| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ira Baines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Hunter (fresh) PF - John Castrejon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Polakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brandon Taylor (fresh) 16 pts. SF - David Long (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Kendricks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronny Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | David Long inbounds the ball | 16-33 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Carl Kendricks misses badly on a floater from close range | 16-33 |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Ronny Harding tips it home | 16-35 |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Mark Hunter clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-35 |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Brandon Taylor grabs the board | 16-35 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Brandon Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronny Harding | 16-38 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Ira Baines connects on the shot from the free throw line | 18-38 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Brandon Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-38 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez snags the defensive board | 18-38 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Luke Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 18-38 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Brandon Taylor snags the defensive board | 18-38 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Ronny Harding knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Carl Kendricks and the foul's on Miguel Lopez - foul #2 on Miguel Lopez, team foul #1 | 18-40 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Ronny Harding misses the free throw | 18-40 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez snags the defensive board | 18-40 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Luke Fields misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-40 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Ira Baines pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-40 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Ira Baines double dribbles | 18-40 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Ronny Harding drills a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Miguel Lopez - foul #3 on Miguel Lopez, team foul #2 | 18-42 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Ronny Harding makes the free throw | 18-43 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | David Long is called for the reach on Mark Hunter - foul #1 on David Long, team foul #1 | 18-43 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | John Castrejon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-43 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | David Long gets the rebound | 18-43 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Brandon Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Long | 18-46 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Ira Baines misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-46 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Carl Kendricks grabs the board | 18-46 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Brandon Taylor hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Luke Fields - foul #4 on Luke Fields, team foul #3 | 18-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Deems (PG), Jerry Rottman (SG), Like Wang (SF), James Berry (PF) Ira Baines, Luke Fields, Mark Hunter, John Castrejon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Dorsey (PG), Robert Wilburn (SF), David Tuttle (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Frank Polakowski, David Long, Carl Kendricks, Ronny Harding | |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Brandon Taylor makes the free throw | 18-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Deems (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Rottman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Like Wang (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Berry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brandon Taylor (fresh) 25 pts. SF - Robert Wilburn (fresh) PF - David Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | James Berry travels with the ball | 18-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Rehm (C) Miguel Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Andrews (SG) Brandon Taylor | |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | David Tuttle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-49 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | George Rehm pulls down the rebound | 18-49 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | George Rehm knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #2 | 20-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Castrejon (PF) James Berry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Polakowski (PG) John Dorsey | |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | George Rehm makes the free throw | 21-49 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilburn is fouled on the floor by Like Wang - foul #4 on Like Wang, team foul #4 | 21-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ira Baines (PG), Mark Hunter (SF), Miguel Lopez (C) Christopher Deems, Like Wang, George Rehm | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brandon Taylor (SG), David Long (SF) Jason Andrews, Robert Wilburn | |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Brandon Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-49 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Mark Hunter snags the defensive board | 21-49 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Miguel Lopez is called for traveling | 21-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronny Harding (C) Matthew Smith | |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | David Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-49 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | David Long grabs the offensive board | 21-49 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Brandon Taylor is hacked by John Castrejon - foul #2 on John Castrejon, team foul #5 | 21-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luke Fields (SG) Jerry Rottman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | David Long is fouled on the floor by Miguel Lopez - foul #4 on Miguel Lopez, team foul #6 | 21-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Dorsey (PG) Frank Polakowski | |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | David Tuttle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-49 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Luke Fields gets the rebound | 21-49 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Ira Baines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Deems (PG), Like Wang (SF) Ira Baines, Mark Hunter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Kendricks (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) David Long, David Tuttle | |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Brandon Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Kendricks | 21-52 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | John Castrejon buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Luke Fields | 23-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Deems (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luke Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Like Wang (fresh) 4 pf. PF - John Castrejon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Miguel Lopez (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brandon Taylor (fresh) 28 pts. SF - Carl Kendricks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronny Harding (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | John Dorsey is fouled on the floor by Christopher Deems - foul #2 on Christopher Deems, team foul #7 | 23-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman (SG), James Berry (PF), George Rehm (C) Luke Fields, John Castrejon, Miguel Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Andrews (SG), Robert Wilburn (SF) Brandon Taylor, Ronny Harding | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | John Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 23-53 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | John Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 23-53 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | James Berry gets the rebound | 23-53 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Like Wang comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-53 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | John Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 23-53 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilburn scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jason Andrews | 23-55 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | George Rehm buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-55 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | James Berry steps in front of the John Dorsey pass | 26-55 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-55 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Matthew Smith misses badly on a jumper from close range | 29-55 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | James Berry pulls down the rebound | 29-55 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | George Rehm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ira Baines (PG), Luke Fields (SG), Mark Hunter (SF), John Castrejon (PF), Miguel Lopez (C) Christopher Deems, Jerry Rottman, Like Wang, James Berry, George Rehm | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Polakowski (PG), Brandon Taylor (SG), David Long (SF), David Tuttle (PF), Ronny Harding (C) John Dorsey, Jason Andrews, Robert Wilburn, Carl Kendricks, Matthew Smith | |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Ira Baines is called for the reach on Frank Polakowski - foul #2 on Ira Baines, team foul #8 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Deems (PG), Jerry Rottman (SG), Like Wang (SF), James Berry (PF), John Drennan (C) Ira Baines, Luke Fields, Mark Hunter, John Castrejon, Miguel Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Andrews (SG), Robert Wilburn (SF), Carl Kendricks (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Brandon Taylor, David Long, David Tuttle, Ronny Harding | |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Frank Polakowski misses the 1st free throw | 29-55 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | James Berry gets the rebound | 29-55 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-55 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | John Drennan tips it in | 31-55 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Jason Andrews is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jason Andrews, team foul #3 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Rehm (C) John Drennan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Dorsey (PG) Frank Polakowski | |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | George Rehm misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-55 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Jason Andrews snags the defensive board | 31-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Deems (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Rottman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Like Wang (fresh) 4 pf. PF - James Berry (fresh) 5 reb. C - George Rehm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Andrews (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Wilburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Kendricks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilburn buries a jumper from close range set up by Matthew Smith | 31-57 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | James Berry makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Jason Andrews - foul #2 on Jason Andrews, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | James Berry makes the free throw | 34-57 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Andrews is fouled on the floor by Jerry Rottman - foul #2 on Jerry Rottman, team foul #9 | 34-57 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | James Berry grabs the board | 34-57 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | George Rehm misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Wilburn - foul #2 on Robert Wilburn, team foul #5 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Drennan (PF) James Berry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | George Rehm makes the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | George Rehm makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Carl Kendricks misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-57 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Christopher Deems pulls down the rebound | 36-57 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Like Wang knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Deems | 39-57 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ira Baines (PG), Luke Fields (SG), Mark Hunter (SF), John Castrejon (PF), Miguel Lopez (C) Christopher Deems, Jerry Rottman, Like Wang, John Drennan, George Rehm | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Polakowski (PG), Brandon Taylor (SG), David Long (SF), David Tuttle (PF), Ronny Harding (C) John Dorsey, Jason Andrews, Robert Wilburn, Carl Kendricks, Matthew Smith | |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Miguel Lopez is called for the reach on Ronny Harding - foul #5 on Miguel Lopez, team foul #10 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Rehm (C) Miguel Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Ronny Harding misses the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Ronny Harding misses the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | John Castrejon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Ira Baines is hacked by David Tuttle - foul #4 on David Tuttle, team foul #6 | 39-57 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Luke Fields misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Ronny Harding - foul #1 on Ronny Harding, team foul #7 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Deems (PG), Like Wang (SF), James Berry (PF) Ira Baines, Mark Hunter, John Castrejon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Dorsey (PG), Jason Andrews (SG), Robert Wilburn (SF), Carl Kendricks (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Frank Polakowski, Brandon Taylor, David Long, David Tuttle, Ronny Harding | |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Luke Fields makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Luke Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Luke Fields makes the 3rd free throw | 42-57 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Carl Kendricks drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Wilburn and he's fouled by Luke Fields - foul #5 on Luke Fields, team foul #11 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman (SG) Luke Fields | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Carl Kendricks makes the free throw | 42-60 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | George Rehm comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-60 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | James Berry tips it home | 44-60 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Jason Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | James Berry's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Kendricks | 44-60 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Matthew Smith gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Deems (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Rottman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Like Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - George Rehm (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Andrews (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Wilburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Kendricks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Jerry Rottman steals the ball from Matthew Smith | 44-60 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | George Rehm blows the layup | 44-60 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carl Kendricks | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Carl Kendricks buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jason Andrews | 44-62 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | James Berry knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Deems | 46-62 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Matthew Smith can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by George Rehm - foul #1 on George Rehm, team foul #12 | 46-62 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Matthew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Matthew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman is hacked by John Dorsey - foul #1 on John Dorsey, team foul #8 | 46-63 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Jerry Rottman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Matthew Smith grabs the board | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | George Rehm is called for the reach on Jason Andrews - foul #2 on George Rehm, team foul #13 | 47-63 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Jason Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Jason Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Carl Kendricks steps in front of the Jerry Rottman pass | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Matthew Smith can't throw it down | 47-65 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Jason Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | John Dorsey runs out the clock | 47-65 |