| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski inbounds the ball | 34-16 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a jump hook from the left block | 34-16 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 34-16 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke's floater is tipped away by Tony Levine | 34-16 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Tony Levine snags the defensive board | 34-16 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-16 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is hacked by Tony Levine - foul #1 on Tony Levine, team foul #1 | 34-16 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-16 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Ernest Gibbs takes the ball from Tony Levine | 34-16 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is whistled for a carry | 34-16 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-16 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the board | 34-16 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Cruz Whitley steals it from Jimmy Finke in the backcourt | 34-16 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley lays it in | 34-18 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-18 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the tip | 34-18 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines hits the follow up shot | 36-18 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-20 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-20 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Tony Levine grabs the board | 36-20 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-20 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the board | 36-20 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John James (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-20 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it but misses | 36-20 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen snags the defensive board | 36-20 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | John James can't connect on a floater from the left side | 36-20 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen gets the offensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Allen Sines - foul #1 on Allen Sines, team foul #1 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Samuel Marson (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF), Carmelo Moreno (C) Cruz Whitley, John James, Tony Levine, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Moreno picks off the pass by Edgar Davis | 36-21 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-21 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Samuel Marson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Carmelo Moreno - foul #2 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #2 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG) Samuel Marson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the free throw | 39-21 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-21 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Julio Martin tips it in | 39-23 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-23 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Finke - foul #3 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #2 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Sines (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (C) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-23 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke grabs the board | 39-23 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Carmelo Moreno - foul #3 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #3 | 39-23 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley blows the layup but he's fouled by Jesse Ricca - foul #2 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #3 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Kelly Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Carmelo Moreno, Garf Ziebart | |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John James (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is fouled on the floor by John James - foul #2 on John James, team foul #4 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (PF) Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke drills a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by John James - foul #3 on John James, team foul #5 | 42-24 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the free throw | 43-24 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen hits the finger roll set up by John James | 43-26 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke | 45-26 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the board | 45-26 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Jimmy Finke, Donald Quinn, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski, Tony Levine | |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 45-26 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-26 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-26 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-26 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 45-26 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Allen Sines, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Tony Levine (PF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Garf Ziebart, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jimmy Finke and he's hacked by Stjepan Kedzierski - foul #2 on Stjepan Kedzierski, team foul #6 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart (PF) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the free throw | 48-26 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Levine (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart travels with the ball | 48-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Jimmy Finke is denied by Garf Ziebart | 48-26 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | Julio Martin grabs the board | 48-26 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-26 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca gets the rebound | 48-26 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke | 50-26 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart can't finish the layup | 50-26 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jesse Ricca | 50-26 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Julio Martin picks off the pass by Jimmy Finke | 50-26 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-26 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor pulls down the rebound | 50-26 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is hacked by Garf Ziebart - foul #1 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #7 | 50-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn, Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 1st free throw | 50-26 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Julio Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-26 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-26 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum pulls down the rebound | 50-26 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Sines | 53-26 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-26 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 53-26 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Carl Plum | 55-26 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-29 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Tony Levine - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #8 | 55-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Julio Martin, Tony Levine | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 55-29 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 56-29 |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Kelly Taylor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kun Ximines (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Anderson | 59-29 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Vladimir Zieglen | 59-32 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Carl Plum | 61-32 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #4 | 61-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (SG) Kun Ximines | |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Julio Martin hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Garf Ziebart | 61-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Donald Quinn is blocked by Vladimir Zieglen | 61-34 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen gets the rebound | 61-34 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Ernest Gibbs picks off the pass by Julio Martin | 61-34 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Gibbs and he's fouled by Julio Martin - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #9 | 63-34 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the free throw | 64-34 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart clanks a jumper from the right side | 64-34 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 64-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 64-34 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the board | 64-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-34 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the tip | 64-34 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart tips it home | 64-36 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke runs out the clock | 64-36 |