| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fresh) SG - Brian Delatorre (fresh) SF - Mauro Mancini (fresh) PF - Jeremy Mowry (fresh) C - David Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Warren Groh (fresh) SG - Jack Camire (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Marshall (fresh) PF - August Noll (fresh) C - William Shoults (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | William Shoults 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre connects on the jump hook in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | David Jones grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jack Camire - foul #1 on Jack Camire, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | William Shoults can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Jack Camire is called for the reach on James Kim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Camire, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Newman (SG) Jack Camire | |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Brian Delatorre is denied by William Shoults | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | William Newman snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | William Shoults misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Kim - foul #1 on James Kim, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | William Shoults makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | William Shoults misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | James Kim is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Mowry | 5-1 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | David Jones misses the easy layup but he's fouled by August Noll - foul #1 on August Noll, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Matthew Goodman (PF) Brian Delatorre, Mauro Mancini, Jeremy Mowry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford (PG), Stephen Bennett (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) Warren Groh, William Newman, Jeffrey Marshall, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | David Jones misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett is fouled on the floor by James Walker - foul #1 on James Walker, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joey Williams (SG), Manuel Lew (PF) James Kim, David Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Lance Murdock | 6-6 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | James Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Newman (SG) Stephen Bennett | |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | John Zmijewski steps in front of the James Walker pass in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | William Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | John Zmijewski misses the tip | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman hits the easy wide open finger roll | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Walker (fresh) SG - Joey Williams (fresh) SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) PF - Manuel Lew (fresh) C - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Patrick Ratchford (fairly fresh) SG - William Newman (fresh) SF - John Zmijewski (fairly fresh) PF - William Alvardo (fairly fresh) C - Lance Murdock (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | James Walker takes the ball from Patrick Ratchford in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts is hacked by William Alvardo - foul #1 on William Alvardo, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), Brian Delatorre (SG), Mauro Mancini (SF), Jeremy Mowry (PF) James Walker, Joey Williams, Richard Roberts, Manuel Lew | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Groh (PG), Stephen Bennett (SG), Jeffrey Marshall (SF), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) Patrick Ratchford, William Newman, John Zmijewski, William Alvardo, Lance Murdock | |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Marshall swats the shot by James Kim | 8-6 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre tips it home | 10-6 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | James Kim takes the ball from August Noll | 10-6 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-6 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Mowry | 10-6 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | James Kim scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Mauro Mancini and he's hacked by Jeffrey Marshall - foul #1 on Jeffrey Marshall, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Jones (C) Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford (PG), John Zmijewski (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) Warren Groh, Jeffrey Marshall, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | James Kim misses the free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Lance Murdock misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 12-6 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | David Jones grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini connects on the jumper from close range set up by Jeremy Mowry | 14-6 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Stephen Bennett | 14-8 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Lance Murdock steals it from James Kim | 14-8 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett grabs the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Lance Murdock knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by John Zmijewski | 14-10 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Kim | 16-10 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Lance Murdock hits the follow up shot | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Delatorre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mauro Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Mowry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Patrick Ratchford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Zmijewski (tiring) PF - William Alvardo (tiring) C - Lance Murdock (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Bennett - foul #1 on Stephen Bennett, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (PG), Joey Williams (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Manuel Lew (PF), Matthew Goodman (C) James Kim, Brian Delatorre, Mauro Mancini, Jeremy Mowry, David Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Groh (PG), William Newman (SG), Jeffrey Marshall (SF), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) Patrick Ratchford, Stephen Bennett, John Zmijewski, William Alvardo, Lance Murdock | |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Joey Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | William Shoults gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Richard Roberts steps in front of the Jeffrey Marshall pass | 16-12 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | William Shoults is called for the reach on Joey Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Shoults, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Joey Williams makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Joey Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | William Shoults gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall is called for traveling | 17-12 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | William Shoults steps in front of the Joey Williams pass in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | August Noll makes the runner from close range on a great pass from William Newman | 17-14 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Joey Williams makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-14 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | James Walker is called for the reach on Jeffrey Marshall - foul #2 on James Walker, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vincent Hamm (PG), Brian Delatorre (SG) James Walker, Joey Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett (SG) William Newman | |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | August Noll misses the easy layup | 20-14 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Delatorre, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini (SF), Jeremy Mowry (PF) Richard Roberts, Manuel Lew | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Newman (SG) Warren Groh | |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 20-14 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | William Shoults snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by William Newman | 20-16 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), Joey Williams (SG), David Jones (C) Vincent Hamm, Brian Delatorre, Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Groh (PG), John Zmijewski (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) William Newman, Jeffrey Marshall, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Mowry - foul #1 on Jeremy Mowry, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:10 | Rutgers | James Kim hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett is fouled on the floor by James Kim - foul #2 on James Kim, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vincent Hamm (PG), Richard Roberts (SF), Manuel Lew (PF) James Kim, Mauro Mancini, Jeremy Mowry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford (PG), William Newman (SG), Jeffrey Marshall (SF), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) Warren Groh, Stephen Bennett, John Zmijewski, William Alvardo, Lance Murdock | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | William Shoults comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre (SG), Matthew Goodman (C) Joey Williams, David Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Bennett (SG) William Newman | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | William Shoults makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | William Shoults makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vincent Hamm (fresh) SG - Brian Delatorre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) PF - Manuel Lew (fresh) C - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Patrick Ratchford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - August Noll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Shoults (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts is hacked by Stephen Bennett - foul #2 on Stephen Bennett, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Groh (PG), William Newman (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), William Alvardo (PF), Lance Murdock (C) Patrick Ratchford, Stephen Bennett, Jeffrey Marshall, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | William Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Lance Murdock hits the follow up shot | 25-20 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | William Newman hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 27-20 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Vincent Hamm grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Vincent Hamm scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Roberts | 30-20 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | William Alvardo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Warren Groh | 30-22 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre loses the dribble to William Newman in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Alvardo | 30-25 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | William Newman is hacked by Brian Delatorre - foul #2 on Brian Delatorre, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joey Williams (PG), Mauro Mancini (SF), Jeremy Mowry (PF), David Jones (C) Vincent Hamm, Brian Delatorre, Manuel Lew, Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford (PG), Jeffrey Marshall (SF), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) Warren Groh, John Zmijewski, William Alvardo, Lance Murdock | |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | William Newman makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | William Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Patrick Ratchford takes the ball from Joey Williams | 30-27 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford lays it up and in | 30-29 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | William Newman takes the ball from Richard Roberts in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | William Shoults buries a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Mauro Mancini - foul #1 on Mauro Mancini, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | William Shoults makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | August Noll blocks the short jumper by David Jones | 30-32 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | William Shoults grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | William Newman buries a 3 from straight away set up by Patrick Ratchford | 30-35 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joey Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mauro Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Mowry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Patrick Ratchford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Newman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - August Noll (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Shoults (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Richard Roberts steals the ball from Patrick Ratchford | 30-35 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts hits the finger roll | 32-35 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | August Noll clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jeremy Mowry - foul #2 on Jeremy Mowry, team foul #10 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), James Walker (SG), Matthew Goodman (C) Joey Williams, Richard Roberts, David Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Groh (PG), Jack Camire (SG) Patrick Ratchford, William Newman | |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | August Noll makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | August Noll misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | William Shoults grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jeremy Mowry | 32-36 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | James Walker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | August Noll tips it home | 32-38 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman connects on the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on William Shoults - foul #2 on William Shoults, team foul #9 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Manuel Lew (SF) Mauro Mancini | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford (PG), Stephen Bennett (SF) Warren Groh, Jeffrey Marshall | |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | August Noll buries a jump hook from the baseline | 35-40 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | James Kim is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Ratchford - foul #1 on Patrick Ratchford, team foul #10 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Groh (PG), Jeffrey Marshall (SF), Lance Murdock (C) Patrick Ratchford, August Noll, William Shoults | |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | James Kim makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | James Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Warren Groh misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-40 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Lance Murdock can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | James Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Jack Camire steals it from James Walker | 37-40 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire hits the finger roll | 37-42 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 37-42 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry tips it home | 39-42 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Manuel Lew - foul #1 on Manuel Lew, team foul #11 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vincent Hamm (PG), Brian Delatorre (SG), Mauro Mancini (SF), David Jones (C) James Kim, James Walker, Manuel Lew, Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Ratchford (PG), August Noll (PF), William Shoults (C) Warren Groh, Stephen Bennett, Lance Murdock | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre drills a shot from the left block | 41-43 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jack Camire buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-45 |