker (SF), Eugene Solano (PF) David Gilroy, Robert Dumais, Steve Johnson, Bradley Smith | |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Richard Stoker misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Albert Abril - foul #3 on Albert Abril, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Richard Stoker makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Richard Stoker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | The short jumper by James Keck is denied by Eugene Solano | 58-64 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Wesley Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Ted Knopp can't throw it down | 58-64 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Arthur Rutledge | 58-64 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Richard Stoker is called for the reach on Lane Drouin - foul #1 on Richard Stoker, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt (PG), Craig Parker (PF) James Keck, John Getty | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Dumais (SG), Steve Johnson (SF), Todd Zager (C) Richard Stoker, Eugene Solano, Matthew Janes | |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Lane Drouin scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Rutledge and the foul's on Todd Zager - foul #2 on Todd Zager, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bradley Smith (PF) Todd Zager | |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Lane Drouin misses the free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Albert Abril gets the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Lane Drouin drills a driving attempt from the left block | 62-64 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Steve Johnson hits the finger roll | 62-66 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge is hacked by Robert Dumais - foul #3 on Robert Dumais, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Garland (SF) Lane Drouin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Wesley Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Steve Johnson is hacked by Joseph Garland - foul #2 on Joseph Garland, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Steve Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Steve Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Craig Parker is fouled on the floor by Wesley Davis - foul #2 on Wesley Davis, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Keck (SG), John Getty (C) Arthur Rutledge, Albert Abril | |
| Subs | Louisville | Todd Zager (C) Wesley Davis | |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Craig Parker makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Craig Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Bradley Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Craig Parker - foul #3 on Craig Parker, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Rutledge (PG), Albert Abril (PF) Vaughn Hundt, Craig Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Gilroy (SG), Richard Stoker (SF), Matthew Janes (C) Robert Dumais, Steve Johnson, Todd Zager | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Bradley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Bradley Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | John Getty grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Arthur Rutledge (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Keck (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Garland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Albert Abril (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Getty (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ted Knopp (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Gilroy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Stoker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Janes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | John Getty misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Stoker - foul #2 on Richard Stoker, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eugene Solano (PF) Bradley Smith | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | John Getty makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | John Getty makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Richard Stoker drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ted Knopp | 67-72 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt (PG), Craig Parker (PF) Arthur Rutledge, Albert Abril | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Dumais (SG), Steve Johnson (SF), Bradley Smith (PF) David Gilroy, Richard Stoker, Eugene Solano | |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | James Keck hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-72 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Ted Knopp throws it down on a great pass from Bradley Smith | 70-74 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | John Getty hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Vaughn Hundt | 72-74 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Bradley Smith connects on the runner in the lane set up by Ted Knopp | 72-76 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-76 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Craig Parker gets the offensive rebound | 72-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | James Keck clanks a shot from close range | 72-76 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Bradley Smith pulls down the rebound | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Bradley Smith is hacked by Vaughn Hundt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vaughn Hundt, team foul #10 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Gilroy (SF) Steve Johnson | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Bradley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Bradley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Vaughn Hundt loses the dribble to David Gilroy | 72-78 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | James Keck is called for the reach on David Gilroy in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Keck, team foul #11 | 72-78 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | David Gilroy makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | David Gilroy makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Joseph Garland misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 72-80 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Craig Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-80 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | James Keck knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Craig Parker | 75-80 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | David Gilroy is hacked by James Keck in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Keck, team foul #12 | 75-80 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | David Gilroy makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | David Gilroy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 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) | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | James Keck comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-82 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | John Getty gets the offensive rebound | 75-82 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | James Keck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-82 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Robert Dumais snags the defensive board | 75-82 |