| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 28-22 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the easy layup | 31-22 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Craig O'Brien swats the layup by Frank Matthews | 31-22 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright tips it home | 33-22 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses the easy layup but the foul's on Frank Matthews - foul #2 on Frank Matthews, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dima Pelkowski - foul #2 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Ronald Foor (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Orville Hedge, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Craig O'Brien | 35-25 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Spangler | 37-25 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien loses the ball out of bounds | 37-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Walter Hanson is called for the reach on Carl Spangler - foul #1 on Walter Hanson, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG) Carl Spangler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Walter Hanson, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan buries a floater from just outside the lane | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Calvert | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Orville Hedge is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Orville Hedge, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF), John Starr (C) Wayne Wright, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Walter Hanson (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) James Calvert, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith connects on the open jumper from the baseline | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Don Hughes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 41-28 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson is fouled on the floor by Steven Silver - foul #1 on Steven Silver, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, Sherwood Rogan, Steven Silver, John Starr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Walter Hanson, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Calvert | 44-30 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Jordan and the foul's on Craig O'Brien - foul #1 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #4 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the free throw | 47-30 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 47-30 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | James Calvert tips it in | 47-32 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Orville Hedge, Nelson Strum | |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan makes the jumpshot from the right side | 49-32 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses badly on a floater from the left side | 49-32 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Walter Hanson | 49-34 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews hits a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Walter Hanson - foul #2 on Walter Hanson, team foul #5 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson | |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | James Calvert scores on a jump hook from close range | 52-36 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Donnie Nelson | 54-36 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Craig O'Brien | 54-36 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-38 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews tips it in | 56-38 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-38 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 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) | |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Spangler | 59-38 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Frank Matthews is called for the reach on Orville Hedge - foul #3 on Frank Matthews, team foul #3 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (PF), John Starr (C) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan, Wayne Wright, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Walter Hanson (SF) James Calvert, Orville Hedge, Nelson Strum | |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Murphy and he's fouled by John Starr - foul #2 on John Starr, team foul #4 | 59-40 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the free throw | 59-40 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 59-43 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 59-43 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | John Starr steals the ball from Harry Murphy | 59-43 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sherwood Rogan | 61-43 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the jumper from the free throw line | 61-45 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson grabs the board | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) C - John Starr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-48 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is open and buries a floater from the right side | 63-48 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien slams it home on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 63-50 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-50 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | John Starr gets the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Walter Hanson - foul #3 on Walter Hanson, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, Richard Smith, Steven Silver, John Starr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Calvert and he's fouled by Robert Jordan - foul #1 on Robert Jordan, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Sherwood Rogan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the free throw | 65-52 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 65-52 |
| 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) | |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-52 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Donnie Nelson steals it from Orville Hedge | 67-52 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson banks in the layup | 69-52 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses short on a jumper from the left side | 69-52 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 69-52 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Donnie Nelson | 71-52 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Don Hughes | 71-55 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright's layup is rejected by Nelson Strum | 71-55 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Walter Hanson (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Nelson Strum, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-55 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| 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) | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Robert Jordan and he's fouled by Craig O'Brien - foul #2 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #7 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (PF), John Starr (C) Donnie Nelson, Robert Jordan, Wayne Wright, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the free throw | 74-55 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-55 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan grabs the defensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Goforth (SF) Carl Spangler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-55 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 74-55 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum pulls down the rebound | 74-55 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Don Hughes knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 74-57 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-57 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the offensive board | 74-57 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | John Starr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is fouled on the floor by David Goforth - foul #1 on David Goforth, team foul #7 | 74-57 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Don Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | James Calvert picks off the pass by John Starr | 74-59 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the lay-in | 74-59 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | James Calvert pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Nelson Strum | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith clanks a jumper from the right side | 74-62 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses short on a halfcourt shot | 74-62 |