| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers inbounds the ball | 41-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Christopher Pickles blocks the short jumper by Wilfredo Molina | 41-43 |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Williams | 41-43 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa travels with the ball | 41-43 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | David Anderson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Nelson | 41-46 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Heath Somers | 41-48 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses the floater from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | David Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-48 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers drills a runner near the basket set up by Wilfredo Molina | 41-50 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa loses the dribble to Wilfredo Molina | 41-50 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is hacked by Brian Gust - foul #2 on Brian Gust, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (SG), Israel Zambrana (PF), Patrick Hake (C) Heath Somers, Joseph Nelson, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | David Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | David Greene pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | David Greene tips it home | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Yap (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Abshire (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Pat Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Hake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | David Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-50 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana dunks the ball on a great pass from Glenn Williams | 43-52 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Jared Yap hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Hake | 43-52 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Israel Zambrana | 43-55 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #1 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Jared Yap, Pat Boyer, David Greene | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Heath Somers (SF), Joseph Nelson (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Glenn Williams, David Anderson, Israel Zambrana, Patrick Hake | |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Melvin Poling, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG), Brian Gust (SF) Melvin Poling, Brian Abshire | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG) Bryan Schultz | |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the lay-in | 44-55 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Brian Gust pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Christopher Pickles swats the dunk try by Joseph Nelson | 44-55 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Brian Gust gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | David Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Simon | 44-58 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-58 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Simon | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Gust | 46-61 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-61 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles grabs the board | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Brian Gust scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Hallenbeck | 49-61 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | William Okoniewski denies the turnaround by Wilfredo Molina | 49-61 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses the jump hook in the paint | 49-61 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses the tip | 49-61 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | David Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), Pat Boyer (PF), David Greene (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Patrick Hake (PF) Charles Simon, David Anderson, Heath Somers, Joseph Nelson | |
| 09:44 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling tips it home | 51-61 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Pat Boyer grabs the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Glenn Williams | 51-64 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Pat Boyer | 51-64 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Glenn Williams | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wilfredo Molina - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #2 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG), Brian Gust (SF), William Okoniewski (PF), Christopher Pickles (C) Jared Yap, Brian Abshire, Pat Boyer, David Greene | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG), Heath Somers (SF), Joseph Nelson (PF) Bryan Schultz, Patrick Hake, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Glenn Williams | 53-68 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Melvin Poling (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Pickles (fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Brian Gust drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Okoniewski | 56-68 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Christopher Pickles snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Brian Gust misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski hits the follow up shot | 58-68 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is fouled on the floor by William Okoniewski - foul #1 on William Okoniewski, team foul #3 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rocky Costa (SG) Melvin Poling | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake (C) Israel Zambrana | |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | David Anderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn Williams | 58-71 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-71 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 58-71 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-71 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Rocky Costa gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Glenn Williams steals it from Brian Gust | 58-71 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams slams it home | 58-73 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Brian Gust is fouled on the floor by Heath Somers - foul #2 on Heath Somers, team foul #3 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pat Boyer (C) Christopher Pickles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Wilfredo Molina (C) Glenn Williams, Heath Somers, Joseph Nelson | |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Okoniewski, team foul #4 | 58-73 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | David Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Simon | 58-76 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck clanks a shot from the right wing | 58-76 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-76 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Brian Gust makes the 3 from the left corner set up by William Okoniewski | 61-76 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-76 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz can't tip it in | 61-76 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the offensive rebound | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | David Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Simon | 61-79 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-79 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Hallenbeck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Gust (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Okoniewski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Pat Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Hake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Anderson | 63-81 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | William Okoniewski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-81 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 63-81 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses the 3 from straight away | 63-81 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina tips it in | 63-83 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Charles Simon is called for the reach on Michael Hallenbeck - foul #1 on Charles Simon, team foul #4 | 63-83 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Yap (PG), Melvin Poling (SG), Brian Abshire (SF), David Greene (PF), William Williams (C) Michael Hallenbeck, Rocky Costa, Brian Gust, William Okoniewski, Pat Boyer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF), Joseph Nelson (PF) David Anderson, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | William Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-83 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | David Greene tips it home | 65-83 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-83 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | William Williams gets the rebound | 65-83 |
| 01:45 | Rutgers | Bryan Schultz is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #2 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #5 | 65-83 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pat Boyer (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Joseph Nelson | |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 65-83 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | David Greene gets the offensive rebound | 65-83 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Poling | 68-83 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | David Greene swats the dunk try by Israel Zambrana | 68-83 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Greene | 68-83 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Melvin Poling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-83 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina gets the rebound | 68-83 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian Abshire - foul #1 on Brian Abshire, team foul #5 | 68-83 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 68-84 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 2nd free throw | 68-85 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Brian Abshire knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Jared Yap | 70-85 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon runs out the clock | 70-85 |