| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled on the floor by Pedro Lopez - foul #3 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Kenneth Holt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SG) Pedro Lopez | |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 30-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon is hacked by Patrick Eyler - foul #3 on Patrick Eyler, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Antonio Walker (PF) Marvin Wyse, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (PF) Patrick Eyler | |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses the shot from the right side | 30-26 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald McWatters | 30-28 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Espinosa - foul #2 on Thomas Espinosa, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), John Wright (SG), Dennis Jones (PF) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters is hacked by Jeffery Lowrance - foul #1 on Jeffery Lowrance, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Coughlan | 32-28 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is hacked by Thomas Espinosa - foul #3 on Thomas Espinosa, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Stephen Heal (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) Marvin Wyse, John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (C) Thomas Espinosa | |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan lays it up and in | 34-28 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | John Jenks is hacked by Jeffery Lowrance - foul #2 on Jeffery Lowrance, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), John Wright (SG), Dennis Jones (PF) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Patrick Eyler (PF), David Prouty (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Joel Wilson, John Jenks | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald McWatters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Prouty (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler double dribbles | 34-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG) William Briscoe | |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | John Wright can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-28 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt tips it but misses | 34-28 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses the lay-in | 34-28 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Marvin Wyse | 34-28 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Wright | 37-28 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | William Oestreich clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-28 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | David Prouty pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Pedro Lopez - foul #4 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #5 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Joel Wilson (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF) William Oestreich, Pedro Lopez, Donald McWatters | |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | David Prouty loses the dribble to Manuel Coughlan | 39-28 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-28 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | David Prouty grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Jeffery Lowrance steps in front of the William Briscoe pass | 39-28 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Prouty (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | David Prouty travels with the ball | 41-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Stephen Heal (SG), Dennis Jones (PF) Michael Platt, John Wright, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald McWatters (SG), Thomas Espinosa (C) Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Espinosa - foul #4 on Thomas Espinosa, team foul #6 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (C) Thomas Espinosa | |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | John Jenks snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | William Briscoe loses the dribble to Marvin Wyse | 42-28 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marvin Wyse | 44-28 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | William Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia grabs the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | William Briscoe clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-28 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Manuel Coughlan is blocked by John Jenks | 44-28 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | William Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Lowrance | 44-28 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the shot from the left wing | 46-28 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Donald McWatters | 46-30 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance makes the shot near the basket | 48-30 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | William Briscoe hits a shot from the left wing set up by Donald McWatters | 48-32 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the floater from the left block | 48-32 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by William Briscoe is blocked by Manuel Coughlan | 48-32 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson tips it home | 48-34 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-34 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Heal | 48-34 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Joel Wilson denies the turnaround by Manuel Coughlan | 48-34 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the offensive board | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Heal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald McWatters (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jenks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 50-34 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Briscoe | 50-37 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones banks in the layup and the foul's on Joel Wilson - foul #1 on Joel Wilson, team foul #7 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), John Wright (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Marvin Wyse, Stephen Heal, Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Patrick Eyler (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Joel Wilson, John Jenks | |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | William Oestreich hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pedro Lopez | 53-39 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | John Wright blows the layup | 53-39 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF) Donald McWatters | |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker's fadeaway is rejected by David Prouty | 53-39 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Patrick Eyler | 53-39 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by William Oestreich | 53-41 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | John Wright is fouled on the floor by Pedro Lopez - foul #5 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #8 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG) Pedro Lopez | |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Michael Platt picks off the pass by William Oestreich | 55-41 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 55-41 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | David Prouty pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler scores on a runner in the paint | 55-43 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-43 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Walker | 55-43 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon is hacked by David Prouty - foul #4 on David Prouty, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG) John Wright | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Donald McWatters (SG), Joel Wilson (SF), Thomas Espinosa (C) William Oestreich, Osvaldo Alonzo, Dikembe Ahluwalia, David Prouty | |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt double dribbles | 55-43 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Rolon - foul #1 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Stephen Heal, Kenneth Holt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG) William Briscoe | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald McWatters (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jeffery Lowrance | 57-45 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | John Wright connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Platt | 59-45 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Raymond Rolon is called for the reach on William Oestreich - foul #2 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #4 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Michael Platt, Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF) Patrick Eyler | |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa loses the dribble to John Wright | 59-45 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | John Wright hits the finger roll | 61-45 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Wright | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Donald McWatters splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan is hacked by Thomas Espinosa - foul #5 on Thomas Espinosa, team foul #10 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG) Thomas Espinosa | |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Dennis Jones - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #5 | 65-45 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson makes the 3rd free throw | 65-46 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse runs out the clock | 65-46 |