| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 4 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-27 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | William Singleton is hacked by Douglas Wegner - foul #3 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF) Douglas Wegner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (SG), Brady Pilcher (C) Bill Quincy, Aaron Butler | |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Hahn - foul #2 on Ronald Hahn, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF) William Singleton | |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn is hacked by Brady Pilcher - foul #1 on Brady Pilcher, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, Thomas Mowrey, Brady Pilcher | |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn hits the finger roll set up by Gregg Roberts | 32-28 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | William Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Singleton | 32-31 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Bill Quincy steps in front of the Gregg Roberts pass | 32-31 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | William Singleton double dribbles | 32-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Brady Pilcher (C) Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone's pass is intercepted by Brady Pilcher | 32-31 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-34 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-34 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the fadeaway from the right block | 34-34 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fairly fresh) PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brady Pilcher (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Luther Simone steals it from Brady Pilcher | 34-34 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn connects on the fadeaway from close range | 36-34 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ronald Hahn | 36-34 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman is hacked by Craig Brooks - foul #3 on Craig Brooks, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF) Joseph Mickle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Thomas Mowrey, Jerry Merchant, Brady Pilcher | |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Linwood Coffman | 39-34 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Aaron Butler | |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the contested floater from the left block set up by William Singleton | 42-36 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Rose (PF) Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Harold Clancy | |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Linwood Coffman is called for the reach on Richard Howell - foul #4 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Harold Weedman (C) Linwood Coffman, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG) Richard Howell | |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Craig Brooks, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Harold Clancy (C) Craig Brooks, Aaron Butler | |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 42-36 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose tips it home | 44-36 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Bill Quincy, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Thomas Mowrey, Harold Clancy | |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Howell steals the ball from Harold Weedman | 44-36 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Richard Howell banks in the layup | 44-38 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Lamere takes the ball from Douglas Wegner | 44-38 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Harold Weedman is called for the reach on Aaron Butler - foul #1 on Harold Weedman, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luther Simone (PF), Ronald Hahn (C) Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) William Singleton, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Richard Howell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Antonio Griffith - foul #2 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Clancy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-39 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold Clancy | 44-39 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-39 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Richard Howell travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG) Gregg Roberts | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, Harold Clancy, Jerry Merchant | |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the easy layup | 44-39 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | William Singleton grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Luther Simone picks off the pass by Aaron Butler | 44-39 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart is fouled on the floor by Richard Lamere - foul #2 on Richard Lamere, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Paul Stewart, Luther Simone, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Jerry Merchant (C) Thomas Mowrey, Aaron Butler | |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF), Brady Pilcher (C) William Singleton, Jerry Merchant | |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Richard Howell knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman jams it set up by Gregg Roberts | 46-41 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Douglas Wegner blocks the short jumper by Brady Pilcher | 46-41 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey tips it in | 46-43 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose can't finish the layup | 46-43 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Rose | 46-43 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Richard Lamere steals the ball from Antonio Griffith | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Lamere (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brady Pilcher (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Howell | 46-46 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-46 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Richard Howell | 48-48 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner drills a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Bill Quincy - foul #4 on Bill Quincy, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Paul Stewart (SG), Luther Simone (PF), Ronald Hahn (C) Antonio Griffith, Gregg Roberts, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, Thomas Mowrey, Richard Lamere, Brady Pilcher | |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Aaron Butler picks off the pass by Luther Simone | 50-50 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Butler | 50-53 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Singleton | 53-56 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Jerry Merchant - foul #2 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF) Douglas Wegner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Harold Clancy (PF) Bill Quincy, Jerry Merchant | |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Butler | 54-58 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | William Singleton connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | William Singleton denies the turnaround by Ronald Hahn | 54-60 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn hits the follow up shot | 56-60 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Craig Brooks | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Clancy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone's pass is intercepted by William Singleton | 56-62 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the easy layup | 56-62 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Paul Stewart and he's fouled by Thomas Mowrey - foul #2 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG), Edward Rose (PF) Paul Stewart, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Brady Pilcher (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Jerry Merchant (C) Thomas Mowrey, William Singleton, Harold Clancy, Aaron Butler | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF), Harold Weedman (C) Joseph Mickle, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (SG), William Singleton (SF) Bill Quincy, Brady Pilcher | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luther Simone (PF) Edward Rose | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG) Richard Howell | |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Luther Simone is blocked by Richard Lamere | 59-62 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bill Quincy and the foul's on Gregg Roberts - foul #1 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn (C) Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF) Bill Quincy, William Singleton | |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant makes the free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | 3 seconds is called on Ronald Hahn | 59-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Brady Pilcher (SF) Richard Howell, Thomas Mowrey | |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 59-65 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brady Pilcher | 59-65 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 59-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Brady Pilcher, Jerry Merchant | |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere tips it home | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Linwood Coffman | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Gregg Roberts is called for the reach on Craig Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF) William Singleton | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Luther Simone | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is hacked by Linwood Coffman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG) Linwood Coffman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Thomas Mowrey | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone is hacked by Richard Lamere - foul #3 on Richard Lamere, team foul #9 | 65-70 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is hacked by Antonio Griffith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Griffith - foul #4 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #11 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF) William Singleton | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 67-74 |