| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | David Schiavo inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| 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 and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | David Hollie grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Carl Plum and he's hacked by Kevin Hellberg - foul #2 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Tony Levine can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the shot from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Tony Levine can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 41-34 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 41-34 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum lays it in on a great pass from Ralph Anderson and the foul's on Kevin Hellberg - foul #3 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Jesse Ricca (SF), Edgar Davis (PF) David Colby, David Hollie, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF), Carmelo Moreno (C) David Schiavo, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Tony Levine connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo | 44-37 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #3 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Garf Ziebart (C) Alfredo Gallo, Tony Levine | |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Edgar Davis steals the ball from Carmelo Moreno | 44-37 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), David Schiavo (SF) Stjepan Kedzierski, Daniel Nichol | |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Garf Ziebart | |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is hacked by Tony Levine - foul #1 on Tony Levine, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG) Julio Martin | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the easy layup | 44-38 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carmelo Moreno | 44-38 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | John James hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-41 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis can't connect on a floater from the left side | 44-41 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | John James pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Carmelo Moreno is denied by Ralph Anderson | 44-41 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis clanks a jumper from the left side | 44-43 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | David Colby gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carmelo Moreno - foul #3 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), James Bowers (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) David Colby, David Hollie, Ralph Anderson, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) John James, David Schiavo, Tony Levine, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Plum | 48-43 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo loses the dribble to Ernest Gibbs | 48-43 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits a jumper from the right side | 50-43 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart loses the dribble to Ernest Gibbs | 50-43 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #3 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Tony Levine (PF) Alfredo Gallo, Garf Ziebart | |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Hollie | 52-43 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Bowers | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Nichol (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hellberg (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Tony Levine shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Julio Martin | 54-46 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | James Bowers is hacked by Tony Levine - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) David Hollie, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Carmelo Moreno (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) Julio Martin, Stjepan Kedzierski, Daniel Nichol, Tony Levine, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | James Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Edgar Davis | 54-46 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Moreno swats the short shot by Edgar Davis | 54-46 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Garf Ziebart | 54-46 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart's layup is rejected by Ralph Anderson | 54-46 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 54-46 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 54-46 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | David Schiavo is called for the reach on Edgar Davis - foul #2 on David Schiavo, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) James Bowers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Tony Levine (PF) John James, Garf Ziebart | |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | David Schiavo is fouled on the floor by David Colby - foul #2 on David Colby, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (SF) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 54-46 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum scores on a runner from close range set up by Ralph Anderson | 56-46 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-46 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | David Schiavo picks off the pass by Jesse Ricca | 56-46 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Schiavo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Tony Levine - foul #3 on Tony Levine, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), David Hollie (SF) Carl Plum, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Alfredo Gallo, David Schiavo, Tony Levine, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol is whistled for traveling | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG) David Colby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs clanks a shot in the paint | 58-49 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | David Hollie tips it home | 60-49 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Julio Martin can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on David Hollie - foul #1 on David Hollie, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Tony Levine (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart | |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | James Bowers is fouled on the floor by Daniel Nichol - foul #1 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #10 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Carmelo Moreno (C) Julio Martin, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | James Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | James Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | John James comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | John James is called for the reach on James Bowers - foul #1 on John James, team foul #11 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF) John James, Daniel Nichol | |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | James Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | James Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Bowers - foul #1 on James Bowers, team foul #4 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (PF) David Hollie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-52 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Plum and he's fouled by Tony Levine - foul #4 on Tony Levine, team foul #12 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG) James Bowers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg (C) Tony Levine | |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the floater from the right block set up by David Schiavo | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edgar Davis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) Carmelo Moreno | |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart connects on the open floater from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Stjepan Kedzierski | 67-56 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-56 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Colby - foul #3 on David Colby, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Alfredo Gallo, David Schiavo, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson's floater is tipped away by Daniel Nichol | 67-57 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Julio Martin clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Colby - foul #4 on David Colby, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski, Jesse Nguyen | |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | David Colby is whistled for a carry | 67-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Tony Levine (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Julio Martin, John James, Daniel Nichol, Carmelo Moreno, Garf Ziebart | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | David Colby is called for the reach on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #5 on David Colby, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) David Colby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is hacked by Alfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #13 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG), Edgar Davis (PF) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | David Schiavo tips it back up and in | 69-60 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Alfredo Gallo is called for the reach on Carl Plum in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #14 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 70-60 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | David Hollie snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 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 a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum runs out the clock | 70-60 |