| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Stock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm inbounds the ball | 20-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Minaya | 23-32 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | James Hicks works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | James Hicks steals it from Joshua Duffy | 23-32 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Troy Blohm is called for the reach on Tony Roberts - foul #1 on Troy Blohm, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes is fouled on the floor by Brent Caswell - foul #2 on Brent Caswell, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | John Cole can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-32 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Cole - foul #1 on John Cole, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts is whistled for traveling | 25-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons (SF), Stanley Hudson (PF) Troy Blohm, John Stock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG), Wally Banks (PF) John Cole, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 25-32 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Wally Banks can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Stanley Hudson - foul #1 on Stanley Hudson, team foul #3 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF) Joshua Duffy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Ernest Fisher (C) James Hicks, Tony Roberts, John Rose | |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Wally Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 25-33 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons snags the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell drills a shot from the left wing set up by Stanley Hudson | 27-33 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow clanks a floater from the right side | 27-33 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Holcomb (fresh) PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Zellefrow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | Wally Banks hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 30-33 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Ernest Fisher denies the turnaround by Stanley Hudson | 30-33 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Wally Banks blocks the short jumper by Stanley Hudson | 30-33 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-33 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Brent Caswell | 32-35 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Tony Normandin and he's hacked by Jason Minaya - foul #2 on Jason Minaya, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Troy Blohm (SF), John Stock (PF), Joshua Duffy (C) Brent Caswell, Jason Minaya, Garry Holcomb, Marvin Irons, Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) Charles Brogan, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 32-38 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | James Hicks splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Holmes | 32-41 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Stock | 34-41 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-44 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Holmes is called for the reach on John Stock - foul #1 on Jeffrey Holmes, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG) James Zellefrow | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Harn | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Matthew Harn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Cross (fresh) SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Stock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts is hacked by Matthew Harn - foul #1 on Matthew Harn, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), Jason Minaya (SG) Matthew Harn, Jared Cross | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | John Rose is hacked by Joshua Duffy - foul #3 on Joshua Duffy, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Solomon Green is denied on a dunk by John Stock | 36-44 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Stock | 36-44 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy's layup is rejected by John Rose | 36-44 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | James Hicks gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 36-44 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Holmes - foul #2 on Jeffrey Holmes, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons (SF), Stanley Hudson (PF) Troy Blohm, John Stock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Brent Caswell - foul #3 on Brent Caswell, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF) Joshua Duffy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Solomon Green scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson is hacked by Ernest Fisher - foul #1 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG), John Stock (PF) Jason Minaya, Garry Holcomb | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF), John Rose (C) Solomon Green, Charles Brogan, Tony Normandin, Ernest Fisher | |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | James Hicks snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | John Stock picks off the pass by John Cole | 40-47 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jared Cross | 43-47 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | John Rose slams it home set up by Tony Roberts | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jared Cross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya (SG), Troy Blohm (SF), Joshua Duffy (C) Jared Cross, Marvin Irons, Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) John Cole, Wally Banks | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | James Hicks is hacked by Joshua Duffy - foul #4 on Joshua Duffy, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG) Brent Caswell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | John Stock grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross double dribbles | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons (PF) John Stock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF), Ernest Fisher (C) Tony Roberts, John Rose | |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 43-52 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy slams it home | 45-52 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-52 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | James Hicks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jared Cross - foul #1 on Jared Cross, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG) Jared Cross | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Tony Roberts (SF), John Rose (C) Solomon Green, Tony Normandin, Ernest Fisher | |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | John Cole's pass is intercepted by Brent Caswell | 47-54 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 47-54 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | John Rose gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes's pass is intercepted by Troy Blohm | 47-54 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-54 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 47-54 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes is whistled for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), John Stock (PF), Stanley Hudson (C) Jason Minaya, Troy Blohm, Marvin Irons, Joshua Duffy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) John Cole, James Hicks, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Solomon Green - foul #4 on Solomon Green, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF) Tony Roberts | |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jared Cross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garry Holcomb (fresh) PF - John Stock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Wally Banks can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya (SG), Marvin Irons (SF), Joshua Duffy (C) Jared Cross, Garry Holcomb, Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Solomon Green is called for the reach on Brent Caswell - foul #5 on Solomon Green, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (SF) Marvin Irons | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Hicks (SG) Solomon Green, Charles Brogan | |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Holmes | 49-54 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy tips it in | 51-54 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | James Hicks tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Hicks, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | John Stock travels with the ball | 51-54 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | John Cole clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joshua Duffy | 51-54 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | John Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | John Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 51-54 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | James Hicks snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | James Hicks clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Troy Blohm - foul #2 on Troy Blohm, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Zellefrow (PG) John Cole | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow is hacked by Brent Caswell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brent Caswell, team foul #11 | 51-55 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | James Zellefrow makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Troy Blohm | 54-57 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | James Hicks is hacked by Jason Minaya in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Minaya, team foul #12 | 54-57 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Stock | 54-58 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 54-58 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts runs out the clock | 54-58 |