| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luther Simone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | William Singleton is hacked by Douglas Wegner - foul #2 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Brady Pilcher (PF) Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Luther Simone | 37-38 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone buries a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Thomas Mowrey - foul #1 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner can't finish the layup | 37-41 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brady Pilcher | 37-41 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 37-41 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | William Singleton grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | William Singleton comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Gregg Roberts - foul #3 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, Brady Pilcher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG) Gregg Roberts | |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler buries a jumpshot from the left side | 41-44 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF) William Singleton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke (C) Harold Weedman | |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner lays it up and in set up by Linwood Coffman and he's hacked by Thomas Mowrey - foul #2 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (SG), Brady Pilcher (C) Bill Quincy, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jerry Merchant | 45-46 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-46 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Linwood Coffman - foul #1 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Aaron Butler (C) Jerry Merchant, Brady Pilcher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman (C) Clarence Berke | |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Lamere (PF), Jerry Merchant (C) Richard Howell, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG), Ronald Hahn (C) Paul Stewart, Harold Weedman | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jerry Merchant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks connects on the shot from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Hahn | 48-48 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Douglas Wegner is denied by Thomas Mowrey | 48-48 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Merchant | 48-48 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Brooks | 51-48 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Linwood Coffman | 51-50 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone tips it in | 51-52 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant throws it down on a great pass from Craig Brooks | 53-52 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-52 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Linwood Coffman | 53-54 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 53-54 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn tips it in | 53-56 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is hacked by Douglas Wegner - foul #3 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (SG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Bill Quincy, Thomas Mowrey, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Edward Rose (PF) Linwood Coffman, Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone | |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Antonio Griffith - foul #1 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | William Singleton is fouled on the floor by Edward Rose - foul #1 on Edward Rose, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Lamere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Richard Howell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler can't tip it in | 54-56 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn is hacked by Aaron Butler - foul #2 on Aaron Butler, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Brady Pilcher (C) Richard Howell, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn clanks a shot from close range | 54-56 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Hahn - foul #4 on Ronald Hahn, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG) Craig Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Harold Weedman (C) Antonio Griffith, Ronald Hahn | |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere lays it up and in and he's hacked by Edward Rose - foul #2 on Edward Rose, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, William Singleton, Brady Pilcher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF), Carlos Dupree (PF) Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose | |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner loses the dribble to Aaron Butler | 59-56 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler's pass is intercepted by Gregg Roberts | 59-56 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregg Roberts | 59-58 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-58 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner is called for traveling | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (SG), William Singleton (SF), Harold Clancy (C) Bill Quincy, Thomas Mowrey, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Luther Simone (PF) Linwood Coffman, Carlos Dupree | |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | William Singleton tips it home | 61-58 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Ronald Hahn (C) Gregg Roberts, Douglas Wegner, Harold Weedman | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey comes up short on the floater from the right block | 61-58 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Lamere (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Richard Lamere - foul #4 on Richard Lamere, team foul #4 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF), Brady Pilcher (C) Bill Quincy, Thomas Mowrey, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher is hacked by Ronald Hahn - foul #5 on Ronald Hahn, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG) Richard Howell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke (C) Ronald Hahn | |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Clancy (C) Brady Pilcher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG) Paul Stewart | |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Joseph Mickle takes the ball from Richard Lamere | 63-60 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 63-60 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Singleton | 65-60 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke tips it back up and in | 65-62 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere's floater is knocked away by Gregg Roberts | 65-62 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregg Roberts | 65-62 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | William Singleton steps out of bounds on the baseline | 65-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Joseph Mickle, Luther Simone, Clarence Berke | |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Richard Howell steps in front of the Gregg Roberts pass | 65-62 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler hits the finger roll | 67-62 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-62 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Linwood Coffman | 67-65 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy buries a floater from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is hacked by Richard Lamere - foul #5 on Richard Lamere, team foul #5 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Brady Pilcher (C) Bill Quincy, Thomas Mowrey, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Paul Stewart (SG) Linwood Coffman, Gregg Roberts | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF) William Singleton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Howell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brady Pilcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Weedman | 69-68 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Richard Howell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Gregg Roberts (SG), Luther Simone (PF) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart, Edward Rose | |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Howell - foul #2 on Richard Howell, team foul #6 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Butler (C) Brady Pilcher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks's pass is intercepted by Luther Simone | 69-70 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregg Roberts | 69-72 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Gregg Roberts is called for the reach on Craig Brooks - foul #4 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG) Richard Howell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts is whistled for traveling | 71-72 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is hacked by Harold Weedman - foul #1 on Harold Weedman, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner drills a floater from the right side set up by Linwood Coffman | 72-74 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | William Singleton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Brooks | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #12 | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 74-74 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the offensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The clock runs out | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (tiring) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 15 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy buries a runner from the baseline set up by William Singleton | 76-74 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Bill Quincy - foul #2 on Bill Quincy, team foul #7 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Brady Pilcher (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Jerry Merchant, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold Clancy | 76-75 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy loses the dribble to Douglas Wegner | 76-75 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner lays it up and in | 76-77 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-77 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner grabs the defensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone's floater is knocked away by Harold Clancy | 76-77 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts can't tip it in | 76-77 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy snags the defensive board | 76-77 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher is called for 5 seconds | 76-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG) Bill Quincy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke (C) Harold Weedman | |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Clarence Berke misses the shot from the right side | 76-77 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks gets the rebound | 76-77 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Howell | 78-77 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Wegner | 78-80 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregg Roberts - foul #5 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #13 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Jerry Merchant (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, Brady Pilcher, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Paul Stewart (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Edward Rose (PF) Linwood Coffman, Gregg Roberts, Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone | |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG) Craig Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Luther Simone (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Antonio Griffith, Edward Rose, Clarence Berke | |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Stewart | 80-83 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-83 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF) Richard Howell, Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF) Joseph Mickle | |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Stewart | 83-85 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler jams it and the foul's on Harold Weedman - foul #2 on Harold Weedman, team foul #14 | 85-85 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the free throw | 85-85 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | William Singleton gets the offensive rebound | 85-85 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | William Singleton is hacked by Douglas Wegner - foul #4 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #15 | 85-85 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 86-85 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 87-85 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 20 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-85 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Bill Quincy - foul #3 on Bill Quincy, team foul #8 | 87-85 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 1st free throw | 87-85 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 2nd free throw | 87-86 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 87-86 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler tips it home | 89-86 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 89-86 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone loses the dribble to William Singleton | 89-86 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is hacked by Paul Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Stewart, team foul #16 | 89-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher (PF) Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 90-86 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the 2nd free throw | 90-86 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the board | 90-86 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses the 3 from the left wing | 90-86 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner pulls down the offensive rebound | 90-86 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | The clock runs out | 90-86 |