| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shen Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Young (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal inbounds the ball | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Akers | 22-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-45 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Shen Xiong - foul #3 on Shen Xiong, team foul #1 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser (C) Shen Xiong | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser grabs the defensive rebound | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Coronel - foul #1 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #1 | 25-45 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is whistled for traveling | 27-45 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-45 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Akers and he's hacked by Melvin Pangburn - foul #2 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the free throw | 30-48 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly's layup is rejected by Gregory Coronel | 30-48 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the board | 30-48 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-48 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel snags the defensive board | 30-48 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the lay-in | 30-48 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn is whistled for a carry | 30-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Gilberto Ricci (PF) Melvin Pangburn, Terry Moberly | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), William Spears (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Kenneth Posey, Darell Carneal, David Young, Gregory Coronel | |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers tips it back up and in | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 30-50 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Akers | 30-50 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is hacked by John Dampier in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Dampier, team foul #3 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Moberly (PF), Lawrence Roberts (C) Ramiro Flores, Peter Kaiser | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Akers | 30-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Spears (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner connects on the floater from the right block | 32-52 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the offensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Terry Moberly - foul #2 on Terry Moberly, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Shen Xiong (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) Daniel Eichner, Terry Moberly, Lawrence Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG), Darell Carneal (SF), Gregory Coronel (C) Andrew Eisele, William Spears, Douglas Lowrey | |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge snags the defensive board | 32-53 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong is hacked by Craig Helzer - foul #2 on Craig Helzer, team foul #2 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Young (PF) Craig Helzer | |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | John Dampier is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Dampier, team foul #5 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF) John Dampier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is hacked by Ramiro Flores - foul #2 on Ramiro Flores, team foul #6 | 32-53 |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-53 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the offensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Thomas Dodge is called for the reach on Gregory Coronel - foul #4 on Thomas Dodge, team foul #7 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Terry Moberly (PF) Gilberto Ricci, Thomas Dodge | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly scores on a runner in the lane | 34-55 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Posey | 34-57 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Kenneth Posey steals the ball from Daniel Eichner | 34-57 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | David Young misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-57 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner grabs the board | 34-57 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Darell Carneal steals the ball from Melvin Pangburn | 34-57 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses short on a runner from the baseline | 34-57 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal hits the follow up shot | 34-59 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-59 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | David Young grabs the defensive rebound | 34-59 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Coronel | 34-62 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Flores (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shen Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (tiring) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darell Carneal (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Coronel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-62 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | David Young gets the rebound | 34-62 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-62 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Melvin Pangburn | 34-62 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-62 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner gets the offensive rebound | 34-62 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-62 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 34-62 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the turnaround from the left block | 34-62 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the offensive rebound | 34-62 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #3 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Peter Kaiser (C) Melvin Pangburn, Ramiro Flores, Shen Xiong | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), William Spears (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Anthony Akers, Darell Carneal, David Young, Gregory Coronel | |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses the shot from the left side | 34-62 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer snags the defensive board | 34-62 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Spears | 34-64 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser is hacked by Kenneth Posey - foul #1 on Kenneth Posey, team foul #4 | 34-64 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner loses the dribble to Andrew Eisele | 34-64 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | William Spears lays it up and in set up by Andrew Eisele | 34-66 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | John Dampier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-66 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer snags the defensive board | 34-66 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John Dampier - foul #3 on John Dampier, team foul #8 | 34-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shen Xiong (PF), Lawrence Roberts (C) Daniel Eichner, Terry Moberly | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF) Kenneth Posey | |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the free throw | 34-69 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Craig Helzer denies the turnaround by Gilberto Ricci | 34-69 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 34-69 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Peter Kaiser takes the ball from William Spears | 34-69 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Kaiser | 36-69 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | William Spears clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-69 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lawrence Roberts | 36-69 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shen Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darell Carneal (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Kaiser | 38-69 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Spears | 38-72 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Craig Helzer takes the ball from Gilberto Ricci | 38-72 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Eisele | 38-74 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Andrew Eisele steals it from John Dampier in the backcourt | 38-74 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses the lay-in | 38-74 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | William Spears can't tip it in | 38-74 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong snags the defensive board | 38-74 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Peter Kaiser is denied by Craig Helzer | 38-74 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 38-74 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (C) Darell Carneal | |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Andrew Eisele steals it from Lawrence Roberts | 38-74 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele can't finish the layup | 38-74 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong gets the rebound | 38-74 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG) Gregory Coronel | |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Eisele and he's hacked by John Dampier - foul #4 on John Dampier, team foul #9 | 38-76 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the free throw | 38-77 |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Kaiser and he's fouled by Andrew Eisele - foul #1 on Andrew Eisele, team foul #5 | 40-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (C) Anthony Akers | |
| 05:34 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses the free throw | 40-77 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregory Coronel | 40-77 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-77 |
| 05:22 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong pulls down the rebound | 40-77 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Gregory Coronel - foul #3 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #6 | 42-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) Gregory Coronel | |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong makes the free throw | 43-77 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Gilberto Ricci steals the ball from Douglas Lowrey | 43-77 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-77 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey grabs the board | 43-77 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is hacked by John Dampier in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Dampier, team foul #10 | 43-77 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG) John Dampier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 43-78 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 43-79 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 43-79 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey pulls down the rebound | 43-79 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-79 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey tips it but misses | 43-79 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele hits the follow up shot | 43-81 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gilberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Peter Kaiser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shen Xiong (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Spears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Craig Helzer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Lowrey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts double dribbles | 43-81 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF) Kenneth Posey | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is whistled for a carry | 43-81 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gilberto Ricci | 46-81 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer is whistled for traveling | 46-81 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Craig Helzer - foul #3 on Craig Helzer, team foul #7 | 46-81 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 47-81 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-81 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Craig Helzer and he's fouled by Shen Xiong - foul #4 on Shen Xiong, team foul #11 | 48-83 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the free throw | 48-84 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) Darell Carneal | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Posey | 48-86 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser is hacked by William Spears - foul #2 on William Spears, team foul #8 | 48-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF) Kenneth Posey | |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 49-86 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 50-86 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Roberts | 50-86 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 50-86 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci travels with the ball | 50-86 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the dunk attempt | 50-86 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong pulls down the rebound | 50-86 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci misses the dunk attempt | 50-86 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-86 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele runs out the clock | 50-86 |