| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Corbin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 13 pts. C - Richard Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Carlino (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Steven Lessman - foul #1 on Steven Lessman, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is fouled in the backcourt by James Corbin - foul #1 on James Corbin, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the jump hook from the baseline | 27-25 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Steven Lessman | 27-25 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John Fagundes - foul #3 on John Fagundes, team foul #3 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (PG) John Fagundes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman hits a turnaround in the paint set up by James Corbin | 29-28 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Colin Musgrave | 29-30 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | George Carlino slams it home on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 29-32 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Darren McGann picks off the pass by Richard Vallo | 29-32 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann lays it in | 29-34 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Michael Alexander picks off the pass by Steven Lessman | 29-34 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Richard Vallo - foul #1 on Richard Vallo, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery (SG), Melvin Small (PF), Charles Sanders (C) James Corbin, Steven Lessman, Richard Vallo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Felton Robillard (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF) Colin Musgrave, Gary Tellez, George Carlino | |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Sanders | 32-36 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 32-38 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery makes the 3 from straight away | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Small (fresh) C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Felton Robillard (fresh) PF - Harvey Sellers (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Sanders | 35-38 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Alexander - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), James Corbin (SG), Steven Lessman (PF) Joel Dietrich, Matthew Montgomery, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Colin Musgrave (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) Jesse Ortegon, Darren McGann, Felton Robillard, Harvey Sellers, Michael Alexander | |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez blows the layup | 36-38 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | George Carlino evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Sullivan | 36-40 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders drills a runner from the baseline set up by John Fagundes | 38-40 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is fouled on the floor by Curtis Montgomery - foul #2 on Curtis Montgomery, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Vallo (C) Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Sullivan and the foul's on Curtis Montgomery - foul #3 on Curtis Montgomery, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (SF) Curtis Montgomery | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the floater from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is whistled for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Felton Robillard (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Gary Tellez, George Carlino, Darrell Gerken | |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman is fouled on the floor by Harvey Sellers - foul #2 on Harvey Sellers, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | James Corbin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses the tip | 41-42 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Sullivan | 41-42 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Fagundes | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Corbin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Lessman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Felton Robillard (fresh) PF - Harvey Sellers (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 44-44 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | James Sullivan steals it from James Corbin | 44-44 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the easy layup | 44-44 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | John Fagundes is hacked by James Sullivan - foul #4 on James Sullivan, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Melvin Small (PF), Charles Sanders (C) James Corbin, Matthew Montgomery, Steven Lessman, Richard Vallo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) James Sullivan, Felton Robillard, Harvey Sellers, Michael Alexander | |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Fagundes | 47-44 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | George Carlino's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Sanders | 47-44 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Joel Dietrich steals the ball from Darrell Gerken | 47-44 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | John Fagundes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joel Dietrich | 49-44 |
| 09:35 | Cincinnati | Melvin Small steals the ball from Darrell Gerken | 49-44 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery is hacked by Darren McGann - foul #1 on Darren McGann, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (SF), Richard Vallo (C) John Fagundes, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG), Michael Alexander (C) Darren McGann, Darrell Gerken | |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo is denied on a layup by George Carlino | 49-44 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 49-44 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Curtis Montgomery - foul #4 on Curtis Montgomery, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SG), Steven Lessman (PF) Curtis Montgomery, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG) Colin Musgrave | |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Gary Tellez steals it from Richard Vallo | 49-46 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez can't finish the layup | 49-46 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it home | 49-48 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-48 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Corbin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) SF - Gary Tellez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Montgomery | 51-48 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | James Corbin picks off the pass by Gary Tellez | 51-48 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joel Dietrich | 54-48 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander's layup is rejected by Richard Vallo | 54-48 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | James Corbin snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Gary Tellez is called for the reach on Steven Lessman - foul #1 on Gary Tellez, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Fagundes (PG), Curtis Montgomery (SG), Melvin Small (PF), Charles Sanders (C) Joel Dietrich, James Corbin, Steven Lessman, Richard Vallo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Darren McGann (SG), Colin Musgrave (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) Jesse Ortegon, Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-48 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SG) Matthew Montgomery | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Darrell Gerken steals the ball from Charles Sanders | 54-48 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Darren McGann | 54-50 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | Melvin Small comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Curtis Montgomery steals the ball from James Sullivan | 54-50 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (SG), Matthew Montgomery (SF), Steven Lessman (PF) James Corbin, Curtis Montgomery, Melvin Small | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander (C) Darrell Gerken | |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Steven Lessman picks off the pass by James Sullivan | 54-50 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich tips it in | 56-50 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Sellers | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Fagundes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Dietrich (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Sullivan | 56-53 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Fagundes | 59-53 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 59-55 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Corbin (SG), Richard Vallo (C) Joel Dietrich, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF) Colin Musgrave, Harvey Sellers | |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-55 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is denied on a layup by Richard Vallo | 61-55 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo can't connect on a shot from the right block | 61-55 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 61-55 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Richard Vallo blows the dunk | 61-55 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Lessman - foul #2 on Steven Lessman, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Alexander | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | James Sullivan is called for the reach on Steven Lessman in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Sullivan, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) James Sullivan | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Richard Vallo blocks the short jumper by Colin Musgrave | 61-57 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Matthew Montgomery | 61-57 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by Darren McGann - foul #2 on Darren McGann, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich (PG) John Fagundes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | George Carlino double dribbles | 63-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery (SF) Matthew Montgomery | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery is hacked by Darren McGann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darren McGann, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | George Carlino snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Alexander | 64-60 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (SF) Curtis Montgomery | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich is fouled in the backcourt by Darren McGann - foul #4 on Darren McGann, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Joel Dietrich makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | George Carlino gets the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-60 |