| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) SG - Craig Alden (fresh) SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Gus Duca (fresh) SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - William Phan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | David Kimbrough swats the dunk try by Timothy Thompson | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Rowley | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Kifer | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Craig Alden knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rubin Wolfe | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses short on a floater from the left side | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is hacked by Lloyd Malizia - foul #1 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | William Phan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Kifer | 3-6 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | William Phan swats the layup by Lloyd Malizia | 3-6 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Malizia | 3-6 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia buries a jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Jimmy Kifer | 5-8 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Craig Alden | 7-8 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Lloyd Malizia steals the ball from Gus Duca | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) Gus Duca, Patrick Rowley | |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Craig Alden is called for the reach on Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on Craig Alden, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF), Joseph Jenkins (C) Lloyd Malizia, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 7-10 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Craig Alden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins's floater is knocked away by Seth Watkins | 7-10 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins can't tip it in | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jimmy Riley - foul #2 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), David Kimbrough (C) Jimmy Riley, Craig Alden, Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Patrick Rowley (PF) Louis Choe, William Phan | |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Seth Watkins | 7-14 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #1 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (SG) Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker (SF) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 7-14 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Seth Watkins | 7-14 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Joseph Jenkins is called for the reach on Patrick Rowley - foul #1 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (PF) Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) Seth Watkins | |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca is fouled on the floor by Craig Alden - foul #2 on Craig Alden, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Craig Alden, Kim Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Phan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca can't finish the layup | 7-14 |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Luis Walker gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Luis Walker is hacked by William Phan - foul #1 on William Phan, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SF) Kenneth Baker | |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano is whistled for traveling | 7-14 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on David Kimbrough - foul #1 on David Kimbrough, team foul #7 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (SF) Lloyd Malizia | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (C) William Phan | |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Kim Smith travels with the ball | 7-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Daily (PG), Joseph Jenkins (C) Luis Walker, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) Patrick Rowley | |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the offensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 7-15 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Kim Smith snags the defensive board | 7-15 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe loses the dribble to Timothy Thompson | 7-15 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits the finger roll | 7-17 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Kim Smith double dribbles | 7-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), David Kimbrough (C) James Daily, Alberto Romano, Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Gus Duca, Jimmy Kifer, William Phan | |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-17 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Luis Walker is hacked by Seth Watkins - foul #1 on Seth Watkins, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner (SG), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Seth Watkins | |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Kim Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Curtis Werner - foul #1 on Curtis Werner, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG) Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Kim Smith misses the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Kim Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | William Phan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Kim Smith - foul #1 on Kim Smith, team foul #8 | 8-17 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kim Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) SG - Curtis Werner (fresh) SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Kim Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-19 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Lloyd Malizia is blocked by William Phan | 8-19 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker snags the defensive board | 8-19 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | David Kimbrough denies the turnaround by Kenneth Baker | 8-19 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner gets the offensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe misses the easy layup | 8-19 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | William Phan snags the offensive board | 8-19 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | William Phan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Daily (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF), Joseph Jenkins (C) Luis Walker, Kim Smith, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Jimmy Kifer (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Louis Choe, Curtis Werner, Kenneth Baker, Patrick Rowley | |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia is hacked by Seth Watkins - foul #2 on Seth Watkins, team foul #5 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mason (SF) Lloyd Malizia | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) Seth Watkins | |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | James Daily misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-19 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Robert Mason tips it home | 10-19 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is whistled for traveling | 10-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vincent Tye (SG) Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #9 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Kimbrough (C) Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | William Phan connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 10-21 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Kim Smith (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF) James Daily, Vincent Tye, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is hacked by David Kimbrough - foul #2 on David Kimbrough, team foul #10 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG), Robert Mason (C) Kim Smith, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Robert Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia scores on a floater from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Robert Mason pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia drills a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Craig Alden (SG), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, Alberto Romano, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (PF) Patrick Rowley | |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jimmy Kifer | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Phan (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is whistled for a carry | 15-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker (SF) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Craig Alden - foul #3 on Craig Alden, team foul #11 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG), Joseph Jenkins (PF) Craig Alden, Rubin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano is hacked by Seth Watkins - foul #3 on Seth Watkins, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (SF) Lloyd Malizia | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Patrick Rowley (PF) Gus Duca, Seth Watkins | |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Phan | 16-28 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Kim Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 16-28 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-28 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-28 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Phan - foul #2 on William Phan, team foul #8 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Kim Smith, Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Jimmy Kifer (SF) Louis Choe, Kenneth Baker | |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 17-31 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough can't finish the layup | 17-31 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Rowley | 17-31 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Gus Duca | 17-33 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 17-33 |