| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence inbounds the ball | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cory Hondo | 45-36 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Darrell Hand, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers (C) Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary double dribbles | 45-36 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers snags the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Earl Singletary is called for the reach on Claude Spence - foul #1 on Earl Singletary, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | John Davis denies the turnaround by Nicholas Rogers | 45-36 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Earl Singletary | 45-36 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary's pass is intercepted by Claude Spence | 45-36 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers's pass is intercepted by Melvin Pangburn | 45-36 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn throws it down | 45-38 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses badly on a floater from the right block | 45-38 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the tip | 45-38 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | John Davis grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | John Davis is whistled for a carry | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Dale Harbert, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG), Lawrence Roberts (PF) Melvin Pangburn, John Davis | |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kyle Nichols | 47-38 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary grabs the board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Viktor Zirker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Dodge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-38 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge can't tip it in | 47-38 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary loses the dribble to Cory Hondo | 47-38 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo lays it up and in | 49-38 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | The jumper by Earl Singletary is denied by Joseph Twyman | 49-38 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman blows the layup | 49-38 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kyle Nichols - foul #1 on Kyle Nichols, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Michael Hamilton, Cory Hondo, Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), George Simpson (SF), John Davis (PF) Viktor Zirker, Earl Singletary, Thomas Dodge | |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 49-40 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | George Simpson gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Claude Spence takes the ball from Melvin Pangburn | 49-40 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dale Harbert | 51-40 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | George Simpson clanks a floater from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Hand | 51-40 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel can't finish the layup | 51-40 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | George Simpson is called for the reach on Claude Spence - foul #1 on George Simpson, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG) Richard Canada | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (SG), Earl Singletary (SF), Mitchell Wright (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) Brian Coronado, George Simpson, John Davis, Lawrence Roberts | |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Darrell Hand | 53-40 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Darrell Hand steals the ball from Mitchell Wright | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Viktor Zirker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Viktor Zirker - foul #1 on Viktor Zirker, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Joseph Twyman (SF), Nicholas Rogers (PF) Dale Harbert, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (SG) Melvin Pangburn | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Cory Hondo - foul #1 on Cory Hondo, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF) Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman snags the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Cory Hondo and he's fouled by Mitchell Wright - foul #1 on Mitchell Wright, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Michael Hamilton picks off the pass by Viktor Zirker | 58-42 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton misses the dunk attempt | 58-42 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the board | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-42 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Wright is called for the reach on Joseph Twyman - foul #2 on Mitchell Wright, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG) Michael Hamilton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), John Davis (PF) Richard Ewert, Mitchell Wright | |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dale Harbert | 61-42 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Viktor Zirker and he's fouled by Dale Harbert - foul #3 on Dale Harbert, team foul #4 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (PF) Kyle Nichols | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Earl Singletary steals it from Nicholas Rogers | 61-45 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn is hacked by Cory Hondo - foul #2 on Cory Hondo, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Darrell Hand (C) Cory Hondo, Joseph Twyman, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-45 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Canada | 63-45 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG) Richard Canada | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), Brian Coronado (SG), George Simpson (SF), Lawrence Roberts (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) Melvin Pangburn, Viktor Zirker, Earl Singletary, John Davis, Thomas Dodge | |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Joseph Twyman (PF) Dale Harbert, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-45 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright snags the offensive board | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Simpson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | George Simpson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Cory Hondo | 63-45 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Darrell Hand | 66-45 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-45 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert travels with the ball | 66-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Gregory Coronel (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Michael Hamilton, Claude Spence, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Earl Singletary (SF), Thomas Dodge (C) Richard Ewert, George Simpson, Mitchell Wright | |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Davis (PF) Lawrence Roberts | |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-45 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Dodge swats the layup by Gregory Coronel | 66-45 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Dodge | 66-45 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 66-45 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge snags the offensive board | 66-45 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dale Harbert | 66-45 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dale Harbert | 69-45 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Kyle Nichols (SF), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo, Joseph Twyman, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG), Richard Ewert (SG), George Simpson (SF), Lawrence Roberts (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) Melvin Pangburn, Brian Coronado, Earl Singletary, John Davis, Thomas Dodge | |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols clanks a 3 from the right wing | 69-45 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts pulls down the rebound | 69-45 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-45 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 69-45 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols is hacked by Mitchell Wright - foul #3 on Mitchell Wright, team foul #6 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman (PF) Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hamilton and he's hacked by Lawrence Roberts - foul #2 on Lawrence Roberts, team foul #7 | 71-45 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman misses the free throw | 71-45 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts snags the defensive board | 71-45 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-45 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | John Johnson grabs the board | 71-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Twyman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Viktor Zirker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Simpson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Roberts steals the ball from Joseph Twyman | 71-45 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-45 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-45 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-45 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | John Johnson grabs the board | 71-45 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton lays it up and in set up by Richard Canada | 73-45 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kyle Nichols - foul #2 on Kyle Nichols, team foul #6 | 73-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers (PF) Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 73-45 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | George Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-46 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols is hacked by George Simpson - foul #2 on George Simpson, team foul #8 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman (PF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (SF) George Simpson | |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 73-46 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts grabs the board | 73-46 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-46 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton gets the rebound | 73-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Viktor Zirker steps in front of the Kyle Nichols pass | 73-46 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert lays it up and in set up by Viktor Zirker | 73-48 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 73-48 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts pulls down the rebound | 73-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker can't finish the layup | 73-48 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols grabs the board | 73-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Hamilton | 75-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 75-48 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Peter Veit tips it but misses | 75-48 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright misses the tip | 75-48 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton snags the defensive board | 75-48 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton runs out the clock | 75-48 |