| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) SG - Wade Jack (fresh) SF - William Tyler (fresh) PF - Robert Mason (fresh) C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SG - Marcus Driscoll (fresh) SF - George Hooks (fresh) PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Robert Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Mason | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | William Tyler misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis is fouled on the floor by Luis Walker - foul #1 on Luis Walker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins can't throw it down but the foul's on Luis Walker - foul #2 on Luis Walker, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Parsons (PG) Luis Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Robert Mason steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins's floater is tipped away by William Tyler | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins jams it on a great pass from George Hooks | 0-4 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | William Tyler buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Davis | 3-7 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | George Parsons buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Wade Jack | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux scores on a shot from the right block set up by Daniel Davis and he's hacked by George Parsons - foul #1 on George Parsons, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Vinson (SG) Wade Jack | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Curtis Werner (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF), Rory Porter (PF) Daniel Davis, Marcus Driscoll, George Hooks, Seth Watkins | |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Robert Mason clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-10 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lee Mailloux | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - George Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Vinson (fresh) SF - William Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Mason (fresh) C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Trump (fresh) SG - Curtis Werner (fresh) SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) PF - Rory Porter (fresh) C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Mason - foul #1 on Robert Mason, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Buchheit (SG), Brock Cotton (SF), Richard Strickland (PF), Joseph Jenkins (C) George Parsons, William Tyler, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marcus Driscoll (SG), Desmond Locklear (C) Curtis Werner, Lee Mailloux | |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | John Buchheit can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Desmond Locklear gets the rebound | 5-12 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter misses the shot from the left side | 5-12 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | David Vinson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 5-12 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Desmond Locklear grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Kenneth Baker | 5-14 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | David Vinson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 5-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Parsons (PG), Wade Jack (SG), William Tyler (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) David Vinson, John Buchheit, Brock Cotton, Richard Strickland, Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) Kenneth Baker, Rory Porter | |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Mason steals the ball from Seth Watkins | 5-14 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Marcus Driscoll is called for the reach on William Tyler - foul #1 on Marcus Driscoll, team foul #1 | 5-14 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | William Tyler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-14 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Robert Mason tips it but misses | 5-14 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the tip | 5-14 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | William Tyler hits the follow up shot | 7-14 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Curtis Werner, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Hooks (SF) Marcus Driscoll | |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | William Tyler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough hits the follow up shot | 9-14 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins clanks a jumper from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Kimbrough | 9-14 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | George Hooks steals the ball from George Parsons | 9-14 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Curtis Werner | 9-16 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Wade Jack hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 9-16 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Desmond Locklear snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - George Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wade Jack (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) C - David Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Trump (fairly fresh) SG - Curtis Werner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Hooks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. C - Desmond Locklear (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | George Hooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner tips it back up and in | 9-18 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Wade Jack is fouled on the floor by Seth Watkins - foul #1 on Seth Watkins, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Vinson (PG), John Buchheit (SG), Brock Cotton (SF), Richard Strickland (PF), Joseph Jenkins (C) George Parsons, Wade Jack, William Tyler, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis (PG), Marcus Driscoll (SF) John Trump, George Hooks | |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | John Buchheit misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Desmond Locklear snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-18 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Seth Watkins steals it from Richard Strickland | 9-18 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-18 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins tips it in | 11-18 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis is hacked by David Vinson - foul #1 on David Vinson, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tyler (SF), Robert Mason (PF) Brock Cotton, Richard Strickland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker (SF) Curtis Werner | |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Tyler - foul #1 on William Tyler, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Kimbrough (C) Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Hooks (SF), Lee Mailloux (C) Kenneth Baker, Desmond Locklear | |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Robert Mason clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux misses the turnaround from the right block | 11-18 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis is fouled on the floor by David Vinson - foul #2 on David Vinson, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Dwyer (PG), Wade Jack (SG) David Vinson, John Buchheit | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner (SG), Rory Porter (PF), Desmond Locklear (C) George Hooks, Seth Watkins, Lee Mailloux | |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | William Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), George Hooks (SF) Daniel Davis, Curtis Werner | |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter knocks in the runner from the baseline | 11-21 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the easy layup but the foul's on Desmond Locklear - foul #1 on Desmond Locklear, team foul #4 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Parsons (PG), Brock Cotton (SF), Joseph Jenkins (PF) Richard Dwyer, William Tyler, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis (PG), Curtis Werner (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) John Trump, George Hooks, Rory Porter | |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Marcus Driscoll grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Davis | 11-23 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | George Parsons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-23 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Kimbrough | 11-23 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - George Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wade Jack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brock Cotton (fresh) PF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Werner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Driscoll (fairly fresh) PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Desmond Locklear (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-23 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Marcus Driscoll tips it home | 14-25 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Daniel Davis steps in front of the Brock Cotton pass | 14-25 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Marcus Driscoll | 14-27 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | Desmond Locklear is called for the reach on David Kimbrough - foul #2 on Desmond Locklear, team foul #5 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Dwyer (PG), John Buchheit (SG), William Tyler (SF), Robert Mason (PF) George Parsons, Wade Jack, Brock Cotton, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), George Hooks (SF), Lee Mailloux (C) Daniel Davis, Curtis Werner, Desmond Locklear | |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Richard Dwyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-27 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-27 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | John Trump takes the ball from John Buchheit | 14-27 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins is fouled on the floor by Robert Mason - foul #2 on Robert Mason, team foul #8 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Strickland (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Robert Mason, Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-29 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Brock Cotton | 16-29 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Brock Cotton takes the ball from Seth Watkins | 16-29 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Lee Mailloux blocks the short jumper by Brock Cotton | 16-29 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 16-29 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Richard Strickland grabs the board | 16-29 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton blows the layup but the foul's on Marcus Driscoll - foul #2 on Marcus Driscoll, team foul #6 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Kimbrough (C) Richard Strickland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis (PG), Kenneth Baker (SG), Rory Porter (PF) John Trump, Marcus Driscoll, Seth Watkins | |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux buries a jump hook near the basket set up by George Hooks | 18-31 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | John Buchheit comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-31 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Dwyer (fresh) SG - John Buchheit (fairly fresh) SF - William Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brock Cotton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Baker (fresh) SF - George Hooks (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Rory Porter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lee Mailloux (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 18-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Wade Jack (SG), Robert Mason (PF) Richard Dwyer, John Buchheit, Brock Cotton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Curtis Werner (SG), Marcus Driscoll (SF), Seth Watkins (PF), Desmond Locklear (C) Daniel Davis, Kenneth Baker, George Hooks, Rory Porter, Lee Mailloux | |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses long on a jump hook from close range | 18-31 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Desmond Locklear | 18-31 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-34 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Wade Jack is called for a charge - foul #1 on Wade Jack, team foul #9 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Vinson (SF) William Tyler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis (PG), George Hooks (SF) John Trump, Curtis Werner | |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-34 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Wade Jack | 18-34 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | David Vinson is hacked by George Hooks - foul #1 on George Hooks, team foul #7 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins (C) David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | David Vinson makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | David Vinson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Desmond Locklear is called for traveling | 20-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brock Cotton (SF) David Vinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker (SF) George Hooks | |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Wade Jack drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Walker | 23-34 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-34 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Desmond Locklear hits the follow up shot | 23-36 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Wade Jack hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins scores on a jumper near the basket | 23-38 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Wade Jack misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins tips it back up and in | 25-38 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Marcus Driscoll misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 25-38 |