| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Troy Chambers | 29-30 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Daniel Waters picks off the pass by Garrett Tolan | 29-30 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters is hacked by Anthony Westbrook - foul #2 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Shawn Saxton | 29-32 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Alan Oliverio | 32-32 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley can't finish the layup | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Garrett Tolan and he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Anthony Westbrook - foul #3 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF), Joshua Camp (C) Anthony Westbrook, Gregory Skaggs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone (C) Matthew Bigley | |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Garrett Tolan | 38-34 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Garrett Tolan - foul #3 on Garrett Tolan, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SG), Curtis Lynn (SF) Garrett Tolan, Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Nicholas Stone steps in front of the Jan Barry pass | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Camp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Curtis Lynn | 38-36 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Jan Barry misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Jan Barry drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alan Oliverio | 40-36 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Alan Oliverio picks off the pass by Daniel Waters | 40-36 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Allen Ordonez is denied by Daniel Waters | 40-36 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone is hacked by Joshua Camp - foul #1 on Joshua Camp, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Alan Oliverio, Curtis Lynn, Jan Barry, Joshua Camp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Eric Tait, Daniel Waters, Nicholas Stone | |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley jams it and the foul's on Gregory Skaggs - foul #2 on Gregory Skaggs, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Charles Walsh is blocked by Matthew Bigley | 40-39 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG) Allen Ordonez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Robert Bury denies the turnaround by Garrett Tolan | 40-39 |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Wilson and the foul's on Charles Walsh - foul #3 on Charles Walsh, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses the lay-in | 40-42 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Garrett Tolan | 42-42 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley is whistled for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG) Felix Lewis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook is whistled for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (C) Gregory Skaggs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Charles Walsh is called for the reach on Robert Bury - foul #4 on Charles Walsh, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SF) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone (C) Matthew Bigley | |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan misses short on a floater from the left side | 42-44 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Garrett Tolan steals the ball from Shawn Saxton | 44-44 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio banks in the layup on a great pass from Garrett Tolan | 46-44 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alan Oliverio - foul #1 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #8 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn (SF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Garrett Tolan, Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF), Daniel Waters (PF) Robert Robinson, Robert Bury | |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Anthony Westbrook is denied by Daniel Waters | 46-46 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Saxton | 46-48 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Alan Oliverio steals it from Troy Chambers in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio can't finish the layup | 46-48 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Garrett Tolan (SG), Jan Barry (PF), Joshua Camp (C) Alan Oliverio, Curtis Lynn, Anthony Westbrook, Gregory Skaggs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Matthew Bigley (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Eric Tait, Nicholas Stone | |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis is fouled on the floor by Daniel Waters - foul #1 on Daniel Waters, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Bigley - foul #1 on Matthew Bigley, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson's pass is intercepted by Allen Ordonez | 48-48 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp comes up short on the runner from the right block | 48-48 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Jan Barry tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Felix Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Ordonez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Camp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters hits the finger roll | 50-50 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Jan Barry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Jan Barry snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan buries a shot near the basket | 52-50 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses the easy layup | 52-50 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Jan Barry snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Felix Lewis, Allen Ordonez, Jan Barry, Joshua Camp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Bury (PF) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Daniel Waters | |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Troy Chambers is called for the reach on Alan Oliverio - foul #3 on Troy Chambers, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-50 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 52-50 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-50 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio is hacked by Troy Chambers - foul #4 on Troy Chambers, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Robert Bury, Matthew Bigley | |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Stone | 52-50 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Westbrook | 52-50 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook slams it home on a nice dish by Alan Oliverio | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio loses the dribble to Shawn Saxton | 54-50 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers is fouled on the floor by Alan Oliverio - foul #2 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SF), Jan Barry (C) Charles Walsh, Gregory Skaggs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Matthew Bigley (C) Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Nicholas Stone | |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG) Robert Benning | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Jan Barry scores on a jumper from the left side | 56-52 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley lays it in | 56-54 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Allen Ordonez, Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson (SF) Eric Tait | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh hits a jumper from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters throws it down and he's hacked by Charles Walsh - foul #5 on Charles Walsh, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SF) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook loses the ball out of bounds | 58-56 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Troy Chambers | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook dunks the ball | 60-58 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses the easy layup | 60-58 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs hits a fadeaway from the right side | 62-60 |