| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 34-26 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie can't connect on a shot from the left side | 34-26 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback clanks a floater in the paint | 34-26 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Robert Manly grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin is called for traveling | 34-26 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Sammy Carrington swats the short shot by Xiaoping Huang | 34-26 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang hits the follow up shot | 36-26 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Xiaoping Huang blocks the short jumper by Sammy Carrington | 36-26 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Xiaoping Huang | 36-26 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Zentz and the foul's on Sammy Carrington - foul #2 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 39-26 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Robert Zentz steps in front of the Roberto Yazzie pass | 39-26 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Xiaoping Huang | 42-26 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Robert Manly clanks a floater from the left side | 42-26 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington tips it in | 42-28 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SF), Maurice Lokken (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Xiaoping Huang, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Francis Franson (SG), Donald Duncan (SF), Brandon Fairchild (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Roberto Yazzie, Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly, Freddie Johnson, Sammy Carrington | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Savage (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Duncan (fresh) PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Francis Franson can't throw it down | 42-28 |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild gets the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Francis Franson hits the finger roll | 42-30 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 44-30 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG) Donald Duncan | |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken scores on a shot from close range set up by James Vernon | 46-32 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | James Savage banks in the layup | 46-34 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it home | 48-34 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild is whistled for traveling | 48-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Freddie Johnson (PF), Sammy Carrington (C) Francis Franson, James Savage, Brandon Fairchild, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 51-34 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Albert Coughlin | 51-36 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits the finger roll | 53-36 |
| 12:15 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken loses the ball out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG) Roberto Yazzie | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Coughlin | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Savage (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sammy Carrington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Zentz and he's fouled by Robert Manly - foul #1 on Robert Manly, team foul #2 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (C) Sammy Carrington | |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang makes the free throw | 56-38 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 56-38 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Robert Manly hits the follow up shot | 56-40 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Dunneback | 59-40 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Robert Manly misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-40 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 59-40 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Brandon Fairchild is called for the reach on Bojan Wolinski - foul #1 on Brandon Fairchild, team foul #3 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), James Vernon (SG), Maurice Lokken (C) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie (PG), Sammy Carrington (C) James Savage, Freddie Johnson | |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-40 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Roberto Yazzie misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-40 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild tips it in | 59-42 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Vernon | 61-42 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Vernon | 61-42 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is whistled for a carry | 61-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (SG), James Savage (SF) Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly | |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Francis Franson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-45 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken blows the dunk but the foul's on Sammy Carrington - foul #3 on Sammy Carrington, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson (PF) Sammy Carrington | |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Freddie Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-45 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Roberto Yazzie is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on Roberto Yazzie, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Brandon Fairchild is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Brandon Fairchild, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF) James Vernon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #2 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) James Savage, Brandon Fairchild | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francis Franson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Robert Manly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-45 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 62-45 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roberto Yazzie - foul #4 on Roberto Yazzie, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Sammy Carrington (C) Roberto Yazzie, Freddie Johnson, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin is hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #4 on Robert Zentz, team foul #3 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Francis Franson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 64-45 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 64-45 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it in | 66-45 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Sammy Carrington is whistled for traveling | 66-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (PF) Francis Franson | |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-45 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | James Vernon hits the follow up shot | 68-45 |
| 05:15 | Rutgers | James Savage misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-45 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang pulls down the rebound | 68-45 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is whistled for traveling | 68-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Maurice Lokken (PF) Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (SG), Donald Duncan (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly, Sammy Carrington | |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-45 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 68-45 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Brandon Fairchild picks off the pass by Robert Zentz | 68-45 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan is fouled on the floor by Bojan Wolinski - foul #2 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #4 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG) James Savage | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 68-45 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla pulls down the rebound | 68-45 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Francis Franson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 68-45 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan snags the offensive board | 68-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) SG - Francis Franson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Donald Duncan (fresh) PF - Brandon Fairchild (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Francis Franson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Vernon - foul #1 on James Vernon, team foul #5 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Francis Franson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury clanks a turnaround in the paint | 68-47 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken tips it back up and in | 70-47 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Bojan Wolinski - foul #3 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #6 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (SG) Brandon Fairchild | |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | James Vernon connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Xiaoping Huang | 73-48 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-48 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | James Vernon hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Dunneback | 76-48 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild (PF) Pauly Chambers | |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken clanks a shot from the right wing | 76-48 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Brandon Fairchild grabs the board | 76-48 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | The short jumper by James Savage is denied by Xiaoping Huang | 76-48 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the rebound | 76-48 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the floater from just outside the lane | 76-48 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the offensive board | 76-48 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | James Vernon connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dean Canterbury | 78-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | James Savage misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Bojan Wolinski - foul #4 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #7 | 78-48 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | James Savage makes the 1st free throw | 78-49 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | James Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 78-49 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 78-49 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski runs out the clock | 78-49 |