| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) C - John Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Stock (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | John Stock is open but misses the lay-in | 20-33 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | John Rose drills a floater in the paint set up by Solomon Green | 22-33 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Brent Caswell | 22-36 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | John Rose comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Joshua Duffy - foul #3 on Joshua Duffy, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson (C) Joshua Duffy | |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Tony Roberts | 24-36 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Brent Caswell takes the ball from James Hicks | 24-36 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell lays it up and in | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | James Hicks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | John Stock grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 24-38 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Brent Caswell steals the ball from Tony Roberts | 24-38 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya blows the layup | 24-38 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Solomon Green comes up short on the shot in the paint | 24-38 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Brent Caswell out of a doubleteam | 24-40 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes is whistled for a carry | 24-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF) Jason Minaya, Troy Blohm, John Stock | |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jared Cross | 24-43 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wally Banks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jared Cross (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Garry Holcomb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson's floater is tipped away by Ernest Fisher | 27-43 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Wally Banks | 27-43 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Wally Banks is whistled for a carry | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SG) Charles Brogan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya (PG), Joshua Duffy (C) Brent Caswell, Stanley Hudson | |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Wally Banks pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Garry Holcomb takes the ball from Ernest Fisher | 27-43 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross blows the layup | 27-43 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy tips it but misses | 27-43 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | The jump hook by James Hicks is blocked by Joshua Duffy | 27-43 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Wally Banks gets the offensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Tony Normandin, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Tony Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF), John Rose (C) John Cole, Tony Normandin, Wally Banks, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), Troy Blohm (SF), John Stock (PF) Jared Cross, Garry Holcomb, Marvin Irons | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-43 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Brent Caswell is called for the reach on Tony Roberts - foul #1 on Brent Caswell, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG) James Hicks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan is fouled on the floor by Brent Caswell - foul #2 on Brent Caswell, team foul #3 | 27-43 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | John Rose misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-43 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts gets the rebound | 27-43 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-43 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 29-43 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Minaya (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Troy Blohm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Stock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Duffy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell tips it home | 32-45 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts is hacked by John Stock - foul #2 on John Stock, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, Charles Brogan, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes, John Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), Stanley Hudson (C) Brent Caswell, Jason Minaya, Troy Blohm, John Stock, Joshua Duffy | |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | John Cole clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 32-45 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on James Hicks - foul #2 on James Hicks, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson makes the free throw | 32-48 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses long on a shot from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | James Hicks hits the follow up shot | 34-48 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marvin Irons | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Stanley Hudson - foul #2 on Stanley Hudson, team foul #5 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG) Matthew Harn | |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Wally Banks - foul #1 on Wally Banks, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Roberts (SF) Tony Normandin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Stanley Hudson steps in front of the James Hicks pass | 36-51 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Wally Banks - foul #2 on Wally Banks, team foul #4 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), John Rose (C) John Cole, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya (SG), Joshua Duffy (C) Jared Cross, Garry Holcomb | |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons misses the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | John Rose pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | James Hicks works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons grabs the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson's layup is rejected by Wally Banks | 39-52 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | John Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | John Rose buries a floater from the baseline | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wally Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marvin Irons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Hudson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell is hacked by Wally Banks - foul #3 on Wally Banks, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Jeffrey Holmes (PF) James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (SF), John Stock (PF) Marvin Irons, Stanley Hudson | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | John Stock lays it in | 41-54 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | John Rose buries a floater from the right block | 43-54 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-54 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Rose | 43-54 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-54 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Blohm | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-57 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the contested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Stock | 43-59 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SG), Tony Roberts (SF) Charles Brogan, Tony Normandin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson (C) Joshua Duffy | |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | James Hicks shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jason Minaya - foul #2 on Jason Minaya, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses badly on a shot near the basket | 44-59 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell tips it back up and in | 44-61 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | James Hicks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Hudson | 44-64 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Holmes loses the dribble to Brent Caswell | 44-64 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya banks in the layup on a great pass from Brent Caswell | 44-66 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | John Rose clanks a jumper from the baseline | 44-66 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-66 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts snags the defensive board | 44-66 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 22 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Stock (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | John Rose can't tip it in | 44-66 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Minaya | 44-68 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | John Rose connects on the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Stanley Hudson - foul #3 on Stanley Hudson, team foul #7 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Wally Banks (PF) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Roberts, Jeffrey Holmes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF) Brent Caswell, Jason Minaya, Troy Blohm, John Stock | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | John Rose misses the free throw | 46-68 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons pulls down the rebound | 46-68 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher (C) John Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-68 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson pulls down the rebound | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jared Cross and he's hacked by Ernest Fisher - foul #2 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #6 | 46-70 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson makes the free throw | 46-71 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Harn - foul #2 on Matthew Harn, team foul #8 | 46-71 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons pulls down the rebound | 47-71 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson drills a jumper from the baseline | 47-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | John Cole buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-73 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ernest Fisher - foul #3 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #7 | 50-73 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin slams it home on a great pass from John Cole | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Harn | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-77 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons grabs the defensive rebound | 52-77 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn runs out the clock | 52-77 |