| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 36-42 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla is called for traveling | 36-42 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Manly - foul #1 on Robert Manly, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulla | 36-42 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Manly steps in front of the Dean Canterbury pass | 36-42 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Robert Manly's floater is tipped away by Maurice Lokken | 36-42 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Robert Manly tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on David Greene - foul #2 on David Greene, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Robert Manly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-43 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis blows the layup | 38-43 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis tips it in | 38-45 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | David Greene banks in the layup set up by Robert Manly | 40-45 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah banks in the layup and the foul's on Pauly Chambers - foul #2 on Pauly Chambers, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), Francis Franson (PF), James Savage (C) Albert Coughlin, Dikembe Abdulla, David Greene | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Paul Dunneback steps in front of the Donald Duncan pass | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Franson (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Savage (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Francis Franson - foul #2 on Francis Franson, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (PF) Pauly Chambers, Donald Duncan, Robert Manly | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is hacked by James Savage - foul #2 on James Savage, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (C) James Savage | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Collin Leavens steps in front of the Bojan Wolinski pass | 40-48 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | David Greene double dribbles | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG) Collin Leavens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Maurice Lokken | |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 40-50 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF), James Savage (C) Albert Coughlin, David Greene | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses badly on a shot from the left block | 41-50 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Manly | 41-50 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 41-50 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Franson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Savage (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Francis Franson is fouled on the floor by Paul Daly - foul #3 on Paul Daly, team foul #2 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG), David Greene (C) Francis Franson, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Paul Daly | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | James Savage hits the follow up shot | 43-53 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Manly | 43-53 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-53 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken tips it back up and in | 46-55 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 46-55 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 46-55 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Albert Coughlin | 46-55 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | James Savage misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla (PF), Francis Franson (C) Pauly Chambers, David Greene | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis | |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | James Savage misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | James Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken jams it on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdulla - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulla, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG) James Savage | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Robert Manly hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Paul Daly | 48-60 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Bojan Wolinski - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), David Greene (C) Collin Leavens, Robert Manly | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is hacked by David Greene - foul #3 on David Greene, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG) Albert Coughlin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Francis Franson is fouled on the floor by Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Franson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla is hacked by Paul Daly - foul #4 on Paul Daly, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF), James Savage (C) Dikembe Abdulla, David Greene | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan is whistled for a carry | 52-65 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Donald Duncan - foul #1 on Donald Duncan, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG) Donald Duncan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Robert Manly snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Francis Franson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #3 on Walter Bettis, team foul #7 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-66 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | James Savage misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is fouled on the floor by Pauly Chambers - foul #3 on Pauly Chambers, team foul #9 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Dikembe Abdulla (PF), David Greene (C) Pauly Chambers, Francis Franson, James Savage | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly | |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Robert Manly pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis scores on a floater from the left block set up by Bojan Wolinski | 56-68 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 56-68 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't throw it down but the foul's on David Greene - foul #4 on David Greene, team foul #10 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), James Savage (SF) Collin Leavens, Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Bojan Wolinski, Walter Bettis | |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | James Savage is called for traveling | 56-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (SG) Donald Duncan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Daly | 56-73 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | James Savage's pass is intercepted by Paul Dunneback | 56-73 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Savage (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulla | 56-73 |
| 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) | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Maurice Lokken takes the ball from Dikembe Abdulla | 56-73 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 3 from the left wing | 56-73 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it back up and in | 56-75 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla blows the layup | 56-75 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 56-75 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 56-77 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdullah takes the ball from Francis Franson | 56-77 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the finger roll | 56-79 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | James Savage misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-79 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 56-79 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Daly | 56-82 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-82 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the defensive board | 56-82 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken loses the dribble to James Savage | 56-82 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | James Savage can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-82 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 56-82 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #8 | 56-82 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Donald Duncan (SG) Pauly Chambers, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly | |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-82 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 56-82 |
| 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) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 56-82 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | David Greene snags the defensive board | 56-82 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-82 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz runs out the clock | 58-82 |