| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Hooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Barela (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Josh Blackmon | 33-20 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-20 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 33-20 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover drills a shot from the baseline | 35-20 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Bradley Foster is called for the reach on John Loomis - foul #1 on Bradley Foster, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 35-20 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart hits the follow up shot | 35-22 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger loses the ball out of bounds | 37-22 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 37-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Stanley Stewart | |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Leonard Fitzgerald swats the short shot by Jason Barela | 37-22 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Jason Barela tips it home | 37-24 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by David Gimenez - foul #1 on David Gimenez, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), Aaron Spitsberg (SF), William Cupples (C) John Loomis, Earl Dugger, Keith Hayes, Jason Barela | |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Glover (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Hooper (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) SF - Aaron Spitsberg (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cupples (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Leonard Fitzgerald and he's fouled by William Cupples - foul #1 on William Cupples, team foul #2 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin (PG), Joseph Neth (PF), Dennis Stovall (C) Josh Blackmon, Leonard Fitzgerald, Tim Hooper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart (PF) David Gimenez | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the free throw | 41-24 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart's pass is intercepted by Donald Glover | 41-24 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-24 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Griffin - foul #3 on Richard Griffin, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG), Josh Blackmon (SF), Leonard Fitzgerald (PF), Tim Hooper (C) Richard Griffin, Donald Glover, Joseph Neth, Dennis Stovall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Earl Dugger (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), Jason Barela (C) Gregory Vincent, Brandon Chitty, Aaron Spitsberg, William Cupples | |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper grabs the offensive board | 44-26 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 44-26 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes is hacked by Josh Blackmon - foul #3 on Josh Blackmon, team foul #3 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (SG) Douglas Melchor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Stanley Stewart | |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Tim Hooper takes the ball from Jason Barela | 44-26 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | John Loomis picks off the pass by Bradley Foster in the backcourt | 44-26 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | John Loomis banks in the layup | 44-28 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon connects on the open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Donald Glover | 46-28 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Jason Barela banks in the layup and the foul's on Tim Hooper - foul #3 on Tim Hooper, team foul #4 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth (PF) Leonard Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg (SF) Keith Hayes | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Jason Barela misses the free throw | 46-30 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) C - Tim Hooper (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Aaron Spitsberg (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Barela (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bradley Foster | 48-30 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Donald Glover picks off the pass by Aaron Spitsberg | 48-30 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 48-30 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth hits the follow up shot | 50-30 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Jason Barela hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Earl Dugger | 50-32 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the contested fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bradley Foster | 52-32 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | David Gimenez's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Hooper | 52-32 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth grabs the defensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Jason Barela - foul #1 on Jason Barela, team foul #3 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin (PG), Douglas Melchor (SF), Leonard Fitzgerald (PF) Bradley Foster, Josh Blackmon, Tim Hooper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), Stanley Stewart (PF), William Cupples (C) John Loomis, Earl Dugger, Aaron Spitsberg, David Gimenez, Jason Barela | |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-32 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover pulls down the rebound | 54-32 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-32 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Stanley Stewart | 54-32 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Vincent, team foul #4 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon (SF), Dennis Stovall (C) Donald Glover, Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald travels with the ball | 54-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Griffin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Stovall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-35 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Richard Griffin | 56-35 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart is fouled on the floor by Leonard Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Leonard Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG), Donald Glover (SG), Tim Hooper (C) Richard Griffin, Josh Blackmon, Dennis Stovall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Earl Dugger (SG) Gregory Vincent, Brandon Chitty | |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart makes the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Tim Hooper - foul #4 on Tim Hooper, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jason Barela (C) William Cupples | |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart makes the free throw | 56-38 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-38 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Jason Barela pulls down the rebound | 56-38 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes can't throw it down | 56-38 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Jason Barela grabs the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart jams it on a great pass from Keith Hayes | 56-40 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Earl Dugger picks off the pass by Douglas Melchor | 56-40 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes hits a turnaround from the left block | 56-42 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Tim Hooper, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon (SF), Joseph Neth (PF), Dennis Stovall (C) Douglas Melchor, Leonard Fitzgerald, Tim Hooper | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Aaron Spitsberg (SF), David Gimenez (PF), William Cupples (C) John Loomis, Keith Hayes, Stanley Stewart, Jason Barela | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Stovall - foul #1 on Dennis Stovall, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Stovall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Aaron Spitsberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cupples (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | David Gimenez steps in front of the Donald Glover pass | 56-44 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin (PG) Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), Jason Barela (C) Gregory Vincent, Earl Dugger, William Cupples | |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Richard Griffin is called for the reach on John Loomis - foul #4 on Richard Griffin, team foul #9 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Leonard Fitzgerald (PF) Donald Glover, Dennis Stovall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | John Loomis makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | John Loomis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Jason Barela gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | John Loomis scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Brandon Chitty | 56-48 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG), Donald Glover (SG) Richard Griffin, Douglas Melchor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Dugger (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), Stanley Stewart (PF) Brandon Chitty, Aaron Spitsberg, David Gimenez | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon hits the follow up shot | 58-48 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Neth - foul #1 on Joseph Neth, team foul #10 | 58-48 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-50 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Keith Hayes | 58-50 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | John Loomis is called for the reach on Josh Blackmon in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Loomis, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Earl Dugger is called for the reach on Douglas Melchor - foul #2 on Earl Dugger, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon is fouled on the floor by Keith Hayes - foul #2 on Keith Hayes, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor is hacked by Earl Dugger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Earl Dugger, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Hayes | 62-56 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | John Loomis is called for the reach on Douglas Melchor in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Loomis, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Jason Barela is called for the reach on Joseph Neth - foul #2 on Jason Barela, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Donald Glover is called for the reach on John Loomis - foul #1 on Donald Glover, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG) Douglas Melchor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | John Loomis makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | John Loomis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Dugger - foul #4 on Earl Dugger, team foul #11 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-58 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Jason Barela grabs the offensive board | 66-58 |