| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Jan Barry connects on the jumper near the basket | 25-22 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-22 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Robert Robinson swats the shot by Garrett Tolan | 27-22 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson is hacked by Charles Walsh - foul #2 on Charles Walsh, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley can't throw it down | 27-22 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Jan Barry's floater is knocked away by Matthew Bigley | 27-22 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs tips it home | 27-24 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Gregory Skaggs blocks the short jumper by Robert Robinson | 27-24 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Jan Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-27 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Daniel Waters is blocked by Jan Barry | 27-27 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton snags the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Alan Oliverio steals it from Troy Chambers | 27-27 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio lays it in | 27-29 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses the dunk but he's fouled by Charles Walsh - foul #3 on Charles Walsh, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Joshua Camp (PF) Alan Oliverio, Garrett Tolan, Charles Walsh, Jan Barry | |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez travels with the ball | 29-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Bury (PF) Daniel Waters | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Gregory Skaggs | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) SF - Eric Tait (fresh) PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Felix Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Camp (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-29 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 31-29 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook is hacked by Robert Bury - foul #2 on Robert Bury, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Eric Tait | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Garrett Tolan (SG) Felix Lewis, Curtis Lynn | |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan is whistled for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Jan Barry (C) Allen Ordonez, Joshua Camp | |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jan Barry | 31-29 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Jan Barry misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Nicholas Stone - foul #1 on Nicholas Stone, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Jan Barry makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Jan Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Charles Walsh takes the ball from Matthew Bigley | 31-31 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh lays it up and in | 31-33 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Troy Chambers | 33-33 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Charles Walsh | 33-35 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Shawn Saxton - foul #3 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Allen Ordonez (SF), Joshua Camp (PF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Alan Oliverio, Charles Walsh, Jan Barry, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Felix Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Camp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Joshua Camp steals it from Eric Tait | 33-36 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Eric Tait is called for the reach on Gregory Skaggs - foul #1 on Eric Tait, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn (SF) Garrett Tolan | |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 33-36 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Bury | 33-36 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Joshua Camp swats the layup by Eric Tait | 33-36 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Felix Lewis | 33-36 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Felix Lewis | 33-38 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson buries a floater from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Allen Ordonez | 35-40 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 35-40 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson's pass is intercepted by Curtis Lynn | 35-42 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Benning - foul #2 on Robert Benning, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Eric Tait, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Jan Barry (C) Felix Lewis, Curtis Lynn, Joshua Camp, Gregory Skaggs | |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson blows the layup but he's hacked by Alan Oliverio - foul #3 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan (SG) Allen Ordonez | |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Garrett Tolan | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Barry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jan Barry - foul #1 on Jan Barry, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Anthony Westbrook | 37-47 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Walsh | 37-47 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Jan Barry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Shawn Saxton | 39-47 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook hits the finger roll | 39-49 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Robinson and he's hacked by Garrett Tolan - foul #2 on Garrett Tolan, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Charles Walsh, Jan Barry | |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the free throw | 41-49 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez is hacked by Robert Bury - foul #3 on Robert Bury, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG) Alan Oliverio | |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Robert Bury blocks the jumper by Garrett Tolan | 41-49 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-49 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Frank Wilson picks off the pass by Garrett Tolan | 41-49 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone is fouled on the floor by Gregory Skaggs - foul #2 on Gregory Skaggs, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Daniel Waters (PF) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Eric Tait, Robert Bury | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Jan Barry (PF) Felix Lewis, Garrett Tolan, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Alan Oliverio steps in front of the Nicholas Stone pass | 41-49 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alan Oliverio | 41-51 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson drills a shot from the baseline | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 45-54 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez is fouled on the floor by Shawn Saxton - foul #4 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley (C) Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Gregory Skaggs | |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Shawn Saxton | 47-56 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan (SG) Allen Ordonez | |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Oliverio | 47-58 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs (C) Jan Barry | |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh's floater is knocked away by Robert Robinson | 47-58 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the tip | 47-58 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-58 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 47-58 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers is hacked by Gregory Skaggs - foul #3 on Gregory Skaggs, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is hacked by Troy Chambers - foul #1 on Troy Chambers, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Bigley - foul #3 on Matthew Bigley, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Anthony Westbrook denies the turnaround by Shawn Saxton | 49-62 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio runs out the clock | 49-62 |