| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SG - Javier Perez (fresh) SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) C - Brock Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) SG - Dean Smith (fresh) SF - Anthony Stanley (fresh) PF - James Elkins (fresh) C - Henry Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson misses long on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Kessler | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison connects on the shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dean Smith | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Floyd Wilson | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams dunks the ball set up by Anthony Stanley | 4-7 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry is hacked by Anthony Stanley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Stanley, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), Robert Galvin (PF) Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Shawn Tatro (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG), James Schroer (C) Floyd Wilson, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (SG) Dean Smith | |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin loses the dribble to Jerry Kessler in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Wang | 4-9 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Henry Cowans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Elkins (SF) Jerry Kessler | |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro misses long on a 3 from straight away | 4-9 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos loses the ball out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Harrison (PF), Brock Perkins (C) Henry Cowans, Bradley Burgos, Thomas Abraham, Robert Galvin, James Schroer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (SG), Robert Callahan (C) James Elkins, Ronald Davis | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) SG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Tatro (fresh) PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) C - Robert Callahan (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Kessler | 4-11 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Shawn Tatro is called for the reach on Gary Lowry - foul #1 on Shawn Tatro, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG), Henry Williams (C) Jerry Kessler, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Lowry | 6-11 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith is hacked by Javier Perez - foul #1 on Javier Perez, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG), Bradley Burgos (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), Robert Galvin (PF), James Schroer (C) Floyd Wilson, Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), James Elkins (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Robert Jackson, Dean Smith, Robert Callahan, Henry Williams | |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | James Elkins knocks in the shot in the paint | 6-13 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham misses badly on a runner from close range | 6-13 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler is hacked by Henry Cowans - foul #1 on Henry Cowans, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG), Robert Callahan (C) Shawn Tatro, Ronald Davis | |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-13 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | James Schroer pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stanley - foul #2 on Anthony Stanley, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Brock Perkins (C) Henry Cowans, James Schroer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SF), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, Robert Callahan | |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Dean Smith | 8-16 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dean Smith | 11-19 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Abraham, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Javier Perez (SG), Paul Harrison (PF) Thomas Abraham, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Jerry Kessler, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-19 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Bradley Burgos | 11-19 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Davis - foul #1 on Ronald Davis, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lowry (SF) Bradley Burgos | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Brock Perkins, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (SG), James Elkins (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Dean Smith, Cheng-Gong Wang, Ronald Davis | |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | James Elkins hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Tatro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Elkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Callahan (fresh) | |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jerry Kessler - foul #1 on Jerry Kessler, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Schroer (C) Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, James Elkins, Robert Callahan | |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dean Smith | 13-23 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | James Schroer's pass is intercepted by Cheng-Gong Wang | 13-23 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro loses the dribble to James Schroer | 13-23 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Cheng-Gong Wang takes the ball from Floyd Wilson | 13-23 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang loses the dribble to Floyd Wilson | 13-23 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Javier Perez misses the easy layup | 13-23 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith is hacked by James Schroer - foul #1 on James Schroer, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG), Bradley Burgos (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), Robert Galvin (PF), Brock Perkins (C) Floyd Wilson, Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, James Schroer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), James Elkins (SF), Ronald Davis (C) Jerry Kessler, Shawn Tatro, Henry Williams | |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith is fouled on the floor by Henry Cowans - foul #2 on Henry Cowans, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Prill (PG) Henry Cowans | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SF) Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Prill - foul #1 on Charles Prill, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Shawn Tatro | |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham can't finish the layup | 13-24 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Ronald Davis swats the layup by Bradley Burgos | 13-24 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | James Elkins snags the defensive board | 13-24 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Jackson | 13-26 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint | 15-26 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Elkins | 15-29 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 15-29 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Prill (fairly fresh) SG - Bradley Burgos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Abraham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Galvin (fairly fresh) C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Elkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronald Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Elkins | 15-31 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Davis - foul #2 on Ronald Davis, team foul #6 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Jonathan Myers (SF), James Schroer (C) Charles Prill, Bradley Burgos, Thomas Abraham, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Shawn Tatro (SG), Robert Callahan (PF), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, Dean Smith, Cheng-Gong Wang, Ronald Davis | |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 17-31 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | James Schroer pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | James Schroer is fouled on the floor by Robert Callahan - foul #1 on Robert Callahan, team foul #7 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Harrison (PF) Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | James Schroer makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | James Schroer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro drills a 3 from straight away | 19-34 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson and he's fouled by Robert Callahan - foul #2 on Robert Callahan, team foul #8 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lowry (SF) Jonathan Myers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG) Robert Callahan | |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison makes the free throw | 22-34 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dean Smith | 22-37 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Javier Perez is called for 5 seconds | 22-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brock Perkins (C) Paul Harrison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 22-37 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses the tip | 22-37 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | James Schroer pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Javier Perez is denied on a layup by Henry Williams | 22-37 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | James Schroer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Elkins - foul #1 on James Elkins, team foul #9 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Jonathan Myers (SF) Javier Perez, Gary Lowry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG) Dean Smith | |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | James Schroer makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | James Schroer misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | James Elkins gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Kessler | 23-40 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | James Schroer misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 23-40 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson tips it back up and in | 25-40 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | James Schroer pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), Paul Harrison (PF), Robert Galvin (C) Floyd Wilson, Bradley Burgos, Jonathan Myers, James Schroer, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Robert Jackson, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Paul Harrison - foul #1 on Paul Harrison, team foul #8 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lowry (SF) Thomas Abraham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the free throw | 25-43 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Henry Cowans's pass is intercepted by Jerry Kessler in the backcourt | 25-43 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Henry Cowans - foul #3 on Henry Cowans, team foul #9 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Prill (PG) Henry Cowans | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG), Henry Williams (C) Shawn Tatro, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Prill (fresh) SG - Javier Perez (fresh) SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Galvin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Anthony Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Callahan (fresh) C - Henry Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Robert Callahan steps in front of the Charles Prill pass | 25-44 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Harrison is called for the reach on Anthony Stanley - foul #2 on Paul Harrison, team foul #10 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), Brock Perkins (C) Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Dean Smith, Henry Williams | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins grabs the board | 25-44 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Jerry Kessler picks off the pass by Charles Prill | 25-44 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler's floater is knocked away by Brock Perkins | 25-44 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Abraham | 25-44 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Robert Callahan picks off the pass by Brock Perkins | 25-44 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 25-44 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan misses the tip | 25-44 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham pulls down the rebound | 25-44 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-44 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan gets the rebound | 25-44 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Thomas Abraham is called for the reach on Jerry Kessler - foul #2 on Thomas Abraham, team foul #11 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Gary Lowry (SF), Robert Galvin (PF), James Schroer (C) Charles Prill, Bradley Burgos, Thomas Abraham, Paul Harrison, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Shawn Tatro, Cheng-Gong Wang, Robert Callahan | |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-46 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Javier Perez is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Smith - foul #1 on Dean Smith, team foul #10 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG) Jerry Kessler | |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Javier Perez makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Javier Perez misses the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | James Elkins gets the rebound | 26-46 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | James Elkins clanks a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Galvin - foul #1 on Robert Galvin, team foul #12 | 26-46 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | James Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | James Elkins makes the 3rd free throw | 26-48 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #13 | 26-48 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-48 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | James Elkins tips it home | 26-50 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | James Schroer misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 26-50 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The clock runs out | 26-50 |