| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Donald Henry comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Harrison - foul #2 on Christopher Harrison, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams hits the follow up shot | 25-29 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | James Sherwin's pass is intercepted by Lance Williams | 25-29 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-31 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Curtis Sims steals the ball from Lewis Frazier | 25-31 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | James Sherwin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims tips it in | 27-31 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Harrison | 27-33 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | William Gray grabs the board | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Jonathan Conrad swats the short shot by Robert Boyer | 27-33 |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad is called for traveling | 27-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG), Kory Clinton (SF), Jurica Bujarski (PF) James Sherwin, Dana Wittmer, Jonathan Conrad | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Ryan Langan (SG), Garland Hipps (C) Christopher Harrison, Lance Williams, Lewis Frazier | |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Curtis Sims steps in front of the Donald Brand pass | 27-33 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Donald Henry knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Curtis Sims | 29-33 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer is whistled for traveling | 29-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (PF) Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier (C) William Gray | |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Donald Henry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Curtis Sims steals the ball from Garland Hipps | 29-33 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Donald Henry hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Paul Spain | 31-33 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Sims - foul #2 on Curtis Sims, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Dana Wittmer (SF) Paul Spain, Kory Clinton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (PG), Lance Williams (SG), William Gray (PF) Ryan Langan, Robert Boyer, Lewis Frazier | |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by James Sherwin | 33-34 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Dana Wittmer - foul #2 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski (PF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (C) Jonathan Conrad, Curtis Sims | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Brand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Garland Hipps (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dana Wittmer | 36-35 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Henry is called for the reach on Christopher Harrison - foul #1 on Donald Henry, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (SG), Jonathan Conrad (PF) Donald Henry, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier (C) William Gray | |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier comes up short on the runner from close range | 36-35 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Donald Brand | 36-37 |
| 10:02 | Rutgers | Paul Spain knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | James Sherwin grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | James Sherwin makes the 3 from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the shot from the left side | 41-37 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Paul Spain hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps hits a wide open floater in the paint set up by Lewis Frazier | 44-39 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | James Sherwin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Paul Spain misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Garland Hipps | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Spain (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jurica Bujarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Brand (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Garland Hipps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 44-42 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Christopher Harrison | 44-42 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | James Sherwin is called for the reach on Lance Williams - foul #1 on James Sherwin, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sid Anderson (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF), Curtis Sims (C) James Sherwin, Paul Spain, Dana Wittmer, Jonathan Conrad, Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan Langan (PG), Robert Boyer (SF), William Gray (PF) Christopher Harrison, Donald Brand, Garland Hipps | |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Henry - foul #2 on Donald Henry, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Henry | 46-44 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer double dribbles | 46-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG) Sid Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (PG) Lance Williams | |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Kory Clinton swats the layup by Robert Boyer | 48-44 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the floater from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on William Gray - foul #1 on William Gray, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Dana Wittmer (SF) Paul Spain, Kory Clinton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Garland Hipps (C) Christopher Harrison, Lewis Frazier | |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | William Gray snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Langan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Garland Hipps (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer is whistled for traveling | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (PF) Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lance Williams (SG) Ryan Langan | |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Henry | 54-48 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Gray | 54-51 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | James Sherwin buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Henry | 57-51 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the tip | 57-51 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Curtis Sims swats the dunk try by Robert Boyer | 57-51 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | William Gray snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Lance Williams is called for the reach on Curtis Sims in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lance Williams, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PF), Jurica Bujarski (C) Jonathan Conrad, Curtis Sims | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (PG), Lewis Frazier (C) Donald Brand, Garland Hipps | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Lewis Frazier is called for the reach on Jurica Bujarski - foul #3 on Lewis Frazier, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is hacked by Robert Boyer - foul #2 on Robert Boyer, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Robert Boyer is called for the reach on Paul Spain - foul #3 on Robert Boyer, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Lewis Frazier is called for the reach on Jurica Bujarski - foul #4 on Lewis Frazier, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | William Gray grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison drills a 3 from straight away | 57-54 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Sims (C) Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Paul Spain is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Harrison - foul #3 on Christopher Harrison, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Paul Spain makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Paul Spain makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams grabs the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison connects on the 3 from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Sherwin runs out the clock | 59-57 |