| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 46-26 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens is fouled on the floor by Walter Bettis - foul #3 on Walter Bettis, team foul #1 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Manly | 46-29 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-29 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the follow up shot | 48-29 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-29 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | David Greene is called for the reach on Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on David Greene, team foul #1 | 48-29 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-29 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens is fouled on the floor by Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #2 | 48-29 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-29 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses the tip | 48-29 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), Francis Franson (PF) Collin Leavens, Albert Coughlin, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | James Savage comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 48-29 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Robert Manly - foul #1 on Robert Manly, team foul #2 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Robert Zentz (SF) Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG) Robert Manly | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 50-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Savage (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Francis Franson (fresh) C - David Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #4 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (PF) Donald Duncan, David Greene | |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski buries a floater from the left side set up by Robert Zentz | 52-31 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla lays it in | 52-33 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the offensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Maurice Lokken | 55-33 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin's pass is intercepted by Dean Canterbury | 55-33 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken double dribbles | 55-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), Robert Manly (SF) Michael Hallenbeck, James Savage | |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Robert Manly - foul #2 on Robert Manly, team foul #3 | 55-33 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-33 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the board | 55-33 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Walter Bettis is called for the reach on Robert Manly - foul #4 on Walter Bettis, team foul #5 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #6 | 55-33 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-35 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it home | 57-35 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Albert Coughlin | 57-37 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it back up and in | 59-37 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-37 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 59-37 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Duncan (SG), James Savage (PF), David Greene (C) Albert Coughlin, Dikembe Abdulla, Francis Franson | |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | David Greene makes the jumper in the lane | 59-39 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly hits a 3 from the left wing | 62-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Savage (fresh) 1 ast. C - David Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers tips it in | 62-41 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken scores on a shot near the basket | 64-41 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-41 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 64-41 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Robert Manly pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Maurice Lokken steps in front of the David Greene pass | 64-41 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Duncan - foul #2 on Donald Duncan, team foul #4 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG), Francis Franson (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (PF) Donald Duncan, Robert Manly, James Savage | |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Zentz | 66-41 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | David Greene misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #7 | 66-41 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | David Greene misses the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | David Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the offensive rebound | 66-41 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Francis Franson is fouled on the floor by Maurice Lokken - foul #3 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #8 | 66-41 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 66-42 |
| 09:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 69-42 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Pauly Chambers and he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #9 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SG) Robert Zentz, Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Robert Manly (SF) Pauly Chambers, Francis Franson | |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin misses the free throw | 69-45 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly gets the rebound | 69-45 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-45 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | David Greene pulls down the rebound | 69-45 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-45 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 69-45 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Daly | 72-45 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Maurice Lokken is called for the reach on Robert Manly - foul #4 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #10 | 72-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), Francis Franson (PF), James Savage (C) Collin Leavens, Albert Coughlin, Dikembe Abdulla, David Greene | |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses the 2nd free throw | 72-45 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 72-45 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the shot from the free throw line | 72-45 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it back up and in | 74-45 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Francis Franson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Francis Franson, team foul #5 | 74-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 77-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Franson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - James Savage (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | James Savage lays it in | 77-47 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 79-47 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | James Savage's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Bettis | 79-47 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 79-47 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by Pauly Chambers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Pauly Chambers, team foul #6 | 79-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), David Greene (C) Pauly Chambers, Robert Manly | |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Maurice Lokken | 82-47 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | James Savage misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Paul Dunneback - foul #3 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #11 | 82-47 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | James Savage makes the 1st free throw | 82-48 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | James Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 82-48 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 82-48 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Francis Franson is called for the reach on Walter Bettis - foul #4 on Francis Franson, team foul #7 | 82-48 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 82-48 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Greene | 82-48 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-51 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Collin Leavens - foul #1 on Collin Leavens, team foul #8 | 82-51 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 83-51 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 84-51 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 84-51 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the rebound | 84-51 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 84-51 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken tips it back up and in | 86-51 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the fadeaway from the right side | 86-53 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Greene - foul #3 on David Greene, team foul #9 | 86-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla (PF) David Greene | |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 87-53 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 88-53 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 88-53 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 88-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Bojan Wolinski | 90-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | James Savage comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 90-53 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the defensive board | 90-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Dunneback (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Franson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Savage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 90-53 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the tip | 90-53 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla pulls down the rebound | 90-53 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Maurice Lokken picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdulla | 90-53 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 90-53 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan snags the defensive board | 90-53 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Francis Franson | 90-55 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz loses the dribble to Donald Duncan | 90-55 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Maurice Lokken blocks the jumper by Donald Duncan | 90-55 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | James Savage pulls down the offensive rebound | 90-55 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 90-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (C) Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Zentz and he's hacked by Francis Franson - foul #5 on Francis Franson, team foul #10 | 92-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla (PF) Francis Franson | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 93-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla double dribbles | 93-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 93-55 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla gets the rebound | 93-55 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | James Savage buries a fadeaway from close range | 93-57 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz runs out the clock | 93-57 |