| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Starr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe slams it home and he's hacked by Seth Watkins - foul #1 on Seth Watkins, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia grabs the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Starr | 30-38 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Thompson | 30-38 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses short on a floater from the left side | 30-38 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jimmy Riley | 32-38 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Jordan | 32-41 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe drills a jumper from the baseline | 34-41 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Timothy Thompson | 34-44 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits the finger roll set up by Jimmy Riley | 36-44 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Seth Watkins | 36-47 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Rubin Wolfe steals it from Jimmy Kifer | 36-47 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe is denied on a dunk by John Starr | 36-47 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-47 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Starr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | John Starr tips it home | 36-49 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough loses the ball out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Steven Silver (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Jimmy Kifer, Robert Jordan, Seth Watkins, John Starr | |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca can't finish the layup | 36-49 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Kim Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Steven Silver | 39-51 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Craig Alden steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-51 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the dunk | 39-51 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Don Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano is fouled on the floor by Gus Duca - foul #2 on Gus Duca, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Louis Choe | |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Don Hughes is whistled for a carry | 39-51 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley is hacked by Don Hughes - foul #3 on Don Hughes, team foul #1 | 39-51 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Kim Smith swats the short shot by Steven Silver | 39-51 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Mason | 39-51 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the jumper from close range | 41-51 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | William Phan's pass is intercepted by Gregory Capel | 41-51 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Kim Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Robert Mason gets the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Craig Alden connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Kim Smith snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Alden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Capel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Don Hughes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kim Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Craig Alden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Rubin Wolfe (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Craig Alden, Gregory Capel, Don Hughes, Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Seth Watkins (PF), John Starr (C) Gus Duca, Steven Silver, Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by John Starr is denied by Rubin Wolfe | 43-51 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer buries a jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Alberto Romano | 45-53 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Timothy Thompson steps in front of the Jimmy Riley pass in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson banks in the layup | 45-55 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Gus Duca (SG) Timothy Thompson, Jimmy Kifer | |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Starr | 46-55 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alberto Romano - foul #1 on Alberto Romano, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG), Don Hughes (C) Alberto Romano, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Rubin Wolfe | 46-56 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-56 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel tips it but misses | 46-56 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | John Starr's pass is intercepted by Don Hughes | 46-56 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Don Hughes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-56 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Capel | 48-56 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Louis Choe | 48-58 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Don Hughes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-58 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Don Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Silver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Starr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-60 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jimmy Riley, team foul #3 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Kim Smith (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe, Don Hughes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), William Phan (C) Louis Choe, Gus Duca, Steven Silver, Seth Watkins, John Starr | |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Kifer | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Craig Alden connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kim Smith | 51-63 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | William Phan is hacked by Kim Smith - foul #1 on Kim Smith, team foul #4 | 51-63 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF) Patrick Rowley | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel is hacked by Steven Silver - foul #3 on Steven Silver, team foul #4 | 51-63 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-63 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Kim Smith gets the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Phan | 51-63 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-63 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Kim Smith is hacked by Timothy Thompson - foul #1 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Hughes (SF) Robert Mason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG) Jimmy Kifer | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Don Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thad Price (C) David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF), John Starr (C) Robert Jordan, William Phan | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley is whistled for a carry | 51-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Rubin Wolfe (PF) Gregory Capel, Kim Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF) Steven Silver | |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley is whistled for traveling | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | John Starr clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Don Hughes - foul #4 on Don Hughes, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), David Kimbrough (C) Craig Alden, Don Hughes, Thad Price | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) Timothy Thompson, Gus Duca, Robert Jordan | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | John Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rubin Wolfe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Starr (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe hits the finger roll against a doubleteam and he's fouled by Seth Watkins - foul #2 on Seth Watkins, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Capel (SG) Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (SF) Patrick Rowley | |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | Rubin Wolfe misses the free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Rubin Wolfe - foul #2 on Rubin Wolfe, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Don Hughes (SF), Kim Smith (PF), Robert Mason (C) Jimmy Riley, Gregory Capel, Lloyd Malizia, Rubin Wolfe, David Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Robert Jordan (SF) Louis Choe, Steven Silver | |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-66 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | John Starr tips it in | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Craig Alden scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Don Hughes | 56-68 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jimmy Kifer | 56-70 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Craig Alden makes the shot from the right side | 58-70 |
| 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alberto Romano - foul #2 on Alberto Romano, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Timothy Thompson steps in front of the Craig Alden pass | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson runs out the clock | 58-72 |