| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Lucas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Hammonds | 29-26 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frank Morrison | 29-26 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker drills a 3 from straight away | 29-29 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds dunks the ball and the foul's on Timothy Hufnagel - foul #2 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel scores on a turnaround from the left block | 32-31 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-31 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb tips it home | 34-31 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel can't finish the layup | 34-31 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Lynch | 34-31 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Frank Morrison - foul #2 on Frank Morrison, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG) Willie Longacre | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Erik Hammonds - foul #3 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG) Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Frederick Aker | |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Lucas | 34-31 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb drills a floater from the right side | 36-31 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - James Lucas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Clayton Ellis, Doug Moore, Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Loyd Young | |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel buries a 3 from straight away | 38-34 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Morrison | 38-34 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Francis Plemons | 38-34 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons is hacked by Freddie Robinson - foul #2 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the contested driving attempt from the left block set up by Anthony Lynch | 40-34 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison travels with the ball | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (C) Frank Morrison | |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Erik Hammonds | 42-34 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - James Lucas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cobb - foul #1 on Andrew Cobb, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SF) Brian Hinds | |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-34 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is called for a charge - foul #2 on Sean Starkey, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Frank Morrison (C) Frederick Aker, James Woolley | |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Lynch - foul #1 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG) Willie Longacre | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (SG) Francis Plemons | |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb's floater is tipped away by Joseph Colletti | 42-35 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the tip | 42-35 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel knocks in the runner near the basket | 42-37 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | James Lucas connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Clayton Ellis | 44-37 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw is hacked by Clayton Ellis - foul #1 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Clayton Ellis, Erik Hammonds, Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (PG), Frederick Aker (SG), Brian Hinds (SF) Loyd Young, Ryan Grimshaw, Joseph Colletti | |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Morrison - foul #3 on Frank Morrison, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Doug Moore, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) Timothy Hufnagel, Frank Morrison | |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | James Woolley gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | James Woolley buries a shot from the left side | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - James Lucas (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Willie Longacre | 48-41 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | James Woolley is called for the reach on Anthony Lynch - foul #1 on James Woolley, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Erik Hammonds, Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (PF), Frank Morrison (C) Frederick Aker, James Woolley, Joseph Colletti | |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses short on a shot in the lane | 48-44 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey's pass is intercepted by Loyd Young | 48-44 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel's pass is intercepted by Freddie Robinson | 48-44 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Doug Moore, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Francis Plemons | |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits a floater in the paint | 48-46 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Hinds - foul #2 on Brian Hinds, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SF) Brian Hinds | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Frederick Aker is called for the reach on Erik Hammonds - foul #2 on Frederick Aker, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Erik Hammonds, Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (PG) Loyd Young | |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis buries a runner from close range and the foul's on Joseph Colletti - foul #1 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Willie Longacre, Doug Moore, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Hinds (SF), James Woolley (C) Joseph Colletti, Frank Morrison | |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - James Lucas (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - James Woolley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | James Woolley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Freddie Robinson (PF) Clayton Ellis, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Frederick Aker | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson tips it but misses | 53-46 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Erik Hammonds, Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Andrew Cobb (SF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Doug Moore, Shane Callas, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG), Frank Morrison (C) Loyd Young, James Woolley | |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the fadeaway from the right side | 53-46 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Brian Hinds steals it from Andrew Cobb | 53-48 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the lay-in | 53-48 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | James Lucas snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Plemons - foul #2 on Francis Plemons, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Sean Starkey (C) Erik Hammonds, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is hacked by Frederick Aker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frederick Aker, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SG) Doug Moore | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Frederick Aker is called for the reach on Andrew Cobb in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frederick Aker, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SG), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Plemons | 56-54 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Plemons - foul #3 on Francis Plemons, team foul #11 | 56-54 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison's pass is intercepted by James Lucas | 57-54 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is hacked by Francis Plemons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Francis Plemons, team foul #12 | 57-54 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 58-54 |