| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Wright (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy double dribbles | 36-41 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Parks | 38-41 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany can't finish the layup | 38-43 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Duane Russell | 38-43 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ed Tiffany - foul #3 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (PF) Ed Tiffany | |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Donnie Nelson | 42-43 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joshua Parks | 42-43 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 45-43 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is fouled on the floor by Wayne Wright - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SF) Duane Russell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), Nelson Strum (SG), David Fenton (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Carl Farr, Walter Hanson, Craig O'Brien | |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Nelson Strum - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Donnie Nelson | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses the floater from the right side | 47-44 |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 47-44 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | David Fenton knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Jeremiah Carson | 47-46 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Ronald Foor blocks the short jumper by Joshua Parks | 47-46 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Carson | 47-46 |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Foor | 47-48 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Trevor Stone | 50-48 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | David Fenton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Donnie Nelson - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Duane Russell (SF), Frank Matthews (C) Trevor Stone, Donnie Nelson, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Carl Farr (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Jeremiah Carson, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harry Murphy - foul #1 on Harry Murphy, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Hanson (SF) David Fenton | |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 50-52 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses short on a floater in the lane | 50-52 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks tips it in | 52-52 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | Duane Russell takes the ball from Carl Farr | 52-52 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell slams it home | 54-52 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Farr | 54-54 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Duane Russell | 56-54 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Frank Matthews | 56-54 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Smith | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Duane Russell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the easy layup | 58-54 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Donnie Nelson (SG), Wayne Wright (PF) Edward Chapman, Richard Smith, Joshua Parks | |
| 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 | |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Carson - foul #1 on Jeremiah Carson, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews double dribbles | 58-54 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremiah Carson | 58-57 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeremiah Carson | 58-59 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Ronald Foor steals it from Frank Matthews | 58-59 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | David Fenton connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 58-61 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donnie Nelson and he's fouled by Jeremiah Carson - foul #2 on Jeremiah Carson, team foul #4 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SF) Duane Russell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Carl Farr can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #4 on Richard Smith, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donnie Nelson | 64-63 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Wayne Wright is called for the reach on Ed Tiffany - foul #2 on Wayne Wright, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks (PF) Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Walter Hanson (SF) Jeremiah Carson, David Fenton | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone grabs the board | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 24 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Trevor Stone | 66-63 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the tip | 66-63 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits the follow up shot | 66-65 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Trevor Stone | 68-65 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 68-65 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone double dribbles | 68-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Duane Russell (SF), Wayne Wright (C) Donnie Nelson, Edward Chapman, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (SG) Carl Farr | |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Joshua Parks swats the shot by Walter Hanson | 68-65 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Walter Hanson - foul #1 on Walter Hanson, team foul #5 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (PF), David Fenton (C) Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | David Fenton grabs the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses short on a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #5 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Donnie Nelson (SG) Trevor Stone, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SG) Harry Murphy | |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the 3rd free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Nelson | 73-68 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Joshua Parks picks off the pass by Nelson Strum | 73-68 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman scores on a 3 from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson's pass is intercepted by Donnie Nelson in the backcourt | 76-68 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks grabs the offensive board | 76-68 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donnie Nelson | 78-68 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Frank Matthews (C) Duane Russell, Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Carl Farr (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Jeremiah Carson, Nelson Strum, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor | |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman's layup is rejected by Craig O'Brien | 78-68 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig O'Brien | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 24 pts. 8 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 10 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 6 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Carl Farr hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Fenton | 78-71 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-71 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson snags the offensive board | 78-71 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-71 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany snags the defensive board | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany lays it up and in and he's hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #3 on Wayne Wright, team foul #8 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SF), Joshua Parks (PF) Edward Chapman, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (SF) David Fenton | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the free throw | 78-74 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Parks | 81-74 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson loses the dribble to Joshua Parks | 81-74 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Matthews | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson drills a shot from close range set up by Carl Farr | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeremiah Carson - foul #3 on Jeremiah Carson, team foul #6 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Hanson (SF) Jeremiah Carson | |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Trevor Stone takes the ball from Walter Hanson | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks is fouled on the floor by Ed Tiffany - foul #4 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #7 | 86-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SG), Wayne Wright (C) Donnie Nelson, Frank Matthews | |
| 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 | |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks makes the 1st free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 88-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson loses the dribble to Edward Chapman | 88-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 88-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Frank Matthews (C) Trevor Stone, Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Edward Chapman steals it from Ronald Foor | 88-76 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson dunks the ball set up by Edward Chapman | 90-76 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 90-76 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman grabs the board | 90-76 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman runs out the clock | 90-76 |