| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John James (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski inbounds the ball | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | A charge is called on John James - foul #1 on John James, team foul #1 | 23-41 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-41 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is denied on a layup by Tony Levine | 23-41 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses long on a shot from the right wing | 23-41 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno pulls down the rebound | 23-41 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Tony Levine travels with the ball | 23-41 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-41 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Tony Levine knocks in the shot from close range and the foul's on Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Tony Levine makes the free throw | 26-41 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor buries a jumper from close range | 26-43 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Tony Levine splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-43 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor misses the dunk attempt | 26-43 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor hits the follow up shot | 26-45 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | John James is called for the reach on Donald Quinn - foul #2 on John James, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Cruz Whitley, John James, Tony Levine, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Kelly Taylor, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 6 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Plum (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-45 |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Edgar Davis swats the short shot by Stjepan Kedzierski | 28-45 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jesse Ricca | 28-45 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Julio Martin - foul #2 on Julio Martin, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | John James drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Cruz Whitley | 30-47 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Garf Ziebart - foul #2 on Garf Ziebart, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (SF) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Jimmy Finke | |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Tony Levine misses short on a jump hook from close range | 30-48 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Plum | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Jesse Ricca picks off the pass by John James | 30-50 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Tony Levine - foul #1 on Tony Levine, team foul #5 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF) Carmelo Moreno, Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis snags the offensive board | 30-50 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vladimir Zieglen - foul #4 on Vladimir Zieglen, team foul #6 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Kelly Taylor | |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Edgar Davis - foul #1 on Edgar Davis, team foul #2 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (C) Garf Ziebart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the free throw | 33-51 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines travels with the ball | 33-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is hacked by Cruz Whitley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cruz Whitley, team foul #7 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG) Cruz Whitley, John James | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SF) Allen Sines | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno connects on the open shot from the left side on a great pass from Stjepan Kedzierski | 35-53 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Finke | 35-56 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Donald Quinn takes the ball from Tony Levine | 35-56 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor makes the shot from the left block set up by Jimmy Finke | 35-58 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-58 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor comes up short on the shot from the right side | 38-58 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke gets the offensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kelly Taylor | 38-60 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Carmelo Moreno is denied by Ralph Anderson | 38-60 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Donald Quinn | 38-60 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 38-60 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the offensive board | 38-60 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Levine | 38-60 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Julio Martin | 40-60 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Carmelo Moreno - foul #2 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #8 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (PG), John James (SG), Garf Ziebart (PF), Vladimir Zieglen (C) Alfredo Gallo, Julio Martin, Tony Levine, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Samuel Marson (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF) Jimmy Finke, Donald Quinn, Kelly Taylor, Ralph Anderson | |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 8 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Marson (fresh) SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-61 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart grabs the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Plum - foul #1 on Carl Plum, team foul #3 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (C) Ernest Gibbs | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-61 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen pulls down the rebound | 42-61 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | John James misses the jumper from the right side | 42-61 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Samuel Marson | 42-63 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-63 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca snags the defensive board | 42-63 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Samuel Marson is fouled on the floor by John James - foul #3 on John James, team foul #9 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF) Cruz Whitley, John James, Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Carl Plum | |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Samuel Marson misses the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Julio Martin | 45-63 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca is hacked by Julio Martin - foul #3 on Julio Martin, team foul #10 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Samuel Marson, Kelly Taylor, Edgar Davis | |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 04:33 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-65 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca gets the rebound | 45-65 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Quinn | 45-67 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo | 47-67 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-67 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen snags the defensive board | 47-67 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Garf Ziebart (fairly fresh) 10 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Ricca (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Jesse Ricca picks off the pass by Carmelo Moreno | 47-67 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn lays it up and in set up by Allen Sines | 47-69 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Jesse Ricca is called for the reach on Garf Ziebart - foul #3 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #4 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Levine (C) Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Jesse Ricca | |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Julio Martin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-69 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-69 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs tips it in | 49-71 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Julio Martin drills a shot from the free throw line | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kelly Taylor | 51-73 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo is whistled for traveling | 51-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is whistled for a carry | 51-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-73 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Julio Martin grabs the offensive board | 51-73 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-73 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke runs out the clock | 51-73 |