| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal inbounds the ball | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey snags the offensive board | 48-30 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-30 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | David Young takes the ball from Ramiro Flores | 48-30 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Melvin Pangburn picks off the pass by Darell Carneal | 48-30 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Coronel - foul #3 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #1 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey (C) Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores misses the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | David Young loses the dribble to Daniel Eichner | 48-31 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn drills a jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Eichner | 48-33 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-33 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the tip | 48-33 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores's floater is knocked away by Douglas Lowrey | 48-33 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores tips it back up and in | 48-35 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), William Spears (SF), Craig Helzer (PF) Kenneth Posey, Darell Carneal, David Young | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Shen Xiong (PF), Peter Kaiser (C) Melvin Pangburn, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly, Thomas Dodge | |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | John Dampier drills a floater from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Eichner - foul #1 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Spears (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shen Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser drills a turnaround from the left block | 49-39 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer loses the dribble to John Dampier | 49-39 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner lays it in on a great pass from John Dampier | 49-41 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Shen Xiong | 49-41 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong tips it home | 49-43 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Eisele | 51-43 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner loses the dribble to William Spears | 51-43 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Daniel Eichner steals it from Andrew Eisele | 51-43 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses the easy layup | 51-43 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | John Dampier grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | John Dampier misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele tips it in | 53-43 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-46 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Akers | 56-46 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner is fouled on the floor by Andrew Eisele - foul #1 on Andrew Eisele, team foul #2 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (PG), Darell Carneal (SF), David Young (PF), Gregory Coronel (C) Anthony Akers, Andrew Eisele, Craig Helzer, Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Ramiro Flores (SF), Terry Moberly (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) John Dampier, Gilberto Ricci, Shen Xiong, Peter Kaiser | |
| 12:22 | Rutgers | David Young knocks away the 3 by Daniel Eichner | 56-46 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is whistled for traveling | 56-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG) William Spears | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Eichner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner hits the follow up shot | 56-48 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers double dribbles | 56-48 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-48 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is called for traveling | 56-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG) Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shen Xiong (SG) Daniel Eichner | |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Eisele | 58-48 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn double dribbles | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci (SG) Shen Xiong | |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is hacked by Ramiro Flores - foul #3 on Ramiro Flores, team foul #2 | 58-48 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | David Young lays it in set up by Andrew Eisele and the foul's on Terry Moberly - foul #2 on Terry Moberly, team foul #3 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Douglas Lowrey (C) Andrew Eisele, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shen Xiong (C) Thomas Dodge | |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | David Young makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly drills a 3 from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Posey | 63-51 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), William Spears (SF), Craig Helzer (PF) Kenneth Posey, Darell Carneal, David Young | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Peter Kaiser (C) Melvin Pangburn, Terry Moberly | |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | John Dampier steals it from William Spears | 63-51 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Dampier | 63-53 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is fouled on the floor by Peter Kaiser - foul #1 on Peter Kaiser, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (C) Andrew Eisele | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Thomas Dodge (C) Ramiro Flores, Peter Kaiser | |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Shen Xiong - foul #1 on Shen Xiong, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong misses long on a shot from the left block | 65-53 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong tips it home | 65-55 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Akers | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Lowrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 10 pts. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shen Xiong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge tips it home | 67-57 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Lowrey | 69-57 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | John Dampier is called for the reach on Anthony Akers - foul #3 on John Dampier, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG), Darell Carneal (SF), David Young (PF) William Spears, Douglas Lowrey, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Ramiro Flores (SF), Terry Moberly (PF), Peter Kaiser (C) John Dampier, Gilberto Ricci, Shen Xiong, Thomas Dodge | |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Melvin Pangburn - foul #3 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #8 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (C) Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (SG) Daniel Eichner | |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregory Coronel | 71-59 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel clanks a shot from the right block | 71-59 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Melvin Pangburn | 71-61 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Posey | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Anthony Akers steals it from Melvin Pangburn in the backcourt | 73-61 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | David Young drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Darell Carneal and the foul's on Terry Moberly - foul #3 on Terry Moberly, team foul #9 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Douglas Lowrey (C) Anthony Akers, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Thomas Dodge (C) John Dampier, Peter Kaiser | |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the free throw | 76-61 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores snags the defensive board | 76-61 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Dodge | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 76-64 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner loses the ball out of bounds | 76-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SF), Craig Helzer (PF) Darell Carneal, David Young | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Spears (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer clanks a jumper from the right block | 76-64 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Melvin Pangburn | 76-67 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF), David Young (PF), Gregory Coronel (C) William Spears, Craig Helzer, Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Darell Carneal | 78-67 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly is called for traveling | 78-67 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | David Young scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Andrew Eisele | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Daniel Eichner | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses long on a floater in the paint | 80-69 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Eisele | 80-69 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-69 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly grabs the defensive rebound | 80-69 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Melvin Pangburn is called for the reach on Andrew Eisele in the backcourt - foul #4 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #10 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), William Spears (SF) Kenneth Posey, Darell Carneal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores's floater is tipped away by Gregory Coronel | 82-72 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the offensive rebound | 82-72 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-75 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is hacked by Daniel Eichner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #11 | 82-75 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-75 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Pangburn - foul #5 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #12 | 84-75 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG) Melvin Pangburn | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Terry Moberly | 84-75 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | William Spears is fouled in the backcourt by John Dampier - foul #4 on John Dampier, team foul #13 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG), Darell Carneal (PF) Andrew Eisele, David Young | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | William Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-78 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-78 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-78 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal snags the defensive board | 85-78 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is fouled in the backcourt by John Dampier - foul #5 on John Dampier, team foul #14 | 85-78 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) Kenneth Posey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci (PG) John Dampier | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 87-78 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Dodge | 87-78 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner drills a 3 from straight away set up by Gilberto Ricci | 87-81 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-81 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) Andrew Eisele | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Gilberto Ricci is called for the reach on Anthony Akers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #15 | 87-81 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses long on a halfcourt shot | 88-81 |