| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Robert Manly inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson misses the floater from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson tips it but misses | 23-34 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson tips it back up and in | 25-34 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 25-34 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | Paul Dunneback blocks the short jumper by Freddie Johnson | 25-37 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Robert Manly tips it home | 27-37 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Robert Manly drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Albert Coughlin | 29-37 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Zentz and the foul's on Sammy Carrington - foul #1 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #3 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (C) Sammy Carrington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken tips it in | 32-42 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Maurice Lokken | 32-42 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses long on a runner near the basket | 32-42 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz tips it back up and in | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Freddie Johnson | 35-44 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie misses the shot from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses long on a jumper in the paint | 35-47 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it back up and in | 35-49 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild misses short on a floater from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Maurice Lokken | 35-51 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-51 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Robert Manly knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Albert Coughlin | 37-51 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Francis Franson (SG), Donald Duncan (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly, Freddie Johnson, Brandon Fairchild | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Xiaoping Huang, Maurice Lokken | |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Bojan Wolinski steals the ball from James Savage in the backcourt | 37-51 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | James Vernon buries a jumper from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Dean Canterbury steals the ball from Francis Franson | 37-53 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a shot from the right block | 37-53 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't tip it in | 37-53 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Francis Franson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Savage (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) SF - Donald Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | James Vernon steps in front of the Francis Franson pass | 37-53 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (PF) Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF), Maurice Lokken (C) Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | James Savage misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington grabs the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brandon Fairchild, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), Robert Manly (SF) James Savage, Donald Duncan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Robert Manly comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington grabs the offensive board | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Robert Manly comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Xiaoping Huang - foul #1 on Xiaoping Huang, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Francis Franson, Sammy Carrington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Xiaoping Huang | |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 38-56 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-56 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Robert Manly pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Robert Manly can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-56 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-56 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Paul Dunneback steals the ball from Robert Manly | 38-56 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is fouled on the floor by Brandon Fairchild - foul #3 on Brandon Fairchild, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (SF), Freddie Johnson (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) Robert Manly, Brandon Fairchild, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't finish the layup | 38-56 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Franson (fresh) PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Sammy Carrington | 41-56 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the follow up shot | 41-58 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Robert Zentz is called for the reach on Albert Coughlin - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Robert Manly (SF) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), James Vernon (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz | |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 41-58 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 41-58 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Francis Franson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Savage | 43-58 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-58 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Robert Manly can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-58 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang grabs the board | 43-58 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Freddie Johnson is called for the reach on Xiaoping Huang - foul #1 on Freddie Johnson, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Brandon Fairchild (C) James Savage, Francis Franson, Sammy Carrington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Maurice Lokken (PF) Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz loses the dribble to Albert Coughlin | 43-58 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Roberto Yazzie | 45-58 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Maurice Lokken | 45-61 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brandon Fairchild | 47-61 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits a 3 from the right wing | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Robert Zentz is called for the reach on Roberto Yazzie - foul #4 on Robert Zentz, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Francis Franson (SG), Donald Duncan (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly, Freddie Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Vernon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Paul Dunneback steals the ball from James Savage | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Maurice Lokken | 47-66 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild clanks a shot from the left side | 47-66 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 47-66 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Xiaoping Huang | 47-68 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Francis Franson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-68 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 47-68 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | James Vernon buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 47-71 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Francis Franson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is whistled for traveling | 50-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla's pass is intercepted by Xiaoping Huang | 50-71 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski lays it in on a great pass from Xiaoping Huang | 50-73 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | James Savage makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brandon Fairchild | 52-73 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #7 | 52-73 |
| 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 flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | James Savage misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-73 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | James Vernon grabs the board | 52-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Brandon Fairchild steps in front of the Maurice Lokken pass | 52-73 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Francis Franson clanks a jumper near the basket | 52-73 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | James Vernon snags the defensive board | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Vernon runs out the clock | 52-73 |