| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Prouty (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Barker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is hacked by William Briscoe - foul #1 on William Briscoe, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Kenneth Holt, George Barker | |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez loses the dribble to Donny Green | 25-29 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on David Prouty - foul #3 on David Prouty, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (C) David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Joaquin Jensen (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF) Marvin Wyse, Donny Green, Stephen Heal | |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Joaquin Jensen steals it from William Briscoe | 25-31 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen slams it home | 25-33 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | William Briscoe clanks a floater from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Pedro Lopez - foul #1 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Michael Platt (SG), George Barker (PF) John Wright, Joaquin Jensen, Dennis Jones | |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson makes the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by George Barker - foul #1 on George Barker, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (SG) Kenneth Holt | |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on George Barker - foul #2 on George Barker, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Joaquin Jensen, Raymond Rolon | |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones loses the dribble to William Briscoe | 30-35 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | William Briscoe jams it | 32-35 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | William Briscoe steps in front of the Dennis Jones pass | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jenks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - George Barker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler lays it up and in on a great pass from John Jenks | 34-35 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse buries a floater from the left block set up by George Barker and he's fouled by Pedro Lopez - foul #2 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SG), Michael Ringo (SF), Thomas Espinosa (PF), David Prouty (C) Pedro Lopez, Joel Wilson, Patrick Eyler, John Jenks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, George Barker, Dennis Jones | |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to William Briscoe | 34-38 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | David Prouty is hacked by Raymond Rolon - foul #2 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG) William Briscoe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SF) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt | |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | William Oestreich can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | John Wright is denied on a layup by David Prouty | 34-38 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | William Oestreich pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Wright | 34-38 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Platt | 34-40 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Michael Platt steps in front of the Osvaldo Alonzo pass | 34-40 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt jams it | 34-42 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo knocks in the floater from the left block | 36-42 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 36-42 |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | William Oestreich gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa's pass is intercepted by John Wright | 36-42 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | David Prouty blocks the short jumper by Joaquin Jensen | 36-42 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Prouty | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) SG - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ringo (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Prouty (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Platt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Michael Platt - foul #1 on Michael Platt, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Joel Wilson (SF), Patrick Eyler (PF) William Oestreich, Osvaldo Alonzo, Michael Ringo, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Donny Green (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Dennis Jones (C) John Wright, Joaquin Jensen, Michael Platt, Raymond Rolon | |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses short on a runner from the right block | 37-42 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Antonio Walker - foul #4 on Antonio Walker, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Jenks (C) Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Barker (PF) Antonio Walker | |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse dunks the ball set up by George Barker | 39-44 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Kenneth Holt steals it from Pedro Lopez out of a doubleteam | 39-44 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Pedro Lopez is called for the reach on Donny Green - foul #3 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | George Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Dennis Jones swats the short shot by Patrick Eyler | 39-46 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Donny Green is fouled on the floor by Pedro Lopez - foul #4 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SG) Pedro Lopez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (SG), Stephen Heal (SF) Donny Green, Kenneth Holt | |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Joel Wilson grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Jenks | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Oestreich (fresh) SF - Joel Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jenks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - George Barker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on George Barker - foul #3 on George Barker, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), David Prouty (C) Joel Wilson, John Jenks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Stephen Heal, George Barker, Dennis Jones | |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Donny Green hits a shot from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | William Oestreich comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | William Oestreich picks off the pass by Kenneth Holt | 43-50 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | William Oestreich is called for traveling | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Wilson (SF), Thomas Espinosa (PF) William Briscoe, Patrick Eyler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Donny Green, Kenneth Holt, Raymond Rolon | |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-50 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal is fouled on the floor by Pedro Lopez - foul #5 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG), John Jenks (PF) Pedro Lopez, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) Marvin Wyse, Joaquin Jensen, Dennis Jones | |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | William Briscoe is hacked by John Wright - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SF) John Wright, Stephen Heal | |
| 04:57 | Rutgers | William Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Joel Wilson - foul #1 on Joel Wilson, team foul #8 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa (C) David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Joaquin Jensen (SG), Dennis Jones (C) Marvin Wyse, Michael Platt, Raymond Rolon | |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | William Briscoe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG) William Oestreich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Dennis Jones | |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | John Jenks steals it from Kenneth Holt | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Raymond Rolon - foul #3 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Eyler (PF) Joel Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Donny Green (SG), Michael Platt (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Marvin Wyse, Joaquin Jensen, Kenneth Holt, Raymond Rolon | |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Briscoe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jenks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Eyler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Espinosa (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Platt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Antonio Walker and he's fouled by William Briscoe - foul #2 on William Briscoe, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (SG) Osvaldo Alonzo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (SG) Donny Green | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | William Briscoe's floater is tipped away by Antonio Walker | 46-56 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt's pass is intercepted by John Jenks | 46-56 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | William Briscoe lays it in on a nice dish by John Jenks | 48-56 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt is called for traveling | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), Joel Wilson (SF), David Prouty (C) William Briscoe, John Jenks, Thomas Espinosa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Donny Green (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Joaquin Jensen, Michael Platt, Dennis Jones | |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Briscoe (PG) Osvaldo Alonzo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | David Prouty misses the lay-in | 48-56 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | William Oestreich can't tip it in | 48-56 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by William Briscoe - foul #3 on William Briscoe, team foul #10 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo (SG), John Jenks (SF), Thomas Espinosa (PF), Andrew Frazee (C) William Briscoe, Joel Wilson, Patrick Eyler, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (SG) Donny Green | |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Espinosa | 48-58 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | William Oestreich is hacked by Antonio Walker - foul #5 on Antonio Walker, team foul #9 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Barker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Antonio Walker, Raymond Rolon | |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | William Oestreich makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | William Oestreich makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Holt | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Kenneth Holt steals it from Andrew Frazee | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Osvaldo Alonzo is called for the reach on Kenneth Holt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Osvaldo Alonzo, team foul #11 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG) Joaquin Jensen | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Espinosa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-61 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Marvin Wyse - foul #1 on Marvin Wyse, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (SG) Donny Green | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | William Oestreich comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-61 |