| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) C - William Cupples (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) SF - Everett Fields (fresh) PF - Allen Sines (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Cupples wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Cruz Whitley | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | William Cupples swats the layup by Allen Sines | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Cruz Whitley is denied by Ernest Gibbs | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #1 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines blows the dunk | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Everett Fields | 3-3 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #2 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (SF), David Gimenez (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines drills a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Brandon Chitty - foul #1 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 3-6 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley gets the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | William Cupples grabs the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is fouled on the floor by Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | David Gimenez drills a floater from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Allen Sines | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - John James (fresh) SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) SF - Everett Fields (fresh) PF - Allen Sines (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF), William Cupples (C) Alfredo Gallo, John James, David Gimenez, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Joseph Neth (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Nicholas Gregory, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Everett Fields is blocked by Tony Levine | 5-10 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | William Cupples grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-10 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields is hacked by Tony Levine - foul #1 on Tony Levine, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (SF) Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF) Jimmy Finke, Kelly Taylor, Everett Fields | |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Garf Ziebart is called for the reach on Joseph Neth - foul #1 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #6 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 5-10 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth tips it but misses | 5-10 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | William Cupples's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Gregory | 5-10 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines banks in the layup set up by Nicholas Gregory | 5-12 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | William Cupples can't tip it in | 5-12 |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | William Cupples denies the turnaround by Allen Sines | 5-12 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | David Gimenez travels with the ball | 5-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, Garf Ziebart, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Fields (SF) Joseph Neth | |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John James - foul #1 on John James, team foul #7 | 5-12 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Vladimir Zieglen | 5-12 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | David Gimenez comes up short on the runner from the right block | 5-12 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is called for traveling | 5-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG), Joseph Neth (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Nicholas Gregory, Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John James (fresh) SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen misses the easy layup | 5-12 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | David Gimenez tips it in | 7-12 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses the lay-in | 7-12 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis tips it home | 7-14 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty banks in the layup set up by John James | 9-14 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brandon Chitty - foul #2 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #8 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), Garf Ziebart (PF), William Cupples (C) Brandon Chitty, David Gimenez, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (SG), Allen Sines (PF) Kelly Taylor, Joseph Neth | |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | William Cupples hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Levine | 11-16 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Garf Ziebart is called for the reach on Allen Sines - foul #2 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #9 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Edgar Davis | |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the jumper from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | David Gimenez clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Allen Sines - foul #1 on Allen Sines, team foul #2 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth (PF) Everett Fields | |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Gimenez | 13-18 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #10 | 13-18 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | David Gimenez denies the turnaround by Allen Sines | 13-18 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the tip | 13-18 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Cupples | 13-18 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Joseph Neth swats the short shot by Tony Levine | 13-18 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | David Gimenez snags the offensive board | 13-18 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the turnaround in the lane | 15-18 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG) John James | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG), Everett Fields (SF), Edgar Davis (C) Nicholas Gregory, Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | William Cupples hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 15-18 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edgar Davis | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | William Cupples hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Everett Fields - foul #1 on Everett Fields, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | William Cupples misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kelly Taylor | 15-23 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | David Gimenez is hacked by Edgar Davis - foul #1 on Edgar Davis, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) William Cupples | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (PG), Allen Sines (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Joseph Neth, Edgar Davis | |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Allen Sines steps in front of the Vladimir Zieglen pass | 15-23 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Tony Levine is called for the reach on Nicholas Gregory - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #11 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Cruz Whitley, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Kelly Taylor | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Vladimir Zieglen | 15-24 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John James | 17-24 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines drills a shot from close range set up by Everett Fields | 17-26 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski's floater is knocked away by Allen Sines | 17-26 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the offensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | David Gimenez jams it | 19-26 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | David Gimenez steals the ball from Everett Fields | 19-26 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Allen Sines blocks the short jumper by Stjepan Kedzierski | 19-26 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | David Gimenez misses the jumper from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-26 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | David Gimenez loses the dribble to Nicholas Gregory | 19-26 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory travels with the ball | 19-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF), William Cupples (C) Alfredo Gallo, John James, David Gimenez, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Carl Plum (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Joseph Neth (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Nicholas Gregory, Donald Quinn, Everett Fields, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Plum (fresh) SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski loses the ball out of bounds | 19-26 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis tips it back up and in | 19-28 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 19-28 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-28 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Garf Ziebart | 19-28 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Kelly Taylor steals it from Garf Ziebart | 19-28 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor lays it up and in | 19-30 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kelly Taylor - foul #1 on Kelly Taylor, team foul #6 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (SF) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (PG), Everett Fields (SF), Allen Sines (PF) Jimmy Finke, Carl Plum, Joseph Neth | |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines loses the dribble to William Cupples | 21-30 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Sines | 21-30 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Kelly Taylor, Edgar Davis | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-30 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Brandon Chitty is called for the reach on Nicholas Gregory - foul #3 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #12 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF) Brandon Chitty, Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Tony Levine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-31 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the fullcourt shot | 21-31 |