| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is called for traveling | 28-35 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany loses the dribble to Frank Matthews | 28-35 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Trevor Stone | 28-38 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Frank Matthews - foul #3 on Frank Matthews, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG) Frank Matthews | |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Ed Tiffany steals the ball from Trevor Stone | 30-38 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the turnaround near the basket | 30-38 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks can't tip it in | 32-38 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell tips it in | 32-40 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 32-40 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 34-43 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Harry Murphy | 36-43 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Chapman | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Duane Russell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. C - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Trevor Stone takes the ball from Carl Farr | 36-45 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Duane Russell | 36-48 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Farr | 38-48 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Walter Hanson - foul #2 on Walter Hanson, team foul #1 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), Nelson Strum (SG), David Fenton (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Carl Farr, Walter Hanson, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SF), Frank Matthews (C) Edward Chapman, Duane Russell | |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Trevor Stone is called for the reach on Ronald Foor - foul #1 on Trevor Stone, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG), Wayne Wright (PF) Donnie Nelson, Joshua Parks | |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell is fouled on the floor by Nelson Strum - foul #1 on Nelson Strum, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Frank Matthews - foul #4 on Frank Matthews, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Joshua Parks (PF) Duane Russell, Frank Matthews | |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Carson is called for the reach on Donnie Nelson - foul #2 on Jeremiah Carson, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jeremiah Carson - foul #3 on Jeremiah Carson, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF) Richard Smith | |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Trevor Stone steals it from Nelson Strum | 39-51 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses the lay-in | 39-51 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) SF - David Fenton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Wayne Wright (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Craig O'Brien is denied by Joshua Parks | 39-51 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien tips it but misses | 39-51 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 39-51 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | David Fenton hits a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Edward Chapman - foul #3 on Edward Chapman, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Carl Farr (SG) Jeremiah Carson, Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG) Trevor Stone | |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | David Fenton is called for the reach on Joshua Parks - foul #2 on David Fenton, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Hanson (SF), Ronald Foor (C) David Fenton, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Nelson and the foul's on Ed Tiffany - foul #2 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski (C) Ed Tiffany | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Wright - foul #4 on Wayne Wright, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Richard Smith (SF) Edward Chapman, Wayne Wright | |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Smith | 42-57 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses the jump hook from the right block | 42-57 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-57 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-59 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Carl Farr can't tip it in | 42-59 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks lays it up and in | 42-61 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-61 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by Ronald Foor - foul #1 on Ronald Foor, team foul #7 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), Nelson Strum (SG), David Fenton (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Harry Murphy, Carl Farr, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, Duane Russell, Joshua Parks | |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) SF - David Fenton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Wayne Wright steps in front of the David Fenton pass | 42-63 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-63 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the defensive board | 42-63 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG) Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 42-66 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany's pass is intercepted by Wayne Wright | 42-66 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | David Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Duane Russell | 42-66 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Carson is called for the reach on Edward Chapman - foul #4 on Jeremiah Carson, team foul #8 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SG), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Carl Farr, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Trevor Stone | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor clanks a jumper from the right wing | 42-68 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the offensive rebound | 42-68 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | David Fenton hits a floater from the right side | 44-68 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is hacked by Dima Pelkowski - foul #1 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #9 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG) David Fenton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Joshua Parks (PF) Duane Russell, Wayne Wright | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 44-68 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-68 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 44-68 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Parks | 44-70 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Richard Smith is called for the reach on James Calvert - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (SF) Jeremiah Carson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG) Edward Chapman | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) SF - David Fenton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Russell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | The short jumper by James Calvert is denied by Frank Matthews | 44-70 |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 44-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-70 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | David Fenton snags the defensive board | 44-70 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Donnie Nelson is called for the reach on James Calvert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #7 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF) Joshua Parks | |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the rebound | 44-70 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Dima Pelkowski denies the turnaround by Richard Smith | 44-70 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews tips it back up and in | 44-72 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG) Nelson Strum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Edward Chapman (SF) Duane Russell, Richard Smith | |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 3rd free throw | 47-72 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Trevor Stone and he's fouled by James Calvert - foul #1 on James Calvert, team foul #10 | 47-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (SF) Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the free throw | 47-75 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Calvert | 50-75 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Donnie Nelson | 50-77 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-77 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | James Calvert snags the offensive board | 50-77 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | David Fenton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-77 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 50-77 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Matthews | 50-79 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is hacked by Edward Chapman - foul #4 on Edward Chapman, team foul #9 | 50-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SG), Dima Pelkowski (C) Orville Hedge, James Calvert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG), Joshua Parks (PF) Donnie Nelson, Wayne Wright | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 1st free throw | 51-79 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Trevor Stone, team foul #10 | 52-79 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Frank Matthews - foul #5 on Frank Matthews, team foul #11 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (C) Frank Matthews | |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson makes the free throw | 55-79 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone runs out the clock | 55-79 |