| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney makes the wide open floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Anthony out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Antonio Walker - foul #1 on Antonio Walker, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| 19:51 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney misses the free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:51 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Marvin Wyse | 25-24 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse blows the layup | 25-24 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is hacked by Donald McWatters - foul #2 on Donald McWatters, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan buries a floater from the left block | 27-24 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters is denied on a dunk by Antonio Walker | 27-24 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenneth Holt | 27-24 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt buries a fadeaway near the basket | 29-24 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Robert Olsen steals it from Donald McWatters out of a doubleteam | 29-24 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Robert Olsen is blocked by Alexander Mooney | 29-24 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Alexander Mooney | 29-24 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Anthony - foul #2 on Robert Anthony, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SG), Ernest Edmonson (PF) Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Joel Wilson (SG), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Robert Anthony, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen grabs the board | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-24 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen tips it but misses | 31-24 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #3 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) Stephen Ayers, Robert Olsen, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anthony (SG), Ben Hurst (PF) Donald McWatters, David Prouty | |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the lane | 33-24 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | John Wright pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wright | 35-24 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst travels with the ball | 35-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG) Marvin Wyse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Alexander Mooney (C) Joel Wilson, Robert Crouch | |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Holt | 37-24 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-24 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | William Briscoe tips it back up and in | 37-26 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 37-26 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | William Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by John Wright - foul #4 on John Wright, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen (PG), David Claunch (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) John Wright, Antonio Walker, Ernest Edmonson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SF) Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt's pass is intercepted by Robert Anthony | 37-28 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Claunch | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Olsen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Claunch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Hurst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney is called for traveling | 39-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Antonio Walker (PF) Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, David Claunch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SG), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) Robert Anthony, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SG) William Briscoe | |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan dunks the ball set up by Marvin Wyse | 41-28 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | The short jumper by David Prouty is denied by Manuel Coughlan | 41-28 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 41-28 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #4 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #5 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Ernest Edmonson (C) Stephen Ayers, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Robert Anthony (SG), Ben Hurst (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Joel Wilson, David Prouty | |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the free throw | 43-28 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Anthony - foul #3 on Robert Anthony, team foul #6 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney (C) Robert Crouch | |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Edmonson - foul #3 on Ernest Edmonson, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-30 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker gets the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-30 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst grabs the board | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-30 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenneth Holt | 45-30 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 45-30 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | William Briscoe grabs the board | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | William Briscoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Donald McWatters out of the doubleteam | 45-32 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), David Claunch (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Robert Olsen, Antonio Walker, Ernest Edmonson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Joel Wilson (SG), John Jenks (SF), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Robert Anthony, Donald McWatters, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Claunch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Joel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jenks (fresh) PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | David Prouty is fouled on the floor by David Claunch - foul #2 on David Claunch, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | David Prouty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-32 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | David Claunch can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-32 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan tips it back up and in | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG) Stephen Ayers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anthony (SG) John Jenks | |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse knocks in the runner from close range set up by David Claunch | 49-32 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | David Prouty tips it back up and in | 49-34 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | David Claunch misses long on a runner from the left block | 49-34 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan tips it home | 51-34 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch tips it home | 51-36 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | John Wright clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Robert Anthony - foul #4 on Robert Anthony, team foul #7 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Robert Olsen (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) Marvin Wyse, Jeffery Lowrance, David Claunch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Donald McWatters (SF), Ben Hurst (PF), Alexander Mooney (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Joel Wilson, Robert Crouch, David Prouty | |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the fadeaway from the left side | 52-38 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Wright | 54-38 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Briscoe | 54-41 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney is fouled on the floor by Manuel Coughlan - foul #2 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #5 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Ernest Edmonson (C) John Wright, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Joel Wilson (SG), John Jenks (SF), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Robert Anthony, Donald McWatters, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-41 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Joel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jenks (fresh) PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | David Prouty hits the finger roll | 57-43 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Kenneth Holt | 59-43 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson blows the layup | 59-43 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | David Prouty can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ernest Edmonson - foul #4 on Ernest Edmonson, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | David Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Crouch blocks the short jumper by Marvin Wyse | 59-44 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | John Jenks blows the layup | 59-44 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-44 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the jumper near the basket | 59-44 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | David Prouty can't tip it in | 59-44 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Antonio Walker - foul #2 on Antonio Walker, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan (C) Ernest Edmonson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Holt | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 61-46 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the tip | 61-46 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Holt | 61-46 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse runs out the clock | 61-46 |