| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) SG - Paul Daly (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) SF - Brian Gust (fresh) PF - David Greene (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Collin Leavens | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dikembe Abdulla | 4-4 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz tips it in | 6-4 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses the 3 from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Paul Dunneback denies the turnaround by Donald Duncan | 6-4 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the shot from close range | 6-4 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the follow up shot | 8-4 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Brian Gust knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dikembe Abdulla | 8-6 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the dunk | 8-6 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Greene (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Abdulla (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Brian Gust - foul #1 on Brian Gust, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), William Okoniewski (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, Brian Gust, David Greene, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Ivan Kosloski is called for the reach on Paul Daly - foul #1 on Ivan Kosloski, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is fouled on the floor by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #1 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Bettis | 13-6 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck's pass is intercepted by Paul Daly | 13-6 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the easy layup | 13-6 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), Brian Gust (SF), David Greene (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Jared Yap, William Okoniewski, Ivan Kosloski, Christopher Pickles | |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Gust - foul #2 on Brian Gust, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Williams (SF) Brian Gust | |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Collin Leavens | 13-8 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Israel Zambrana | 16-8 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Collin Leavens is blocked by Walter Bettis | 16-8 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens tips it in | 16-10 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses badly on a runner in the paint | 16-10 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Greene | 16-10 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens is hacked by Bojan Wolinski - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #1 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Okoniewski (SF) William Williams | |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dean Canterbury | 19-11 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski (PF) David Greene | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Okoniewski (fresh) PF - Ivan Kosloski (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | William Okoniewski picks off the pass by Robert Zentz | 19-11 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 19-11 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 19-11 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Collin Leavens is blocked by Dean Canterbury | 19-11 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 19-11 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Daly | 22-11 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan makes the floater in the lane | 22-13 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-13 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Collin Leavens | 22-15 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is hacked by Collin Leavens - foul #1 on Collin Leavens, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Israel Zambrana, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Jared Yap (SG), William Williams (SF), David Greene (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Collin Leavens, Donald Duncan, William Okoniewski, Ivan Kosloski, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah double dribbles | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Wilfredo Molina - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #3 | 22-15 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-17 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski hits the follow up shot | 24-17 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | David Greene misses the floater from the right side | 24-17 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-17 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Christopher Pickles | 24-17 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-17 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 24-17 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | David Greene snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | William Williams tips it back up and in | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) SG - Jared Yap (fresh) SF - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Greene (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | David Greene gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | William Williams is whistled for traveling | 24-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), William Okoniewski (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Jared Yap, William Williams, David Greene, Christopher Pickles | |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Daly | 27-19 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Paul Daly picks off the pass by Donald Duncan | 27-19 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the easy layup | 27-19 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana can't tip it in | 27-19 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Collin Leavens | 27-22 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Zentz and the foul's on Ivan Kosloski - foul #2 on Ivan Kosloski, team foul #6 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Williams (SF) Ivan Kosloski | |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis connects on the turnaround near the basket | 31-22 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #4 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (PF) William Williams | |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Daly - foul #1 on Paul Daly, team foul #5 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG) Collin Leavens | |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana gets the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-25 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses the 3 from straight away | 31-25 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | David Greene can't tip it in | 31-25 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan snags the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski drills a jumpshot from the right side | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Israel Zambrana (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) SG - Donald Duncan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Okoniewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Greene (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Daly | 34-27 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Robert Zentz takes the ball from David Greene | 34-27 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Brian Gust (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Donald Duncan, William Okoniewski, David Greene, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Lokken | 36-27 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #6 | 36-27 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Maurice Lokken | 39-27 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens is hacked by Bojan Wolinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #7 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (SG) Michael Hallenbeck | |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz's pass is intercepted by Collin Leavens | 39-27 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Jared Yap connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ivan Kosloski | 39-30 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Ivan Kosloski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Christopher Pickles is blocked by Maurice Lokken | 39-30 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 39-30 |