| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Stembridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Walton (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Baynes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Farnham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Gurney (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Mixon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon is called for traveling | 35-30 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Norman Walton | 37-30 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal scores on a floater from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Richard Mixon is called for the reach on Brett Sawyer - foul #3 on Richard Mixon, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch (C) Richard Mixon | |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham misses the easy layup but the foul's on Garrett Buch - foul #1 on Garrett Buch, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Bobby Farnham swats the layup by Garrett Buch | 39-32 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | John Rinehart is called for the reach on Gregory Stembridge - foul #1 on John Rinehart, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Holmes (PG), Michael Secor (SG), Herbert Roberts (C) Gregory Stembridge, Norman Walton, Bobby Farnham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG), Charles Gallagher (SG), Oscar Hernandez (C) John Rinehart, Clifford Beal, Mundan Abdulmuniem | |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | William Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | James Baynes misses short on a shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney buries a driving attempt in the lane | 39-34 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Douglas Gurney - foul #1 on Douglas Gurney, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge (PG), Norman Walton (SG), Dustin Miles (SF), Bobby Farnham (C) William Holmes, Michael Secor, James Baynes, Herbert Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Clifford Beal (SG), George Givan (SF), Gerald Anderson (C) Floyd Parkhurst, Charles Gallagher, Garrett Buch, Oscar Hernandez | |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Norman Walton grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Dustin Miles double dribbles | 41-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Scott (PF) Brett Sawyer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Richard Mixon (C) George Givan, Gerald Anderson | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Stembridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Walton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Miles (fresh) PF - Carl Scott (fresh) C - Bobby Farnham (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Gurney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Mixon (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon's floater is tipped away by Bobby Farnham | 41-34 |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Carl Scott grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Norman Walton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 41-34 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Stembridge | 41-34 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Mundan Abdulmuniem steals it from Dustin Miles | 41-34 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Carl Scott - foul #2 on Carl Scott, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Holmes (PG), Michael Secor (SG), James Baynes (SF), Herbert Roberts (C) Gregory Stembridge, Norman Walton, Carl Scott, Bobby Farnham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (SG), Charles Gallagher (SF), Garrett Buch (PF), Oscar Hernandez (C) Clifford Beal, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Douglas Gurney, Richard Mixon | |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart makes the 3rd free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | John Rinehart steals the ball from Michael Secor in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher drills a jumper from the right block set up by John Rinehart | 41-38 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Garrett Buch steals it from Michael Secor in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-38 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Herbert Roberts snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | William Holmes is whistled for a carry | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer (PF) Dustin Miles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Givan (SF), Gerald Anderson (C) John Rinehart, Garrett Buch | |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst loses the ball out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham (C) Herbert Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney (PF) Oscar Hernandez | |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 41-38 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by George Givan | 41-40 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | William Holmes's floater is knocked away by Douglas Gurney | 41-40 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | William Holmes connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Brett Sawyer | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Holmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Secor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Bobby Farnham (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Floyd Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gallagher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Givan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Douglas Gurney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Bobby Farnham - foul #1 on Bobby Farnham, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge (PG), Norman Walton (SG), Dustin Miles (SF) William Holmes, Michael Secor, James Baynes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal (SG), Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Garrett Buch (PF), Richard Mixon (C) Charles Gallagher, George Givan, Douglas Gurney, Gerald Anderson | |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 43-43 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 45-43 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Bobby Farnham steps in front of the Garrett Buch pass | 45-43 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge misses the jumpshot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Miles | 45-43 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Dustin Miles loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), Michael Secor (SG), Herbert Roberts (PF), Carl Scott (C) Gregory Stembridge, Norman Walton, Brett Sawyer, Bobby Farnham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), George Givan (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF) Floyd Parkhurst, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Garrett Buch | |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Mixon | 45-45 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Michael Secor double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Holmes (PG), James Baynes (SF) John Rush, Dustin Miles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson (C) Richard Mixon | |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Baynes - foul #2 on James Baynes, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher (SG) Clifford Beal | |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Charles Gallagher steals the ball from Michael Secor | 45-47 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Herbert Roberts snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Michael Secor is fouled in the backcourt by George Givan - foul #1 on George Givan, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge (PG), Norman Walton (SG), Dustin Miles (PF) William Holmes, Michael Secor, Carl Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Douglas Gurney (PF) George Givan, Gerald Anderson | |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Walton | 48-47 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer (PF) Dustin Miles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal (SG), Garrett Buch (C) Charles Gallagher, Oscar Hernandez | |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | James Baynes is wide open and slams it home | 50-47 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Secor (SG), Dustin Miles (SF), Bobby Farnham (C) Norman Walton, James Baynes, Herbert Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Givan (PG), Richard Mixon (C) John Rinehart, Mundan Abdulmuniem | |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham misses short on a floater from the right block | 50-47 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Stembridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Secor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Miles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brett Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Bobby Farnham (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - George Givan (fresh) 4 reb. SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garrett Buch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Gurney (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Mixon (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Gurney | 50-49 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Michael Secor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-49 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Douglas Gurney | 50-49 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brett Sawyer | 50-49 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Michael Secor is hacked by Clifford Beal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Beal, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Holmes (PG), Norman Walton (SG), James Baynes (SF) Gregory Stembridge, Michael Secor, Brett Sawyer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Charles Gallagher (SG), Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Gerald Anderson (C) George Givan, Clifford Beal, Garrett Buch, Douglas Gurney, Richard Mixon | |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Norman Walton connects on the open floater from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Miles | 52-49 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Herbert Roberts (PF), Carl Scott (C) Dustin Miles, Bobby Farnham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG) John Rinehart | |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Norman Walton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Herbert Roberts hits the follow up shot | 54-49 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson buries a runner from close range set up by Mundan Abdulmuniem | 54-51 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Gerald Anderson swats the short shot by James Baynes | 54-51 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Holmes - foul #3 on William Holmes, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Secor (SG), Dustin Miles (SF), Brett Sawyer (PF) Norman Walton, James Baynes, Carl Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal (SG), Douglas Gurney (PF), Richard Mixon (C) Mundan Abdulmuniem, Oscar Hernandez, Gerald Anderson | |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | William Holmes scores on a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Floyd Parkhurst - foul #2 on Floyd Parkhurst, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Givan (SF) Charles Gallagher | |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | William Holmes makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dustin Miles - foul #1 on Dustin Miles, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge (PG), Bobby Farnham (C) William Holmes, Herbert Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch (SF) Floyd Parkhurst | |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Michael Secor is hacked by Clifford Beal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Beal, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Michael Secor makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Michael Secor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Garrett Buch and he's hacked by Brett Sawyer - foul #1 on Brett Sawyer, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Baynes (SF) Dustin Miles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Gerald Anderson (C) Clifford Beal, Richard Mixon | |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney misses the free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | George Givan clanks a jump hook from the left block | 59-56 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Bobby Farnham | 59-56 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Garrett Buch - foul #2 on Garrett Buch, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG) Gregory Stembridge | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal (SG), Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF) George Givan, Garrett Buch | |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Rush (fresh) SG - Michael Secor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baynes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brett Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Bobby Farnham (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Gurney (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Gerald Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Bobby Farnham is called for the reach on Clifford Beal - foul #2 on Bobby Farnham, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Holmes (PG), Norman Walton (SG), Dustin Miles (PF), Herbert Roberts (C) John Rush, Michael Secor, Brett Sawyer, Bobby Farnham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher (PF) Douglas Gurney | |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Dustin Miles gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Norman Walton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | James Baynes hits the follow up shot | 62-56 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mundan Abdulmuniem | 62-59 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge (PG), Brett Sawyer (PF), Bobby Farnham (C) William Holmes, Dustin Miles, Herbert Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney (PF), Richard Mixon (C) Charles Gallagher, Gerald Anderson | |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Richard Mixon is called for the reach on Gregory Stembridge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Mixon, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon is hacked by Gregory Stembridge - foul #2 on Gregory Stembridge, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch (SF) Mundan Abdulmuniem | |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer dunks the ball on a great pass from Bobby Farnham | 66-60 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart's pass is intercepted by Norman Walton | 66-60 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham's floater is tipped away by Garrett Buch | 66-60 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Gurney | 66-60 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Bobby Farnham | 66-60 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Norman Walton is fouled on the floor by Richard Mixon - foul #5 on Richard Mixon, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF) Richard Mixon | |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Norman Walton makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Norman Walton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge is hacked by John Rinehart in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Rinehart, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney blows the layup | 68-63 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | John Rinehart is called for the reach on Bobby Farnham in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Rinehart, team foul #13 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Secor (PG), William Holmes (SF) Gregory Stembridge, James Baynes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Bobby Farnham gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | John Rinehart is called for the reach on Brett Sawyer in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Rinehart, team foul #14 | 69-63 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Brett Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Garrett Buch | 70-66 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Stembridge (PG), James Baynes (SF) Michael Secor, William Holmes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Clifford Beal is called for the reach on Norman Walton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifford Beal, team foul #15 | 70-66 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Norman Walton misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Norman Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | James Baynes grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | James Baynes is hacked by John Rinehart in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Rinehart, team foul #16 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Secor (PG) Gregory Stembridge | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG) John Rinehart | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | James Baynes misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | James Baynes misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal misses long on a fullcourt shot | 71-66 |