| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brian Gust inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the dunk | 36-33 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Gust | 36-35 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Hallenbeck is called for the reach on Charles Simon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG) Michael Hallenbeck | |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Gust - foul #1 on Brian Gust, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jared Yap | 36-38 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Dunneback | 38-38 |
| 17:49 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Simon | 40-38 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jared Yap | 40-41 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Williams | 42-41 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Heath Somers, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), David Greene (C) Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Melvin Poling - foul #1 on Melvin Poling, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-41 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ivan Kosloski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Bojan Wolinski | 45-41 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Jared Yap's pass is intercepted by Robert Zentz in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 47-41 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Jared Yap's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF) Jared Yap, Brian Abshire, David Greene | |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Brian Gust slams it home and he's hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #1 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Robert Zentz, Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles (C) Ivan Kosloski | |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Paul Dunneback picks off the pass by Christopher Pickles | 47-43 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Glenn Williams | 47-43 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback throws it down on a great pass from Glenn Williams and he's fouled by Brian Gust - foul #2 on Brian Gust, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Israel Zambrana (PF) Charles Simon, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Ivan Kosloski (C) Melvin Poling, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski | |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Heath Somers is called for the reach on Rocky Costa - foul #2 on Heath Somers, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Bojan Wolinski steals the ball from Christopher Pickles | 50-43 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the easy layup | 50-43 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Paul Dunneback | 52-43 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses short on a shot near the basket | 52-43 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana loses the dribble to Brian Abshire | 52-43 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bojan Wolinski, Glenn Williams, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Christopher Pickles, Ivan Kosloski | |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Heath Somers | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Abshire (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Jared Yap lays it in and he's hacked by Charles Simon - foul #3 on Charles Simon, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Brian Abshire | |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Jared Yap misses the free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Yap | 54-47 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Simon | 57-47 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Brian Gust comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana can't finish the layup | 57-47 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Okoniewski | 57-47 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Okoniewski | 57-50 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina slams it home | 59-50 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-50 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is fouled on the floor by Melvin Poling - foul #2 on Melvin Poling, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Glenn Williams (SG), Walter Bettis (PF), Paul Dunneback (C) Charles Simon, Robert Zentz, Heath Somers, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Christopher Pickles (PF), Ivan Kosloski (C) Jared Yap, Melvin Poling, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, David Greene | |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Ivan Kosloski - foul #2 on Ivan Kosloski, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF) Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:12 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-50 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the offensive board | 61-50 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the offensive board | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Kosloski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback loses the ball out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF) Bojan Wolinski, Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF) Brian Abshire, Ivan Kosloski | |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Charles Simon picks off the pass by Brian Gust | 61-50 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-50 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Poling (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Melvin Poling takes the ball from Wilfredo Molina | 61-52 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck banks in the layup on a nice dish by Melvin Poling | 61-54 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis drills a 3 from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Pickles | 64-54 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-54 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski hits the follow up shot | 64-56 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Simon | 66-56 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Brian Gust is hacked by Glenn Williams - foul #1 on Glenn Williams, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), David Anderson (SG), Robert Zentz (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Israel Zambrana, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Brian Abshire (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Jared Yap drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Melvin Poling | 66-58 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Anderson | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | David Greene makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jared Yap | 69-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ivan Kosloski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | David Greene is called for the reach on Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on David Greene, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) David Anderson, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG) Melvin Poling | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Heath Somers - foul #3 on Heath Somers, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Jared Yap, Brian Abshire, Ivan Kosloski, David Greene | |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon comes up short on the runner in the lane | 71-61 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't tip it in | 71-61 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Walter Bettis takes the ball from Brian Gust | 71-61 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 74-61 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Brian Gust connects on the 3 from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christopher Pickles - foul #2 on Christopher Pickles, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (PF) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Heath Somers, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Ivan Kosloski (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Israel Zambrana, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Jared Yap, Melvin Poling, Brian Abshire, Ivan Kosloski, David Greene | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is hacked by Rocky Costa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rocky Costa, team foul #9 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF) Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck double dribbles in the backcourt | 75-67 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Brian Gust is called for the reach on Glenn Williams - foul #3 on Brian Gust, team foul #10 | 75-67 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the board | 76-67 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-67 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hallenbeck - foul #4 on Michael Hallenbeck, team foul #11 | 76-67 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Charles Simon picks off the pass by Michael Hallenbeck in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon runs out the clock | 77-67 |