| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Strong (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-33 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Nicholas Strong | 43-33 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Loyd Young | 43-35 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti can't tip it in | 43-35 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson tips it in | 45-35 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand is fouled on the floor by Joseph Colletti - foul #2 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Colletti - foul #3 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (SF) Joseph Colletti | |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Delbert Wilson - foul #3 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Robert Boyer, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski (PF) Nicholas Strong | |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw grabs the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad travels with the ball | 47-36 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Loyd Young - foul #1 on Loyd Young, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG) Donald Brand, Jason Ferdinand | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta is fouled on the floor by Joe Jacobs - foul #2 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad's pass is intercepted by Doug Moore | 49-36 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Freddie Robinson | 51-36 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-36 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the board | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) PF - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch loses the dribble to Jonathan Conrad | 51-36 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad clanks a shot from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-36 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Doug Moore takes the ball from Jonathan Trombetta | 51-36 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Jonathan Trombetta is called for the reach on Doug Moore - foul #1 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Robert Boyer (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Doug Moore, Joe Jacobs, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SF), Paul Wilson (PF) Jonathan Conrad, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Brand and he's fouled by Loyd Young - foul #2 on Loyd Young, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Loyd Young connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Trombetta | 54-38 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer lays it in on a great pass from Donald Brand | 56-38 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-38 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jason Ferdinand | 58-38 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-38 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the board | 58-38 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Brand | 61-38 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Loyd Young clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-38 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti hits the follow up shot | 61-40 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-40 |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti snags the defensive board | 61-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Loyd Young (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Grimshaw (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Jonathan Trombetta | 61-42 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Loyd Young - foul #3 on Loyd Young, team foul #6 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (C) Donald Brand, Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Richard Burdine (SG), Nicholas Strong (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Loyd Young, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Paul Wilson | 62-42 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Robert Boyer steals the ball from Nicholas Strong | 62-42 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Callas | 65-42 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 65-42 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-42 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Lynch | 65-42 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-42 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer gets the offensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-42 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the offensive board | 65-42 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-42 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-42 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joe Jacobs | 68-42 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Lynch | 71-42 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti hits a 3 from the left wing | 71-45 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs lays it up and in | 73-45 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-45 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas pulls down the rebound | 73-45 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore is fouled on the floor by Joseph Colletti - foul #4 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #7 | 73-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Joe Jacobs, Shane Callas, Robert Boyer, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Loyd Young (SG), Ryan Grimshaw (C) James Sherwin, Richard Burdine, Nicholas Strong | |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 1st free throw | 74-45 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 75-45 |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-45 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw grabs the offensive board | 75-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Colletti (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Loyd Young scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ryan Grimshaw | 75-48 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-48 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 75-48 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-48 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand grabs the board | 75-48 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-48 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Loyd Young pulls down the rebound | 75-48 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-48 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 75-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Loyd Young takes the ball from Doug Moore | 75-48 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-48 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson snags the defensive board | 75-48 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds buries a floater from the baseline set up by Freddie Robinson | 77-48 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-48 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Colletti | 77-48 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-48 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the offensive board | 77-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson misses long on a runner from the left block | 77-48 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore snags the defensive board | 77-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 77-48 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson snags the defensive board | 77-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Loyd Young (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Colletti (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Wilson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-48 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson hits the follow up shot | 77-50 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Grimshaw - foul #2 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #8 | 77-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (C) Doug Moore, Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Jonathan Conrad (SF), Nicholas Strong (PF) Jonathan Trombetta, Joseph Colletti, Paul Wilson | |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 78-50 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-50 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Loyd Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 79-50 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch gets the rebound | 79-50 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Ryan Grimshaw - foul #3 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #9 | 79-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF), Robert Boyer (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Joseph Colletti (SF), Paul Wilson (PF) James Sherwin, Jonathan Conrad, Nicholas Strong | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 79-50 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 79-50 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-50 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 81-50 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-53 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 81-53 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson tips it but misses | 81-53 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 81-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Paul Wilson misses long on a turnaround from close range | 81-53 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 81-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Jonathan Trombetta takes the ball from Joe Jacobs | 81-53 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jonathan Trombetta | 81-55 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand runs out the clock | 81-55 |