| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:55 | Rutgers | Marvin Wyse steps in front of the William Briscoe pass in the backcourt | 25-36 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Holt | 25-38 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Antonio Walker - foul #3 on Antonio Walker, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson (PF) Antonio Walker | |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Briscoe - foul #2 on William Briscoe, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | William Briscoe is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Anthony | 29-40 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 29-40 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Holt | 29-40 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 29-43 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney hits the finger roll | 31-43 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 31-43 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-43 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 31-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anthony (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald McWatters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ben Hurst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Holt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | William Briscoe is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Holt - foul #1 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), David Claunch (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Robert Olsen, Ernest Edmonson, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | John Jenks clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Wright - foul #1 on John Wright, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | John Jenks misses the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Crouch steps in front of the Jeffery Lowrance pass | 32-46 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | David Prouty can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Claunch - foul #3 on David Claunch, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | David Prouty makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | David Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | David Claunch clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Prouty - foul #1 on David Prouty, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SF) John Jenks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Robert Olsen (SF) Stephen Ayers, Jeffery Lowrance | |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | David Claunch makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | David Claunch misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | David Prouty snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch is fouled on the floor by Antonio Walker - foul #4 on Antonio Walker, team foul #5 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anthony (SG), Ben Hurst (PF) Joel Wilson, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan (C) Antonio Walker | |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 37-47 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-47 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | John Wright loses the dribble to Robert Anthony | 37-47 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony lays it up and in | 39-47 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ben Hurst | 39-47 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 39-47 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ahluwalia | 41-47 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Joel Wilson (SF), Alexander Mooney (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Donald McWatters, Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Ernest Edmonson (C) John Wright, David Claunch, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Wilson (fresh) PF - Ben Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Holt | 41-49 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Jeffery Lowrance is called for the reach on Robert Anthony - foul #1 on Jeffery Lowrance, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF), Thomas Espinosa (PF) Robert Anthony, Ben Hurst | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan (C) Robert Olsen | |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson jams it set up by John Jenks | 43-49 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SG), Donald McWatters (SF), Robert Crouch (PF) Joel Wilson, John Jenks, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG) Marvin Wyse | |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney loses the ball out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anthony (SG) Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen (SF), David Claunch (C) Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | John Wright is whistled for traveling | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ben Hurst (PF) Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Anthony and he's hacked by Ernest Edmonson - foul #1 on Ernest Edmonson, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Anthony steals the ball from Kenneth Holt | 46-49 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony hits the finger roll | 48-49 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | David Claunch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Ben Hurst snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | David Claunch snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | David Claunch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Holt | 48-51 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | William Briscoe is hacked by David Claunch - foul #4 on David Claunch, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SG), Robert Crouch (PF), David Prouty (C) Robert Anthony, Ben Hurst, Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Robert Olsen, Ernest Edmonson, David Claunch | |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance is hacked by Donald McWatters - foul #3 on Donald McWatters, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SG), John Jenks (SF) William Briscoe, Donald McWatters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse blows the layup | 50-51 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SF), Ben Hurst (PF) John Jenks, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen (SF) Jeffery Lowrance | |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-51 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses the tip | 50-51 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anthony (SG) Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG) Stephen Ayers | |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch double dribbles | 50-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG) John Wright | |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Alexander Mooney (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Kenneth Holt steals it from William Briscoe in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 50-56 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Manuel Coughlan - foul #1 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Crouch (PF) Ben Hurst | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen can't connect on a runner in the lane | 52-56 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker tips it home | 52-58 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters's layup is rejected by Manuel Coughlan | 52-58 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Walker | 52-58 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenneth Holt | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald McWatters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Mooney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Holt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Olsen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #10 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Joel Wilson (SF), Ben Hurst (PF) William Briscoe, Donald McWatters, Alexander Mooney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Ernest Edmonson (PF), David Claunch (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Robert Olsen, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | John Wright lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Ayers | 54-62 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Donald McWatters (SF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Robert Olsen (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) John Wright, Stephen Ayers, Jeffery Lowrance, David Claunch | |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Kenneth Holt is called for the reach on Robert Anthony - foul #3 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney (C) Robert Crouch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) Ernest Edmonson | |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-62 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 55-65 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Alexander Mooney grabs the offensive board | 55-65 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Robert Anthony double dribbles | 55-65 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Jenks - foul #1 on John Jenks, team foul #6 | 55-67 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | John Jenks drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joel Wilson | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is hacked by Dikembe Ahluwalia in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Ahluwalia and he's fouled by Antonio Walker - foul #5 on Antonio Walker, team foul #12 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson (PF) Antonio Walker | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Robert Crouch misses the free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ernest Edmonson | 59-70 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Joel Wilson - foul #1 on Joel Wilson, team foul #8 | 59-70 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | John Jenks grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | David Prouty makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse runs out the clock | 61-71 |