| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Simone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler is fouled on the floor by Edward Rose - foul #2 on Edward Rose, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks scores on a shot from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-41 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Linwood Coffman | 34-41 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy double dribbles | 34-41 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose loses the dribble to Bill Quincy | 34-41 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | William Singleton throws it down on a great pass from Bill Quincy | 34-43 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Butler - foul #1 on Aaron Butler, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Douglas Wegner | 38-43 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Bill Quincy | 38-46 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Carl McKinney - foul #1 on Carl McKinney, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall (SF), Clarence Berke (C) Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Linwood Coffman - foul #2 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn (PF) Edward Rose | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kwacha Abdel - foul #3 on Kwacha Abdel, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Stovall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Hahn (fresh) C - Clarence Berke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kwacha Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Lamere (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ronald Hahn | 42-46 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Merchant - foul #2 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, Ebo Amoroso, Jerry Merchant, Richard Lamere | |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses short on a jumper from the right side | 43-46 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney tips it in | 43-48 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Aaron Butler | 43-48 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Linwood Coffman is called for the reach on Carl McKinney - foul #3 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Luther Simone (C) Perry Stovall, Ronald Hahn, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Butler | 43-51 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits the follow up shot | 45-51 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney can't connect on a floater in the paint | 45-51 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner tips it in | 47-51 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | William Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Carl Jensen (SG), Ronald Hahn (PF), Clarence Berke (C) Linwood Coffman, Gregg Roberts, Edward Rose, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn can't finish the layup | 47-51 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | Carl Jensen is called for the reach on Ebo Amoroso - foul #1 on Carl Jensen, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall (SF) Douglas Wegner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG) Bill Quincy | |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Stovall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Berke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kwacha Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Lamere (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the floater from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks loses the dribble to Clarence Berke | 49-51 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Gregg Roberts (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Luther Simone (C) Paul Stewart, Carl Jensen, Perry Stovall, Ronald Hahn, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Kwacha Abdel, Jerry Merchant, Richard Lamere | |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Ebo Amoroso and the foul's on Edward Rose - foul #3 on Edward Rose, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | William Singleton pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the tip | 49-54 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the dunk attempt | 49-54 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone can't tip it in | 49-54 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Singleton | 49-54 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Douglas Wegner steps in front of the William Singleton pass | 49-54 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall (SF), Clarence Berke (C) Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Ebo Amoroso, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-54 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant hits the follow up shot | 49-56 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gregg Roberts | 51-56 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Merchant | 51-58 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall's pass is intercepted by Kwacha Abdel | 51-58 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel hits the finger roll | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Perry Stovall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Berke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kwacha Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Lamere (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Craig Brooks | 51-62 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Kwacha Abdel - foul #4 on Kwacha Abdel, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF), Luther Simone (C) Linwood Coffman, Gregg Roberts, Edward Rose, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SG), William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, Kwacha Abdel, Jerry Merchant, Richard Lamere | |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall misses the free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony King | 53-65 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart is whistled for traveling | 53-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (SG) Perry Stovall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-65 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ebo Amoroso - foul #2 on Ebo Amoroso, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG) Paul Stewart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG) Anthony King | |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler's pass is intercepted by Ronald Hahn | 55-65 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen loses the dribble to Ebo Amoroso | 55-65 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso lays it in | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner grabs the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen misses the shot from just outside the lane | 55-67 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone tips it in | 57-67 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney hits the follow up shot | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone banks in the layup set up by Carl Jensen | 59-69 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Butler | 59-71 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Craig Brooks - foul #2 on Craig Brooks, team foul #7 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Edward Rose (PF), Clarence Berke (C) Carl Jensen, Ronald Hahn, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Kwacha Abdel (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Ebo Amoroso, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke grabs the offensive board | 59-71 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Ebo Amoroso (SF) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Linwood Coffman is called for the reach on Craig Brooks - foul #4 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #6 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall (SF) Douglas Wegner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Ebo Amoroso, Jerry Merchant, Richard Lamere | |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy double dribbles | 59-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF), Luther Simone (C) Perry Stovall, Clarence Berke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Carl McKinney denies the turnaround by Edward Rose | 59-71 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-71 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Luther Simone | 59-71 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-71 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner clanks a shot from the free throw line | 59-71 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks runs out the clock | 59-71 |