| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) SF - James Sullivan (fresh) PF - George Carlino (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) SG - Mark Millsap (fresh) SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) C - Charles Sanders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders drills a shot from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | John Escoto steals the ball from Michael Curtis | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Sanders | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to George Carlino | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Charles Sanders - foul #1 on Charles Sanders, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | George Carlino can't connect on a shot from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Steven Lessman | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders blows the layup | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis is alone and drills a floater from the left wing set up by Van Isler out of the doubleteam | 4-7 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-10 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Van Isler evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Darrell Gerken (C) Van Isler, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Joel Dietrich (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Melvin Small (PF) John Escoto, Mark Millsap, Matthew Montgomery, Steven Lessman | |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Melvin Small snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Darrell Gerken swats the layup by Charles Sanders | 7-12 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | George Carlino pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) PF - Melvin Small (fresh) C - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | George Carlino's floater is tipped away by Charles Sanders | 7-12 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis can't tip it in | 7-12 |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Gerken | 7-12 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave blows the layup | 7-12 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Fagundes | 7-12 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders double dribbles | 7-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG) Michael Curtis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Matthew Montgomery (SF), Robert Black (C) John Fagundes, Joel Dietrich, Curtis Montgomery, Charles Sanders | |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave clanks a shot from the left side | 7-12 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | John Escoto snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | John Escoto knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Millsap | 7-15 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Van Isler clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-15 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Robert Black grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrell Gerken - foul #1 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, George Carlino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Lessman (PF) Melvin Small | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap misses the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Van Isler | 9-16 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Escoto | 9-19 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Millsap - foul #1 on Mark Millsap, team foul #2 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF) James Sullivan, Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG) Mark Millsap | |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Steven Lessman | 10-19 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the offensive board | 10-19 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Van Isler - foul #1 on Van Isler, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Carlino (PF) Harvey Sellers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | John Escoto makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | John Escoto makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Escoto - foul #1 on John Escoto, team foul #3 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery (SF), Charles Sanders (C) Matthew Montgomery, Robert Black | |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Sanders | 11-21 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Van Isler, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG) John Escoto | |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 11-21 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Curtis Montgomery takes the ball from Colin Musgrave | 11-21 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | John Fagundes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Curtis Montgomery | 11-23 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Joel Dietrich steals it from Darren McGann | 11-23 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darren McGann (fresh) PF - George Carlino (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Fagundes and he's fouled by Warren Witherspoon - foul #1 on Warren Witherspoon, team foul #4 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Darrell Gerken (PF) Michael Curtis, George Carlino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Matthew Montgomery (SF), Melvin Small (PF) John Fagundes, Joel Dietrich, Curtis Montgomery, Steven Lessman | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses the free throw | 11-25 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken grabs the board | 11-25 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Van Isler shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Colin Musgrave | 14-25 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap misses the shot from the left side | 14-25 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darren McGann | 14-25 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Van Isler | 16-25 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders banks in the layup | 16-27 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | John Escoto is called for the reach on Van Isler - foul #2 on John Escoto, team foul #4 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Darren McGann, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Steven Lessman (PF), Robert Black (C) John Escoto, Melvin Small, Charles Sanders | |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 16-27 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it home | 18-27 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-27 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Steven Lessman - foul #1 on Steven Lessman, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG) Van Isler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 18-27 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits the follow up shot | 20-27 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | George Carlino picks off the pass by Mark Millsap | 20-27 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Mark Millsap steals it from George Carlino | 20-27 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | John Fagundes lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Millsap | 20-29 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis loses the ball out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (PF) George Carlino | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Charles Sanders (C) Mark Millsap, Matthew Montgomery, Robert Black | |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-29 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis is fouled on the floor by John Fagundes - foul #1 on John Fagundes, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG) Colin Musgrave | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Small (PF) Steven Lessman | |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Curtis | 22-29 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Fagundes | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Melvin Small (fresh) C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Sullivan, team foul #5 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SF), Warren Witherspoon (C) James Sullivan, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (SF) John Fagundes | |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Matthew Montgomery | 22-35 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Van Isler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Darrell Gerken steals the ball from Joel Dietrich | 22-35 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses long on a runner near the basket | 22-35 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the tip | 22-35 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Van Isler is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Dietrich - foul #1 on Joel Dietrich, team foul #7 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Michael Curtis, Darren McGann, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), John Fagundes (SF), Steven Lessman (PF), Robert Black (C) Joel Dietrich, Curtis Montgomery, Matthew Montgomery, Melvin Small, Charles Sanders | |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | George Carlino drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman loses the dribble to Michael Alexander | 26-35 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Van Isler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Colin Musgrave takes the ball from Robert Black | 26-35 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 26-35 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Robert Black snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses the turnaround from the right block | 26-35 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman connects on the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by George Carlino - foul #1 on George Carlino, team foul #6 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), Jason Fleming (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Van Isler, Colin Musgrave, James Sullivan, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (SF), Charles Sanders (C) John Fagundes, Robert Black | |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken makes the shot from the right wing set up by Jason Fleming | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Fleming (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Millsap (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses the easy layup | 28-38 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darren McGann | 28-38 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann drills a 3 from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 31-38 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery double dribbles | 31-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Darren McGann, Jason Fleming, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Joel Dietrich (SG), Melvin Small (PF), Robert Black (C) John Escoto, Mark Millsap, Steven Lessman, Charles Sanders | |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | George Carlino gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Van Isler is fouled on the floor by Robert Black - foul #1 on Robert Black, team foul #8 | 31-38 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Robert Black hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Van Isler - foul #2 on Van Isler, team foul #7 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery (SF) Matthew Montgomery | |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Robert Black makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Robert Black makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | George Carlino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Sanders (C) Robert Black | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Fagundes | 33-42 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders grabs the board | 33-42 |