| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Read (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes's floater is tipped away by Raymond Rolon | 35-31 |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Clifford Henderson | 35-31 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon hits the finger roll set up by Joaquin Jensen | 37-31 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Raymond Rolon - foul #1 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Boyce Usher (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt blows the layup but he's hacked by Jared Morgan - foul #2 on Jared Morgan, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Read drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Platt | 40-32 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-32 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Pedro Lopez steals the ball from Paul Read | 40-32 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Rolon - foul #2 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (PF) Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SF), George Chambers (C) Jared Morgan, Ernest Sullivan, Richard Dykes | |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Frazee - foul #3 on Andrew Frazee, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF) Clifford Henderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) PF - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - George Chambers (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Andrew Frazee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Frazee - foul #4 on Andrew Frazee, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Michael Ringo (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Pedro Lopez, Osvaldo Alonzo, Andrew Frazee, George Chambers | |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Jared Morgan | 43-35 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-35 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo is hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #1 on Dennis Jones, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Paul Read, Clifford Henderson, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG) William Oestreich | |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan is whistled for a carry | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF) Joaquin Jensen, Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Donny Green hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Platt | 46-35 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Donny Green connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Platt | 48-35 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Boyce Usher blocks the short jumper by Michael Ringo | 48-35 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez gets the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Clifford Henderson - foul #1 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Michael Platt, Donny Green, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (C) Richard Dykes | |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | George Chambers grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is fouled on the floor by George Chambers - foul #2 on George Chambers, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SF) Jared Morgan, Ernest Sullivan | |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Read buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Heal | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) PF - Michael Ringo (fresh) C - George Chambers (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses long on a shot from the left side | 50-36 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-36 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon snags the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joaquin Jensen | 53-36 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | William Oestreich is hacked by Joaquin Jensen - foul #1 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Richard Dykes (C) Pedro Lopez, Osvaldo Alonzo, Michael Ringo | |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | William Oestreich is fouled on the floor by Sam Kelley - foul #1 on Sam Kelley, team foul #6 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Boyce Usher (C) Sam Kelley, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | William Oestreich clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-36 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Donny Green grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt hits a shot from the right wing set up by Clifford Henderson | 55-36 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Clifford Henderson steps in front of the Jared Morgan pass | 55-36 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Donny Green clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by William Oestreich - foul #2 on William Oestreich, team foul #5 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Michael Platt, Kevin Ward, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pedro Lopez (SG), Terry Dean (PF) William Oestreich, George Chambers | |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-36 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-36 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Donny Green tips it home | 59-36 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes's pass is intercepted by Donny Green | 59-36 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donny Green | 61-36 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 61-36 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Clifford Henderson | 61-36 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Donny Green is hacked by Pedro Lopez - foul #2 on Pedro Lopez, team foul #6 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Clifford Henderson, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Oestreich (PG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SF), Andrew Frazee (PF) Jared Morgan, Ernest Sullivan, Terry Dean | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Oestreich (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Osvaldo Alonzo (fresh) PF - Andrew Frazee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Read is hacked by Andrew Frazee - foul #5 on Andrew Frazee, team foul #7 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Boyce Usher (C) Sam Kelley, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), Michael Ringo (PF), George Chambers (C) Pedro Lopez, Andrew Frazee, Richard Dykes | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 2nd free throw | 63-36 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Dennis Jones - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #7 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Raymond Rolon (C) Michael Platt, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo makes the free throw | 63-39 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Ringo - foul #1 on Michael Ringo, team foul #8 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-39 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost's layup is rejected by Dennis Jones | 65-39 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses the tip | 65-39 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the rebound | 65-39 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-39 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Read tips it back up and in | 67-39 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Stephen Heal blocks the short jumper by Michael Ringo | 67-39 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Read gets the rebound | 67-39 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Read hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on William Oestreich - foul #3 on William Oestreich, team foul #9 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Sam Kelley, Stephen Heal, Dennis Jones, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the 2nd free throw | 67-39 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | George Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 67-39 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | George Chambers makes the driving attempt from close range | 67-41 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Read throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Dennis Jones (PF) Paul Read, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Osvaldo Alonzo's pass is intercepted by Raymond Rolon | 67-41 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | George Chambers is called for the reach on Raymond Rolon - foul #3 on George Chambers, team foul #10 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SG), Boyce Usher (PF) Donny Green, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Terry Dean (C) Gabriel Schrecengost, Osvaldo Alonzo | |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 1st free throw | 67-41 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 2nd free throw | 67-41 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Ringo | 67-41 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Oestreich | 67-43 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-43 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon snags the offensive board | 67-43 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Read | 69-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Read (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Oestreich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Ringo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Chambers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Dean (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 69-43 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Terry Dean snags the offensive board | 69-43 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo clanks a shot from the right wing | 69-43 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher pulls down the rebound | 69-43 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Read buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joaquin Jensen | 72-43 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | George Chambers's pass is intercepted by Joaquin Jensen | 72-43 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 72-43 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Read tips it home | 74-43 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clifford Henderson - foul #2 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #8 | 74-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (PF) Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gabriel Schrecengost (SG), Osvaldo Alonzo (SF) Bobby Spillman, Terry Dean | |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo misses the 1st free throw | 74-43 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-44 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-44 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Ringo | 74-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | William Oestreich misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 74-44 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Read gets the rebound | 74-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Read | 76-44 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Michael Ringo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 76-44 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon gets the rebound | 76-44 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen runs out the clock | 76-44 |