| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Lantz (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-29 |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Morley - foul #2 on Kenneth Morley, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz grabs the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jimmy Wooldridge - foul #1 on Jimmy Wooldridge, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rogers | 41-29 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence clanks a fadeaway from close range | 41-29 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence gets the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Ambler and he's fouled by Brian Coronado - foul #1 on Brian Coronado, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Nicholas Rogers blocks the short jumper by John Davis | 44-29 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence loses the dribble to Earl Singletary | 44-29 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge lays it up and in and he's hacked by Antonio Lantz - foul #3 on Antonio Lantz, team foul #3 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (SG) William Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) John Davis, Antonio Lantz | |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge makes the free throw | 47-29 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | George Simpson scores on a shot near the basket | 47-31 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 47-31 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mitchell Wright | 47-34 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Claude Spence | 49-34 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-34 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | George Simpson tips it but misses | 49-34 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright gets the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-34 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | George Simpson snags the offensive board | 49-34 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Claude Spence - foul #3 on Claude Spence, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Harris (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF), John Johnson (C) Carl Ambler, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), John Davis (PF), Antonio Lantz (C) Kenneth Morley, Brian Coronado, Mitchell Wright | |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary misses the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary misses the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz snags the offensive board | 49-34 |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz blows the dunk | 49-34 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz snags the offensive board | 49-34 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-34 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary grabs the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert is fouled on the floor by Richard Ewert - foul #1 on Richard Ewert, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG), Charles Burford (SF) George Simpson, Earl Singletary | |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Richard Ewert is called for the reach on Fred Papas - foul #2 on Richard Ewert, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG) Peter Veit | |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | John Davis takes the ball from Fred Papas | 49-37 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | John Davis jams it and he's fouled by Fred Papas - foul #2 on Fred Papas, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | John Davis makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 49-40 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | James Shrum snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | William Harris double dribbles | 49-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) Dale Harbert, William Harris, James Shrum, Fred Papas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), George Simpson (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) Richard Ewert, John Davis, Antonio Lantz | |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | George Simpson drills a jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 49-42 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Jimmy Wooldridge and he's fouled by Charles Burford - foul #2 on Charles Burford, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Singletary (SF) Charles Burford | |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright misses the shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jimmy Wooldridge | 51-42 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson is fouled on the floor by Brian Coronado - foul #2 on Brian Coronado, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Harris (SG) Carl Ambler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz (C) Mitchell Wright | |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Antonio Lantz is called for traveling | 53-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG) Leroy Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses long on a jumper from the right side | 53-42 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to George Simpson | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Lantz (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | George Simpson hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-45 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | George Simpson gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | George Simpson's pass is intercepted by Dale Harbert | 53-45 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge is hacked by Earl Singletary - foul #1 on Earl Singletary, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (C) Dale Harbert, Claude Spence, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG), Richard Ewert (SG), John Davis (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) Kenneth Morley, Brian Coronado, George Simpson, Antonio Lantz | |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Ambler | 57-48 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert's pass is intercepted by Carl Ambler | 57-48 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | William Harris banks in the layup set up by Carl Ambler | 59-48 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | James Shrum steals the ball from Earl Singletary | 59-48 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | William Harris misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Ewert - foul #3 on Richard Ewert, team foul #9 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Nicholas Rogers (C) James Shrum, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley (PG), Brian Coronado (SG), George Simpson (SF), Antonio Lantz (C) Peter Veit, Richard Ewert, Earl Singletary, Mitchell Wright | |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | William Harris makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | William Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 61-48 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carl Ambler | 61-48 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is whistled for traveling | 61-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (SG) William Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (PF) John Davis | |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado is fouled on the floor by Carl Ambler - foul #2 on Carl Ambler, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson (SG) Carl Ambler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley is fouled on the floor by Fred Papas - foul #3 on Fred Papas, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Fred Papas | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Dale Harbert - foul #1 on Dale Harbert, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Shrum (SF), John Johnson (PF) Claude Spence, Fred Papas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Singletary (SF) Mitchell Wright | |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Kenneth Morley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shrum (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kenneth Morley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Simpson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Lantz (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-48 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | George Simpson can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG) Leroy Jackson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), John Davis (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) Kenneth Morley, Earl Singletary, Antonio Lantz | |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | George Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | George Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | John Johnson is hacked by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #10 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) James Shrum, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Singletary (SF) George Simpson | |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Dale Harbert | 66-50 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | John Davis is called for traveling | 66-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Harris (SG), Fred Papas (C) Dale Harbert, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Veit (PG) Brian Coronado | |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Carl Ambler | 68-50 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Fred Papas | 68-50 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence can't finish the layup | 68-50 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler tips it in | 70-50 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas pulls down the rebound | 70-50 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Fred Papas - foul #4 on Fred Papas, team foul #8 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), John Johnson (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Burford (SF), George Simpson (PF) Earl Singletary, John Davis | |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-50 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson snags the defensive board | 70-50 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | George Simpson is called for the reach on Fred Papas - foul #3 on George Simpson, team foul #11 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Yo Hong (C) Mitchell Wright | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Peter Veit comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-50 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert hits the follow up shot | 72-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shrum (fresh) PF - Fred Papas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Veit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ewert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Burford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Simpson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Yo Hong (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert's layup is rejected by Yo Hong | 72-52 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Yo Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | James Shrum denies the turnaround by George Simpson | 72-52 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Yo Hong grabs the offensive board | 72-52 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Yo Hong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-52 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | James Shrum pulls down the rebound | 72-52 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | John Johnson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 72-52 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to George Simpson | 72-52 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Charles Burford can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 72-52 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert tips it back up and in | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dale Harbert | 75-54 |
| 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) | |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | John Johnson swats the layup by George Simpson | 75-54 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert can't tip it in | 75-54 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Charles Burford grabs the offensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Peter Veit misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-54 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Yo Hong | 75-54 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | George Simpson is whistled for traveling | 75-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (C) Yo Hong | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 75-54 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert grabs the offensive board | 75-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | George Simpson is called for the reach on Dale Harbert - foul #4 on George Simpson, team foul #12 | 75-54 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 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 | James Shrum takes the ball from Peter Veit | 77-54 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert runs out the clock | 77-54 |