| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Blohm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Cross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Rawlings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Rawlings inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross misses the jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Wally Banks | 28-33 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Solomon Green takes the ball from Troy Blohm | 28-33 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 30-33 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | John Stock misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | John Stock grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Christopher Rawlings travels with the ball | 30-33 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | John Stock grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | John Stock loses the dribble to Solomon Green | 30-33 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Wally Banks is called for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher (C) Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:11 | Cincinnati | Ernest Fisher steals the ball from Marvin Irons | 30-33 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Hicks | 33-33 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin (PG), Matthew Harn (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Stanley Hudson (PF), Dominic Bruno (C) Troy Blohm, Jared Cross, Christopher Rawlings, Marvin Irons, John Stock | |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | John Cole can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dominic Bruno | 33-33 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-33 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Dominic Bruno grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Reinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Albertson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Walter Durkin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matthew Harn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garry Holcomb (fresh) PF - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 33-33 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Dominic Bruno picks off the pass by Charles Brogan | 33-33 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Edward Albertson swats the layup by Stanley Hudson | 33-33 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb is hacked by Kevin Reinhardt - foul #3 on Kevin Reinhardt, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), Wally Banks (C) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Kevin Reinhardt, Edward Albertson, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Christopher Rawlings (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), John Stock (C) Walter Durkin, Matthew Harn, Garry Holcomb, Stanley Hudson, Dominic Bruno | |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | John Stock hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 36-33 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 36-33 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 39-33 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | John Stock drills a driving attempt in the lane | 39-35 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Wally Banks scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 41-35 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wally Banks - foul #2 on Wally Banks, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jared Cross | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Blohm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Rawlings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons drills a shot from close range | 41-39 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jared Cross - foul #1 on Jared Cross, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Ernest Fisher (C) Tony Normandin, Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin (PG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Stanley Hudson (C) Troy Blohm, Christopher Rawlings, John Stock | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Edward Albertson (PF) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (SG), Dominic Bruno (C) Jared Cross, Marvin Irons | |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Cole | 44-39 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | John Cole is called for the reach on Walter Durkin - foul #1 on John Cole, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Dominic Bruno steals it from John Cole | 44-39 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Walter Durkin | 44-41 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | John Cole clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Stanley Hudson | 44-41 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Dominic Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), Wally Banks (C) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Kevin Reinhardt, Edward Albertson, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Christopher Rawlings (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), John Stock (C) Walter Durkin, Matthew Harn, Garry Holcomb, Stanley Hudson, Dominic Bruno | |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | John Stock is called for the reach on Tony Normandin - foul #4 on John Stock, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks can't tip it in | 44-41 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Troy Blohm | 44-41 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | John Stock is fouled on the floor by Wally Banks - foul #3 on Wally Banks, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | John Stock can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Blohm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Rawlings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 44-41 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to John Stock | 44-41 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Tony Roberts - foul #1 on Tony Roberts, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Solomon Green | 46-42 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Marvin Irons, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts, Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin (PG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Stanley Hudson (C) Troy Blohm, Christopher Rawlings, John Stock | |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson lays it in and the foul's on Marvin Irons - foul #2 on Marvin Irons, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG) Solomon Green, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (SG), Dominic Bruno (C) Jared Cross, Marvin Irons | |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson clanks a shot in the lane | 49-42 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Dominic Bruno misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | John Cole clanks a floater from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Walter Durkin buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dominic Bruno | 49-45 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt is hacked by Garry Holcomb - foul #1 on Garry Holcomb, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), Wally Banks (C) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Kevin Reinhardt, Edward Albertson, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Christopher Rawlings (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), John Stock (C) Walter Durkin, Matthew Harn, Garry Holcomb, Stanley Hudson, Dominic Bruno | |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | James Hicks shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Tony Roberts | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons blows the layup but he's hacked by Tony Normandin - foul #3 on Tony Normandin, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Blohm (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Rawlings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Stock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-47 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-47 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin grabs the board | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | James Hicks is hacked by Marvin Irons - foul #3 on Marvin Irons, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | The jumper by Tony Roberts is denied by Jared Cross | 53-47 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | John Stock snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | John Stock's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Roberts | 53-47 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Christopher Rawlings tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Tony Roberts is blocked by John Stock | 53-49 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the tip | 53-49 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to James Hicks | 53-49 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Solomon Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin is hacked by Jared Cross - foul #2 on Jared Cross, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Troy Blohm | 55-51 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Troy Blohm is called for the reach on Solomon Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Blohm, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Solomon Green makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-51 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Cross - foul #3 on Jared Cross, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (PG) Solomon Green | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Blohm - foul #2 on Troy Blohm, team foul #10 | 59-54 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | James Hicks is hacked by Jared Cross in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jared Cross, team foul #11 | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Christopher Rawlings scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Stock | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Jared Cross is called for the reach on Charles Brogan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jared Cross, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (SG) Jared Cross | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-60 |