| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse clanks a turnaround in the lane | 39-39 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joel Wilson | 39-39 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | William Briscoe drills a runner from the left block set up by Joel Wilson | 39-41 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse loses the dribble to Patrick Eyler | 39-41 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the contested jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Wilson | 39-43 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joaquin Jensen and he's fouled by William Briscoe - foul #2 on William Briscoe, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), George Barker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Kenneth Holt, Joaquin Jensen, Antonio Walker, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | David Prouty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 42-43 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to George Barker | 42-43 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt can't throw it down but the foul's on Joel Wilson - foul #1 on Joel Wilson, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SF) Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Rolon - foul #1 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) Michael Platt, George Barker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Walker | 44-43 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't connect on a runner in the paint | 44-43 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker misses the tip | 44-43 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | David Prouty gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | William Briscoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF), George Barker (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (C) David Prouty | |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Joel Wilson - foul #2 on Joel Wilson, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) Stephen Heal, George Barker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | John Jenks grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | John Jenks misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Marvin Wyse | 44-43 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse clanks a turnaround from the left block | 44-43 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Jenks | 44-43 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses the 3 from straight away | 44-43 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) SF - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Jenks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Eyler - foul #3 on Patrick Eyler, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), George Barker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Donny Green, Antonio Walker, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Thomas Espinosa (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Pedro Lopez, Joel Wilson, Patrick Eyler | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | John Jenks is whistled for a carry | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF) Kenneth Holt, Joaquin Jensen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Osvaldo Alonzo - foul #2 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG) Michael Platt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG) Osvaldo Alonzo | |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on George Barker - foul #1 on George Barker, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) George Barker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG) William Oestreich | |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | William Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Antonio Walker | 50-44 |
| 13:47 | Rutgers | John Jenks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Joaquin Jensen (SF), George Barker (PF) Kenneth Holt, Stephen Heal, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SF), Andrew Frazee (C) John Jenks, David Prouty | |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Pedro Lopez - foul #3 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) Michael Platt, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF) Andrew Frazee | |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Joaquin Jensen is called for the reach on Joel Wilson - foul #2 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) George Barker, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa is fouled on the floor by Dennis Jones - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG) Donny Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Platt - foul #1 on Michael Platt, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), George Barker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Michael Platt, Antonio Walker, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Holt | 54-45 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler comes up short on the floater in the lane | 54-45 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from William Briscoe out of a doubleteam | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Espinosa (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-47 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Joaquin Jensen | 54-47 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-47 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Kenneth Holt takes the ball from Thomas Espinosa | 54-47 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by William Briscoe | 54-49 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-49 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt grabs the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Espinosa takes the ball from George Barker | 54-49 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa's pass is intercepted by Raymond Rolon | 54-49 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | George Barker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-49 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | William Briscoe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Joaquin Jensen, George Barker, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), John Jenks (SF), Andrew Frazee (PF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, Pedro Lopez, Joel Wilson, Patrick Eyler, Thomas Espinosa | |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Osvaldo Alonzo - foul #3 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | John Jenks's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Walker | 55-49 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Walker | 55-49 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | John Wright can't finish the layup | 55-49 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee grabs the board | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Jenks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Prouty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | John Jenks loses the dribble to Antonio Walker | 55-49 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Frazee - foul #2 on Andrew Frazee, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG) John Wright | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Antonio Walker | 58-49 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | William Oestreich is hacked by Marvin Wyse - foul #1 on Marvin Wyse, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Joaquin Jensen (SF) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG) Osvaldo Alonzo | |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | William Briscoe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | John Jenks is called for the reach on Dennis Jones - foul #1 on John Jenks, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF) Joaquin Jensen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Joel Wilson (SF) William Oestreich, Andrew Frazee | |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on David Prouty | 59-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (SF) Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF) David Prouty | |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donny Green | 61-49 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | John Jenks is hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #3 on Dennis Jones, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG) Joaquin Jensen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | John Jenks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is hacked by William Briscoe - foul #3 on William Briscoe, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (SF) Michael Platt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa (C) John Jenks | |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 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) | |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa snags the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF) Joaquin Jensen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Prouty (C) Thomas Espinosa | |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Pedro Lopez - foul #4 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #11 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG) Marvin Wyse, Donny Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SF), Thomas Espinosa (PF) Joel Wilson, Patrick Eyler | |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Oestreich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | David Prouty steals the ball from Antonio Walker | 65-51 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Antonio Walker - foul #2 on Antonio Walker, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Donny Green (SG), Joaquin Jensen (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Michael Ringo (SF), Andrew Frazee (C) William Briscoe, Pedro Lopez, David Prouty | |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Ringo - foul #1 on Michael Ringo, team foul #12 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Dennis Jones (C) Donny Green, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (SF) Michael Ringo | |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee hits the follow up shot | 67-55 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | William Oestreich swats the shot by Marvin Wyse | 67-55 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Jenks | 67-55 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-55 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse banks in the layup on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen | 69-55 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa is whistled for traveling | 69-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Espinosa blocks the short jumper by Marvin Wyse | 69-55 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Espinosa takes the ball from Dennis Jones | 69-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #4 on Dennis Jones, team foul #9 | 69-55 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse runs out the clock | 69-56 |