| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Willy Stobierski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dangerfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | David Gray inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | James Puls comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | The jump hook by David Gray is blocked by Jerry King | 36-30 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | James Puls gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Daniel Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Donald Glover steals the ball from Troy Anderson | 36-30 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Melchor | 39-30 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | James Puls steals the ball from Willy Stobierski in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | James Puls is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 39-30 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Jerry King tips it in | 41-30 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Daniel Collins is fouled on the floor by Harvey Manson - foul #2 on Harvey Manson, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Joseph Parker (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) Douglas Melchor, Donald Glover, Jerry King, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Dugger (SG), Antonio Eells (SF), Bryan Burke (PF), Jason Barela (C) Daniel Collins, David Gray, Michael Dangerfield, Troy Anderson | |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Bryan Burke comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush loses the ball out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG) Willy Stobierski | |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Jason Barela misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-30 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Antonio Eells (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Burke (fresh) C - Jason Barela (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Jason Barela picks off the pass by Raymond Williams | 41-30 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (PG), Douglas Melchor (SG), Jerry King (PF), Harvey Manson (C) James Puls, Patrick Winbush, Joseph Parker, Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Collins (SG), David Gray (SF), Michael Dangerfield (PF), Troy Anderson (C) Earl Dugger, Antonio Eells, Bryan Burke, Jason Barela | |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Jerry King is called for 5 seconds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski (PG) Gregory Vincent | |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Daniel Collins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglas Melchor - foul #3 on Douglas Melchor, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Daniel Collins makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Daniel Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski is hacked by Donald Glover - foul #2 on Donald Glover, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Michael Dangerfield is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Douglas Melchor | 44-32 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Willy Stobierski steps in front of the Donald Glover pass | 44-32 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Daniel Collins misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-32 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Daniel Collins pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | David Gray works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 44-32 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Daniel Collins grabs the offensive board | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Glover (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Willy Stobierski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dangerfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Daniel Collins buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Jerry King misses the easy layup | 44-35 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Jerry King can't tip it in | 44-35 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Jerry King tips it back up and in | 46-35 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Gray out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Harvey Manson - foul #3 on Harvey Manson, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Joseph Parker (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) Douglas Melchor, Donald Glover, Jerry King, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Dugger (SG), Antonio Eells (SF), Bryan Burke (PF), Jason Barela (C) Daniel Collins, David Gray, Michael Dangerfield, Troy Anderson | |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Antonio Eells picks off the pass by James Puls | 46-38 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Dugger | 46-40 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker loses the dribble to Willy Stobierski | 46-40 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski lays it up and in | 46-42 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | James Puls drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Winbush | 49-42 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Bryan Burke pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Puls | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Willy Stobierski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Eells (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Burke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Barela (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Raymond Williams is blocked by Bryan Burke | 49-42 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Antonio Eells pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Barela - foul #2 on Jason Barela, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (PG), Douglas Melchor (SG), Robert Kuykendall (SF), Jerry King (PF) James Puls, Patrick Winbush, Raymond Williams, Joseph Parker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Daniel Collins (SG), David Gray (SF), Michael Dangerfield (PF), Troy Anderson (C) Willy Stobierski, Earl Dugger, Antonio Eells, Bryan Burke, Jason Barela | |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Gregory Vincent, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson (C) Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall snags the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Dangerfield | 50-42 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | Michael Dangerfield misses short on a floater from the left block | 50-42 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Jerry King misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Dangerfield - foul #1 on Michael Dangerfield, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Jerry King makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Jerry King makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | David Gray is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 52-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG) Robert Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson is fouled on the floor by Troy Anderson - foul #2 on Troy Anderson, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Michael Dangerfield gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Donald Glover steals the ball from Troy Anderson | 52-42 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | James Puls lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Glover | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Glover (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Jerry King (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Daniel Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dangerfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | David Gray is fouled on the floor by Harvey Manson - foul #4 on Harvey Manson, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Joseph Parker (PF) Douglas Melchor, Donald Glover, Jerry King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski (PG), Earl Dugger (SG), Antonio Eells (SF), Bryan Burke (PF), Jason Barela (C) Gregory Vincent, Daniel Collins, David Gray, Michael Dangerfield, Troy Anderson | |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | James Puls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop (C) Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Raymond Williams steps in front of the Jason Barela pass | 54-42 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | James Puls jams it set up by Raymond Williams | 56-42 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Gallop | 56-42 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Bryan Burke tips it in | 56-44 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Barela - foul #3 on Jason Barela, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Donald Glover (SF), Harvey Manson (C) Patrick Winbush, Raymond Williams, Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Collins (SG), David Gray (SF), Michael Dangerfield (PF), Troy Anderson (C) Earl Dugger, Antonio Eells, Bryan Burke, Jason Barela | |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Parker - foul #1 on Joseph Parker, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry King (PF) Joseph Parker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Jerry King knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Melchor | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Michael Dangerfield's pass is intercepted by Douglas Melchor | 60-45 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor banks in the layup | 62-45 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski is fouled on the floor by James Puls - foul #2 on James Puls, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Willy Stobierski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Jerry King hits a wide open jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Melchor | 64-46 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Donald Glover takes the ball from Daniel Collins | 64-46 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Puls runs out the clock | 64-46 |