| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold West (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dance (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Britt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua York (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Richie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Simmons | 38-46 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Joshua York gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold West | 38-46 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Dance | 40-46 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund tips it home | 40-48 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance tips it home | 42-48 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons is fouled on the floor by Harold West - foul #2 on Harold West, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Byron Harrison and he's hacked by Thomas Britt - foul #2 on Thomas Britt, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda (PF) Joshua York | |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses the free throw | 42-50 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Harold West gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt's floater is tipped away by Thomas Richie | 42-50 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam tips it in | 44-50 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Byron Harrison | 44-53 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses the jump hook near the basket | 46-53 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory McNeely | 46-53 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Harold West misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harold West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Britt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Richie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Gregory McNeely - foul #2 on Gregory McNeely, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG), Bernie Langlois (SG), Ross Nixon (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Jason Brucker (C) Antonio Tam, Harold West, Douglas Dance, Gregory McNeely, Thomas Britt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Cyril Little (SG), Joshua York (PF) Byron Harrison, Thomas Simmons, Thomas Richie | |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses the 3rd free throw | 48-55 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson hits the follow up shot | 50-55 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-55 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Beam | 52-58 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-58 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Wicklund | 52-58 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-58 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda hits the follow up shot | 52-60 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bernie Langlois | 54-60 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Joshua York drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Wicklund | 54-62 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-62 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua York | 54-65 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Joshua York grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Cyril Little | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ralph Lowery (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernie Langlois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ross Nixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Brucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cyril Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua York (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Beam steps in front of the Ralph Lowery pass | 54-68 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois is hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #1 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG), Harold West (SG), Douglas Dance (SF), Gregory McNeely (PF), Thomas Britt (C) Ralph Lowery, Bernie Langlois, Ross Nixon, Robert Johnson, Jason Brucker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG), Thomas Simmons (SG), Thomas Richie (C) Thomas Beam, Cyril Little, Dikembe Banda | |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-68 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam can't tip it in | 54-68 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely hits the follow up shot | 56-68 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-68 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund gets the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Joshua York is hacked by Gregory McNeely - foul #3 on Gregory McNeely, team foul #4 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG) Robert Wicklund | |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Joshua York is called for the reach on Gregory McNeely - foul #2 on Joshua York, team foul #2 | 56-68 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Dance | 59-68 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons is fouled on the floor by Douglas Dance - foul #1 on Douglas Dance, team foul #5 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cyril Little (SF) Thomas Beam | |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little loses the dribble to Douglas Dance | 59-68 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Simmons picks off the pass by Thomas Britt | 59-68 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little banks in the layup set up by Thomas Simmons | 59-70 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-70 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Joshua York grabs the board | 59-70 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt pulls down the rebound | 59-70 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Antonio Tam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-70 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Joshua York gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua York | 59-73 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance is hacked by Byron Harrison - foul #3 on Byron Harrison, team foul #3 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG), Bernie Langlois (SG), Ross Nixon (SF), Jason Brucker (C) Antonio Tam, Harold West, Douglas Dance, Thomas Britt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Thomas Simmons, Joshua York | |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Jason Brucker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison grabs the board | 59-73 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ralph Lowery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernie Langlois (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ross Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Brucker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cyril Little (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Richie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Ralph Lowery is called for the reach on Byron Harrison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Lowery, team foul #6 | 59-73 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Beam | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon is hacked by Cyril Little - foul #1 on Cyril Little, team foul #4 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Johnson (PF) Gregory McNeely | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (SG) Byron Harrison | |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson drills a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Cyril Little - foul #2 on Cyril Little, team foul #5 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Tam (PG) Ralph Lowery | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 62-76 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-76 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jason Brucker | 62-76 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Dikembe Banda steals the ball from Ross Nixon | 62-76 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Simmons | 62-79 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Cyril Little steals it from Robert Johnson | 62-79 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little can't finish the layup | 62-79 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 62-79 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold West (SG), Douglas Dance (SF), Gregory McNeely (PF), Thomas Britt (C) Bernie Langlois, Ross Nixon, Robert Johnson, Jason Brucker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG) Thomas Beam | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance hits a floater from the baseline | 64-79 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-79 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Douglas Dance | 64-79 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Simmons takes the ball from Thomas Britt | 64-79 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Simmons | 64-81 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely's pass is intercepted by Cyril Little | 64-81 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Cyril Little | 64-84 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund (SF), Joshua York (PF) Cyril Little, Thomas Richie | |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Simmons, team foul #6 | 64-84 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely clanks a 3 from the left corner | 64-84 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Gregory McNeely snags the offensive board | 64-84 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Harold West hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-84 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons pulls down the rebound | 64-84 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Tam (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Harold West (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dance (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory McNeely (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Britt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Simmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua York (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-84 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Thomas Britt pulls down the rebound | 64-84 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Harold West hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-84 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 64-84 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-84 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Joshua York grabs the offensive rebound | 64-84 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Britt swats the short shot by Dikembe Banda | 64-84 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory McNeely | 64-84 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dikembe Banda - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #7 | 64-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois (PG), Ross Nixon (SG), Robert Johnson (PF), Jason Brucker (C) Antonio Tam, Harold West, Gregory McNeely, Thomas Britt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Cyril Little (SG), Thomas Richie (C) Byron Harrison, Thomas Simmons, Joshua York | |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance makes the 1st free throw | 65-84 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Douglas Dance makes the 2nd free throw | 66-84 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Brucker - foul #1 on Jason Brucker, team foul #7 | 66-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery (PG) Douglas Dance | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses the 1st free throw | 66-84 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 2nd free throw | 66-85 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Bernie Langlois misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-85 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie pulls down the rebound | 66-85 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-85 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund tips it but misses | 66-85 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ross Nixon | 66-85 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Thomas Beam is called for the reach on Ralph Lowery - foul #2 on Thomas Beam, team foul #8 | 66-85 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 67-85 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 67-85 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda gets the rebound | 67-85 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Cyril Little | 67-87 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-87 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little grabs the board | 67-87 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Cyril Little | 67-90 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Ralph Lowery knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-90 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Bernie Langlois - foul #2 on Bernie Langlois, team foul #8 | 70-90 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little makes the 1st free throw | 70-91 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little makes the 2nd free throw | 70-92 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Ross Nixon makes the driving attempt in the lane | 72-92 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam runs out the clock | 72-92 |