| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 7 pts. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Lucas - foul #1 on James Lucas, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | James Lucas gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Lynch | 26-34 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel hits a driving attempt from the left block | 28-34 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Longacre | 28-36 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds is hacked by Andrew Cobb - foul #1 on Andrew Cobb, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Hufnagel | 30-36 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick Aker - foul #3 on Frederick Aker, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Frederick Aker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey (C) James Lucas | |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Willie Longacre | 33-41 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses long on a shot from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Erik Hammonds | 33-41 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Morrison - foul #1 on Frank Morrison, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Doug Moore (SG), James Lucas (C) Willie Longacre, Erik Hammonds, Anthony Lynch | |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the tip | 33-43 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Loyd Young drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Francis Plemons | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Sean Starkey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey lays it in | 36-45 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons is fouled on the floor by Clayton Ellis - foul #1 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Loyd Young | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Clayton Ellis, Doug Moore, Andrew Cobb, James Lucas | |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Frederick Aker is called for the reach on Willie Longacre - foul #4 on Frederick Aker, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Frederick Aker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Garnett (C) Sean Starkey | |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Willie Longacre is blocked by Brian Hinds | 36-45 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-45 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Plemons - foul #2 on Francis Plemons, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Herman Garnett misses the tip | 36-45 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (C) Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), James Lucas (C) Erik Hammonds, Herman Garnett | |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | James Woolley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | James Lucas grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-45 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Loyd Young pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-45 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses the easy layup | 36-45 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds grabs the board | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Woolley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | James Woolley makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Hufnagel | 38-45 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Brian Hinds steals the ball from Andrew Cobb | 38-45 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds dunks the ball | 40-45 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Lynch | 40-47 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Loyd Young | 42-47 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (SG), Joseph Colletti (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Loyd Young, Brian Hinds, James Woolley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Doug Moore, Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis is hacked by Ryan Grimshaw - foul #2 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (PF) Timothy Hufnagel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is fouled on the floor by Ryan Grimshaw - foul #3 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF) Shane Callas | |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-47 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson lays it in on a great pass from Clayton Ellis and he's fouled by James Woolley - foul #3 on James Woolley, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (PG), Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Francis Plemons, James Woolley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the easy layup | 43-50 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Ellis | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Loyd Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison blows the dunk but the foul's on Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG), Brian Hinds (SF) Ryan Grimshaw, Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Erik Hammonds, Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | James Lucas snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Longacre | 44-54 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds is fouled on the floor by Shane Callas - foul #2 on Shane Callas, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | James Lucas snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by James Lucas and he's fouled by Frederick Aker - foul #5 on Frederick Aker, team foul #8 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (PG), Joseph Colletti (SG), James Woolley (C) Loyd Young, Frederick Aker, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF) Shane Callas | |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Joseph Colletti picks off the pass by Willie Longacre | 47-57 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Woolley | 50-57 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel connects on the floater from the baseline | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-57 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | James Woolley pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-57 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Lucas | 52-57 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre lays it up and in set up by Andrew Cobb | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Doug Moore | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - James Woolley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Ryan Grimshaw (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Joseph Colletti, Brian Hinds, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Doug Moore, Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Hinds (SF), Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Ryan Grimshaw, James Woolley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF) Shane Callas | |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Francis Plemons - foul #3 on Francis Plemons, team foul #9 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Clayton Ellis | |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey snags the offensive board | 52-63 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Starkey | 52-65 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-65 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Cobb and he's hacked by Francis Plemons - foul #4 on Francis Plemons, team foul #10 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch (PF) Freddie Robinson | |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the board | 52-67 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-67 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Loyd Young tips it home | 54-67 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lucas (C) Sean Starkey | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cobb - foul #2 on Andrew Cobb, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Anthony Lynch and he's fouled by Loyd Young - foul #1 on Loyd Young, team foul #11 | 56-69 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-70 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the board | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre runs out the clock | 56-70 |