| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Huskey (fresh) SF - Russell Crisp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Emile Maldonado (fresh) C - William Clutter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Bryan Schultz is called for the reach on Tommie Avery - foul #2 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Nathan Friend | 31-31 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake is denied on a layup by William Clutter | 31-31 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Meredith | 31-31 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado is fouled on the floor by Russell Crisp - foul #2 on Russell Crisp, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado buries a driving attempt from the left block | 31-33 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Meredith | 31-33 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado is hacked by Tracy Wilson - foul #3 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan (C) Tracy Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | William Clutter's pass is intercepted by Adam Huskey | 31-33 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Adam Huskey banks in the layup | 33-33 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado misses long on a jumper from close range | 33-33 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | William Clutter can't tip it in | 33-33 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake tips it home | 35-33 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | William Clutter knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommie Avery | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Huskey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Crisp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Hake (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Emile Maldonado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Clutter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan misses the floater from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Morgan | 37-35 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Adam Huskey is called for the reach on Tommie Avery - foul #2 on Adam Huskey, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Dykema (SG), Luis Hernandez (SF), Tracy Wilson (C) Adam Huskey, Russell Crisp, Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Claudio Costa (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Nathan Friend, Tommie Avery, Jerry Meredith, Emile Maldonado, William Clutter | |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 13:59 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Jarrett is blocked by Tracy Wilson | 40-38 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Clifford Julius | 40-38 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz is whistled for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Huskey (SG) Bradley Dykema | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG), Tommie Avery (SG) Tyrone Carroll, Clifford Julius | |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Bryan Schultz steps in front of the Nathan Friend pass in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz banks in the layup | 42-41 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery misses short on a floater from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson grabs the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Huskey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Hernandez (fresh) PF - Stephen Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Tracy Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Dykema (SG), Russell Crisp (SF), Patrick Hake (PF), Cecil Holt (C) Adam Huskey, Luis Hernandez, Stephen Morgan, Tracy Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith (SF), Emile Maldonado (PF), William Clutter (C) Matthew Jarrett, Claudio Costa, Stephen Welch | |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG) Nathan Friend | |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bryan Schultz | 44-45 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | William Clutter can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-45 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake misses short on a floater from the left side | 44-45 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | William Clutter grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Tyrone Carroll | 44-47 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | William Clutter gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Tyrone Carroll | 44-49 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-49 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Cecil Holt grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | William Clutter snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Bryan Schultz steals it from Emile Maldonado | 44-49 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Bradley Dykema can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll is hacked by Bryan Schultz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (PG), Adam Huskey (SG), Stephen Morgan (PF), Tracy Wilson (C) Bryan Schultz, Bradley Dykema, Patrick Hake, Cecil Holt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Claudio Costa (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Tyrone Carroll, Tommie Avery, Jerry Meredith, Emile Maldonado, William Clutter | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Luis Hernandez (fresh) SG - Adam Huskey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Crisp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Adam Huskey and he's fouled by Nathan Friend - foul #2 on Nathan Friend, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (PG) Russell Crisp | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez misses the free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Luis Hernandez - foul #1 on Luis Hernandez, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan is hacked by Nathan Friend - foul #3 on Nathan Friend, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake (PF) Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith (SF), William Clutter (C) Matthew Jarrett, Stephen Welch | |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by William Clutter - foul #2 on William Clutter, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Crisp (SF) Bryan Schultz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (SG) Clifford Julius | |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Claudio Costa is called for the reach on Adam Huskey - foul #4 on Claudio Costa, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (PG) Luis Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tommie Avery (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF) Tyrone Carroll, Jerry Meredith | |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson scores on a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by William Clutter - foul #3 on William Clutter, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan (PF) Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-57 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Matthew Jarrett is called for the reach on Stephen Morgan - foul #1 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Dykema (SG), Luis Hernandez (SF), Cecil Holt (C) Adam Huskey, Russell Crisp, Tracy Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Emile Maldonado (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Nathan Friend, Matthew Jarrett, Claudio Costa, William Clutter | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz clanks a floater from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Dykema (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Cecil Holt (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tyrone Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 9 reb. PF - Emile Maldonado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Cecil Holt gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Huskey (SG), Russell Crisp (SF), Patrick Hake (PF), Tracy Wilson (C) Bradley Dykema, Luis Hernandez, Stephen Morgan, Cecil Holt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG), Claudio Costa (PF), William Clutter (C) Tyrone Carroll, Emile Maldonado, Stephen Welch | |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Tommie Avery steals it from Adam Huskey | 52-57 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery can't throw it down | 52-57 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa hits the follow up shot | 52-59 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake is whistled for traveling | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-61 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Adam Huskey makes the shot from the left wing set up by Bryan Schultz | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery is hacked by Adam Huskey - foul #3 on Adam Huskey, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa is hacked by Bryan Schultz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | William Clutter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend runs out the clock | 54-65 |