| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Klawinski (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores inbounds the ball | 25-49 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Terry Moberly is denied by Robert Potter | 25-49 |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores tips it but misses | 25-49 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores gets the offensive rebound | 25-49 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski misses the fadeaway from the left side | 25-49 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey pulls down the rebound | 25-49 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | William Spears connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Akers | 25-51 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-51 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Potter | 25-51 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Mark Thompson steals it from Kenneth Posey | 25-51 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-51 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-51 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski travels with the ball | 25-51 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers blows the layup | 25-51 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 25-51 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Klawinski | 27-51 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-51 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly snags the defensive board | 27-51 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci (PG), Peter Kaiser (SF), Ronald Irvin (PF), Shen Xiong (C) Robert Klawinski, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Kaiser - foul #2 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #1 | 27-51 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski makes the 1st free throw | 27-52 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-53 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong is denied on a layup by Darell Carneal | 27-53 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci grabs the offensive board | 27-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Daniel Eichner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Irvin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Shen Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Spears (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-53 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-53 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Spears | 27-55 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Eichner | 29-55 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | John Johnson travels with the ball | 29-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Gray (PG), Ramiro Flores (SF), Terry Moberly (PF), Mark Thompson (C) Daniel Eichner, Peter Kaiser, Ronald Irvin, Shen Xiong | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) William Spears, Jerry Palczynski, Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Andrew Eisele steals the ball from Ramiro Flores | 29-55 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Ricci - foul #2 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #2 | 29-55 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Lowrey | 29-57 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gilberto Ricci | 32-57 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Eisele | 32-59 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-59 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores gets the offensive rebound | 32-59 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson hits the finger roll | 34-59 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Peter Kaiser (SF), Ronald Irvin (PF) Gilberto Ricci, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Akers, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Darell Carneal swats the short shot by Mark Thompson | 34-59 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-59 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser is called for traveling | 34-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SF) Kenneth Posey | |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | John Johnson connects on the floater from close range set up by Andrew Eisele | 34-61 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-61 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin misses the tip | 34-61 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal pulls down the rebound | 34-61 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Spears | 34-63 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Samuel Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Irvin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerry Palczynski - foul #1 on Jerry Palczynski, team foul #1 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG), Ramiro Flores (SF), Terry Moberly (PF) Samuel Gray, Ronald Irvin, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Andrew Eisele, Jerry Palczynski, Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 36-63 |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Klawinski is called for the reach on Anthony Akers - foul #3 on Robert Klawinski, team foul #3 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin (C) Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Posey | 36-66 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-66 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Potter | 36-66 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by William Spears | 36-68 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-68 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses the jump hook in the paint | 38-68 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey snags the offensive board | 38-68 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Spears | 38-70 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-70 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey pulls down the rebound | 38-70 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-70 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner snags the defensive board | 38-70 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-70 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-70 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey misses the tip | 40-70 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 40-70 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Terry Moberly - foul #2 on Terry Moberly, team foul #4 | 40-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Gray (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SG), Peter Kaiser (SF), Shen Xiong (PF), Mark Thompson (C) Robert Klawinski, Daniel Eichner, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly, Ronald Irvin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Jerry Palczynski (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Akers, Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | William Spears connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Eisele | 40-73 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson drills a driving attempt near the basket | 42-73 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Samuel Gray (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shen Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Spears (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Gray - foul #4 on Samuel Gray, team foul #5 | 42-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski (PG), Ronald Irvin (C) Samuel Gray, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer (PF) William Spears | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the 1st free throw | 42-73 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 42-74 |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-74 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin gets the offensive rebound | 42-74 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-74 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 42-74 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-74 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser grabs the board | 42-74 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong is fouled on the floor by Craig Helzer - foul #1 on Craig Helzer, team foul #2 | 42-74 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Craig Helzer denies the turnaround by Ronald Irvin | 42-74 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal pulls down the rebound | 42-74 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Kaiser - foul #3 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #6 | 42-74 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 42-76 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Klawinski | 44-76 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-76 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-76 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski grabs the board | 44-76 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Palczynski and he's hacked by Gilberto Ricci - foul #3 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #7 | 44-78 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the free throw | 44-78 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser snags the defensive board | 44-78 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Craig Helzer - foul #2 on Craig Helzer, team foul #3 | 46-78 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski misses the free throw | 46-78 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | John Johnson gets the rebound | 46-78 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele loses the dribble to Ronald Irvin | 46-78 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci can't connect on a shot from the left side | 46-78 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the defensive rebound | 46-78 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is fouled on the floor by Peter Kaiser - foul #4 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #8 | 46-78 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kennedy (PF) Craig Helzer | |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 46-79 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the 2nd free throw | 46-79 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong pulls down the rebound | 46-79 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-79 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong misses the tip | 46-79 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin misses the tip | 46-79 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-79 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-79 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Klawinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gilberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Shen Xiong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Irvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Kaiser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Palczynski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darell Carneal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Kennedy (fresh) C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-79 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin tips it home | 48-79 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gilberto Ricci - foul #4 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #9 | 48-79 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski makes the 1st free throw | 48-80 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-81 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Robert Klawinski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-81 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses long on a floater near the basket | 48-81 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser grabs the board | 48-81 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Robert Kennedy swats the short shot by Peter Kaiser | 48-81 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Ronald Irvin tips it back up and in | 50-81 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-81 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Kennedy snags the offensive board | 50-81 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is denied on a layup by Shen Xiong | 50-81 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Klawinski | 50-81 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-81 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski grabs the board | 50-81 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Kennedy misses the dunk | 50-81 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser grabs the defensive rebound | 50-81 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Jerry Palczynski steals the ball from Gilberto Ricci | 50-81 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski is hacked by Gilberto Ricci - foul #5 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #10 | 50-81 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Thompson (C) Gilberto Ricci | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer (PF) Robert Kennedy | |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski makes the 1st free throw | 50-82 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-83 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-83 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the board | 50-83 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Craig Helzer is blocked by Mark Thompson | 50-83 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Helzer | 50-83 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the jump hook near the basket | 50-83 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser gets the rebound | 50-83 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Mark Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-83 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the board | 50-83 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski runs out the clock | 50-83 |