| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by James Calvert | 33-38 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel travels with the ball | 33-38 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright tips it back up and in | 35-38 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe tips it in | 35-40 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver's layup is rejected by Rubin Wolfe | 35-40 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 37-40 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Timothy Thompson steals the ball from James Calvert | 37-40 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-40 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | James Calvert's floater is tipped away by Sherwood Rogan | 40-40 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Gregory Capel is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Gregory Capel, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Timothy Thompson, Sherwood Rogan, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Dima Pelkowski (PF), Mathew Perry (C) James Calvert, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Rubin Wolfe, Ronald Foor | |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Starr (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mathew Perry (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-40 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry misses long on a jumper from the right side | 40-40 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | John Starr gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by John Starr - foul #1 on John Starr, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (C) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan, John Starr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Rubin Wolfe (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 46-42 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #2 on Wayne Wright, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SF) Mathew Perry | |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Calvert | 46-45 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel drills a fadeaway from the right side | 46-47 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Rubin Wolfe steals the ball from Sherwood Rogan | 46-47 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is denied on a layup by Wayne Wright | 46-47 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 46-47 |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Silver | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Nelson Strum, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Dima Pelkowski (PF) James Calvert, Rubin Wolfe | |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Wright | 51-47 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 51-47 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 53-47 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Harry Murphy | 53-50 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 53-50 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum can't finish the layup | 53-50 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Dima Pelkowski - foul #1 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), John Starr (C) Timothy Thompson, Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Orville Hedge (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-50 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (C) Don Hughes, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler double dribbles | 56-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF) Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Orville Hedge | |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Capel | 56-55 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Starr (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Jordan | 59-57 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Wayne Wright takes the ball from Gregory Capel | 59-57 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Jordan - foul #1 on Robert Jordan, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), Steven Silver (C) Richard Smith, Robert Jordan, Wayne Wright, John Starr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski (PF), Don Hughes (C) Rubin Wolfe, Ronald Foor | |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on James Calvert | 59-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Mathew Perry (C) James Calvert, Nelson Strum | |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Mathew Perry gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Dima Pelkowski is denied by Patrick Rowley | 59-57 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Don Hughes snags the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Don Hughes | 59-60 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Capel - foul #3 on Gregory Capel, team foul #4 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Wayne Wright (PF) Timothy Thompson, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG), Nelson Strum (SF), Ronald Foor (C) Gregory Capel, Don Hughes, Mathew Perry | |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Carl Spangler - foul #2 on Carl Spangler, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Carl Spangler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Timothy Thompson | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Hedge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Richard Smith | 66-61 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Orville Hedge is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #4 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Harry Murphy, Orville Hedge, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #5 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver tips it home | 71-65 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | James Calvert can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-65 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 71-65 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Nelson Strum - foul #2 on Nelson Strum, team foul #5 | 71-65 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the 3rd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #3 on Wayne Wright, team foul #8 | 74-65 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is fouled on the floor by James Calvert - foul #2 on James Calvert, team foul #6 | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler is hacked by Gregory Capel - foul #4 on Gregory Capel, team foul #7 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), William Phan (PF) Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | James Calvert is called for the reach on Carl Spangler in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Calvert, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the shot from the left block | 78-67 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 78-69 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Capel - foul #5 on Gregory Capel, team foul #9 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the board | 78-69 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-69 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 78-69 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Calvert | 78-72 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF) Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | William Phan is fouled in the backcourt by Orville Hedge - foul #1 on Orville Hedge, team foul #10 | 78-72 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-72 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright gets the rebound | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson runs out the clock | 80-72 |