| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis inbounds the ball | 19-37 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-37 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Duane Russell | 21-39 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-39 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the offensive board | 21-39 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | John Morris drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Craig O'Brien and the foul's on Duane Russell - foul #1 on Duane Russell, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donnie Nelson | 24-41 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits the follow up shot | 26-41 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 26-41 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks tips it home | 26-43 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the lay-in | 26-43 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-43 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | John Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Donnie Nelson - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Parks - foul #1 on Joshua Parks, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie (PF) Joshua Parks | |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Ed Tiffany - foul #1 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (SF) Stanley Lewis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | John Morris misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-45 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-45 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | David Fenton snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | Arthur Ward steals it from Ed Tiffany | 28-45 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Russell | 28-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lambert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Fenton (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Ward (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | John Morris misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Trevor Stone - foul #1 on Trevor Stone, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (SG), Stanley Lewis (SF), Ronald Foor (C) James Lambert, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Wayne Wright (SF), Joshua Parks (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Trevor Stone, Donnie Nelson, Duane Russell, Mitchell Currie, Arthur Ward | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-47 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams is whistled for a carry | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG) John Morris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews lays it up and in set up by Wayne Wright | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #5 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lambert (SG) Carl Farr | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Donnie Nelson (SG) Edward Chapman, Samuel Surles | |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Trevor Stone | 32-51 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis double dribbles | 32-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Stanley Lewis, Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward (C) Frank Matthews | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donnie Nelson | 32-54 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Lambert | 35-54 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward is hacked by Craig O'Brien - foul #3 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #2 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), Carl Farr (SF) Waylon Williams, David Fenton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF) Wayne Wright, Joshua Parks | |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is fouled on the floor by John Morris - foul #1 on John Morris, team foul #3 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF) Carl Farr | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Donnie Nelson | 35-56 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | James Lambert gets the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis is denied on a layup by Mitchell Currie | 35-56 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Duane Russell | 35-56 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward can't tip it in | 35-56 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward connects on the jumper from the left side | 35-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lambert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis connects on the shot in the lane | 37-58 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Morris - foul #2 on John Morris, team foul #4 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (SG), Carl Farr (SF), David Fenton (PF), Ronald Foor (C) James Lambert, Stanley Lewis, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles (SG), Joshua Parks (PF) Donnie Nelson, Mitchell Currie | |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams is fouled on the floor by Samuel Surles - foul #1 on Samuel Surles, team foul #6 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Frank Matthews (C) Trevor Stone, Arthur Ward | |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the jumper in the paint | 37-59 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor tips it but misses | 37-59 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the offensive board | 37-59 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | John Morris drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Waylon Williams | 40-59 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles is called for a charge - foul #2 on Samuel Surles, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Wayne Wright (SF) Samuel Surles, Duane Russell | |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor clanks a jump hook in the paint | 40-59 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman can't connect on a floater from the left side | 40-59 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Joshua Parks blocks the short jumper by Ronald Foor | 40-59 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the board | 40-59 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | David Fenton snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Matthews - foul #2 on Frank Matthews, team foul #8 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lambert (SG), Stanley Lewis (SF), Craig O'Brien (C) John Morris, Carl Farr, David Fenton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Duane Russell (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Edward Chapman, Wayne Wright, Joshua Parks, Frank Matthews | |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses long on a floater from the right block | 41-59 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | James Lambert snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | James Lambert can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany (PF) Ronald Foor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Stanley Lewis, team foul #5 | 41-59 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Craig O'Brien is blocked by Mitchell Currie | 41-62 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Arthur Ward | 41-62 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone banks in the layup set up by Donnie Nelson | 41-64 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-64 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis misses the lay-in | 41-64 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone pulls down the rebound | 41-64 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 41-64 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Arthur Ward - foul #2 on Arthur Ward, team foul #9 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), David Fenton (SF), Nelson Strum (PF), Ronald Foor (C) James Lambert, Stanley Lewis, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Wayne Wright (SF), Michael Horne (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Trevor Stone, Donnie Nelson, Duane Russell, Mitchell Currie, Arthur Ward | |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is denied on a layup by Ronald Foor | 43-64 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews can't tip it in | 43-64 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nelson Strum | 43-64 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Carl Farr drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-64 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman buries a jumper from the free throw line | 46-66 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-66 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Waylon Williams - foul #3 on Waylon Williams, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (SG) Waylon Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie (PF) Michael Horne | |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Mitchell Currie steps in front of the David Fenton pass | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-68 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie tips it but misses | 46-68 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Carson | 46-68 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Farr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Wright (fresh) PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Mitchell Currie is called for the reach on Nelson Strum - foul #1 on Mitchell Currie, team foul #10 | 46-68 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Foor - foul #1 on Ronald Foor, team foul #7 | 47-68 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-69 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Samuel Surles | 47-69 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright loses the dribble to David Fenton | 47-69 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | David Fenton slams it home | 49-69 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Edward Chapman | 49-71 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-71 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Samuel Surles | 49-71 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-71 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright gets the offensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is hacked by Nelson Strum - foul #2 on Nelson Strum, team foul #8 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG) Jeremiah Carson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Carl Farr drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Waylon Williams | 51-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles drills a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Waylon Williams - foul #4 on Waylon Williams, team foul #9 | 51-75 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses the free throw | 51-75 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the defensive rebound | 51-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | David Fenton's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Matthews | 51-75 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie snags the defensive board | 51-75 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman runs out the clock | 51-75 |