| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) SG - Gabriel Schrecengost (fresh) SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) C - Richard Dykes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) SG - Donny Green (fresh) SF - Paul Read (fresh) PF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) C - Roy Worth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond 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 (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan hits a jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Hammond | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is hacked by Jared Morgan - foul #1 on Jared Morgan, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond is fouled on the floor by Steve Barnes - foul #1 on Steve Barnes, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Donny Green is called for the reach on Jared Morgan - foul #1 on Donny Green, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Shawn Runyon (SG), Sam Kelley (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Paul Read, Daniel Hammond, Roy Worth | |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Steve Barnes | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Ward | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 4-2 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost loses the dribble to Clifford Henderson | 4-4 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steve Barnes - foul #2 on Steve Barnes, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ringo (PF) Steve Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG) Shawn Runyon | |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan travels with the ball | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (SG) Gabriel Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Paul Read (SF), Roy Worth (C) Clifford Henderson, Sam Kelley, Roderick McKeown | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) PF - Michael Ringo (fresh) C - Richard Dykes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) SG - Donny Green (fresh) SF - Paul Read (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) C - Roy Worth (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Ernest Sullivan takes the ball from Joaquin Jensen | 4-6 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Donny Green scores on a 3 from straight away | 4-9 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Read pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Read knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donny Green | 4-12 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-12 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donny Green | 4-15 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Ringo | 7-15 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Read buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joaquin Jensen | 7-18 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 7-18 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes grabs the offensive board | 7-18 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Ringo and he's fouled by Joaquin Jensen - foul #1 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #2 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), George Chambers (C) Jared Morgan, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Shawn Runyon (SG), Sam Kelley (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Paul Read, Kevin Ward, Roy Worth | |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses the free throw | 9-18 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown's pass is intercepted by Bobby Spillman | 9-18 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo comes up short on the floater from the right block | 9-18 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown loses the dribble to Bobby Spillman | 9-18 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | George Chambers loses the dribble to Shawn Runyon | 9-18 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley lays it up and in set up by Shawn Runyon | 9-20 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | George Chambers hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gabriel Schrecengost | 11-20 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Schrecengost - foul #1 on Gabriel Schrecengost, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Gregory Childress (SF), Terry Dean (C) Bobby Spillman, Ernest Sullivan, Michael Ringo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SG), Paul Read (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF), Roy Worth (C) Clifford Henderson, Shawn Runyon, Sam Kelley, Boyce Usher, Roderick McKeown | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gabriel Schrecengost (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) PF - George Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) C - Roy Worth (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donny Green | 11-23 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Roy Worth denies the turnaround by George Chambers | 11-23 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | George Chambers misses the tip | 11-23 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Terry Dean hits the follow up shot | 13-23 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Childress - foul #1 on Gregory Childress, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Eugene Mark (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Gabriel Schrecengost, George Chambers, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Kevin Ward (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Donny Green, Daniel Hammond, Roy Worth | |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan is hacked by Joaquin Jensen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #3 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Sam Kelley (SF) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read | |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse dunks the ball | 15-25 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson's floater is tipped away by Richard Dykes | 15-25 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward tips it in | 15-27 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 15-27 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses the lay-in | 15-27 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley is called for traveling | 15-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Michael Ringo (SF), George Chambers (PF) Jared Morgan, Gregory Childress, Eugene Mark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Paul Read (SF), Roy Worth (C) Shawn Runyon, Sam Kelley, Boyce Usher | |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | George Chambers's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Worth | 15-27 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Paul Read pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Ward | 15-30 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Paul Read picks off the pass by George Chambers | 15-30 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Read | 15-32 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Donny Green steps in front of the Richard Dykes pass | 15-32 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-32 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Ringo | 15-32 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Terry Dean (C) Bobby Spillman, Larry Kruse, George Chambers, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Sam Kelley (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Donny Green, Paul Read, Kevin Ward, Roy Worth | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gabriel Schrecengost (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Ringo (fresh) C - Terry Dean (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) C - Boyce Usher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Gabriel Schrecengost is called for the reach on Shawn Runyon - foul #2 on Gabriel Schrecengost, team foul #6 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (SG) Gabriel Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond lays it in set up by Boyce Usher | 15-34 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-34 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo tips it back up and in | 17-34 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-34 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Terry Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 17-34 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 17-34 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond grabs the board | 17-34 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Henderson and he's hacked by Michael Ringo - foul #1 on Michael Ringo, team foul #7 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (C) Terry Dean | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Paul Read (SF), Roy Worth (C) Clifford Henderson, Shawn Runyon, Daniel Hammond | |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher makes the free throw | 17-37 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | George Chambers blows the layup but he's hacked by Boyce Usher - foul #1 on Boyce Usher, team foul #4 | 17-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Dean (C) Michael Ringo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF) Boyce Usher | |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | George Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 18-37 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | George Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Read loses the ball out of bounds | 19-37 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 19-37 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth pulls down the rebound | 19-37 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Paul Read drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Ward | 19-40 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 19-40 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Read snags the defensive board | 19-40 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Donny Green | 19-42 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), Michael Ringo (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Bobby Spillman, Ernest Sullivan, George Chambers, Terry Dean | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Shawn Runyon (SG), Daniel Hammond (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Donny Green, Paul Read, Kevin Ward, Roy Worth | |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-42 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan gets the rebound | 19-42 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Clifford Henderson is called for the reach on Jared Morgan - foul #1 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #5 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Paul Read (SF), Boyce Usher (PF) Shawn Runyon, Sam Kelley, Daniel Hammond | |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-42 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan tips it back up and in | 21-42 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 21-42 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher tips it in | 21-44 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-44 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Kruse | 21-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) PF - Michael Ringo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick McKeown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-44 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown snags the defensive board | 21-44 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donny Green | 21-46 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-46 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Paul Read gets the rebound | 21-46 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown misses short on a floater from the left block | 21-46 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo grabs the defensive rebound | 21-46 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo travels with the ball | 21-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF), George Chambers (C) Jared Morgan, Larry Kruse, Gregory Childress, Michael Ringo, Richard Dykes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Shawn Runyon (SG), Sam Kelley (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF), Roy Worth (C) Clifford Henderson, Donny Green, Paul Read, Boyce Usher, Roderick McKeown | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Spillman - foul #1 on Bobby Spillman, team foul #8 | 21-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF) Daniel Hammond | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 21-47 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-48 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Joaquin Jensen | 21-48 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses the easy layup | 21-48 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to George Chambers | 21-48 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | George Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-48 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan tips it home | 23-48 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Gabriel Schrecengost steps in front of the Kevin Ward pass | 23-48 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 23-48 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon pulls down the rebound | 23-48 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-48 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes grabs the board | 23-48 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses the shot from just outside the lane | 23-48 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley pulls down the rebound | 23-48 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-48 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | George Chambers pulls down the rebound | 23-48 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | George Chambers comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 23-48 |