| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmie Whaley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman double dribbles | 34-43 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson tips it in | 36-43 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman travels with the ball | 36-43 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal's pass is intercepted by James Bohl in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | James Bohl hits the finger roll | 36-45 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal is hacked by Curtis Walters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Walters, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette (PG) Curtis Walters | |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal's layup is rejected by Ralph Eastman | 36-45 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura blows the layup but he's fouled by Stacy Hockman - foul #3 on Stacy Hockman, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (SG), William Boyd (PF) Stacy Hockman, Chris Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson (PF), Colin Yates (C) Florentino Esposito, Ralph Eastman | |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley makes the floater from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Jimmie Whaley takes the ball from Colin Yates | 38-46 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Lee Marquette - foul #1 on Lee Marquette, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa (SG), Steven Cluff (SF) Antonio Cardinal, Dillon Parmley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Ricky Situ (SF) James Bohl, Paul Chmura | |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ is whistled for a carry | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simmons (C) Jimmie Whaley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton (SF) Lee Marquette | |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Clarence Closson | 39-48 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Lawrence Newton is called for the reach on Steven Cluff - foul #2 on Lawrence Newton, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Chris Jackson (PF) George Simmons | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Clarence Closson, Colin Yates | |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Ricky Situ steps in front of the Steven Cluff pass | 39-48 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Coleman and he's hacked by Chris Jackson - foul #1 on Chris Jackson, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG), Dillon Parmley (SF), Jimmie Whaley (C) Jerry Thompson, Steven Cluff, William Boyd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette (PG), James Bohl (SG) Matthew Coleman, Ricky Situ | |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (SG) Robert Mendosa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura (SF) Lawrence Newton | |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Antonio Cardinal - foul #2 on Antonio Cardinal, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG) Jerry Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG) Lee Marquette | |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmie Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Florentino Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-53 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | James Bohl hits a 3 from straight away | 39-56 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Stacy Hockman and he's hacked by Paul Chmura - foul #2 on Paul Chmura, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Smith (PF) Chris Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ (PF), Lawrence Newton (C) Florentino Esposito, Ralph Eastman | |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jimmie Whaley - foul #2 on Jimmie Whaley, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Cluff (PG) Antonio Cardinal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman (C) Paul Chmura | |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Curtis Walters - foul #4 on Curtis Walters, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Chris Jackson (PF), George Simmons (C) Dillon Parmley, Jimmie Whaley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Lee Marquette (SG), Clarence Closson (PF), Colin Yates (C) Curtis Walters, James Bohl, Lawrence Newton, Ralph Eastman | |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff misses the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Eric Smith steps in front of the Lee Marquette pass | 43-58 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Eric Smith lays it in | 45-58 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-58 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Eric Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | George Simmons snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | George Simmons's fadeaway is rejected by Colin Yates | 45-58 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by George Simmons - foul #2 on George Simmons, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG), Jerry Thompson (SG), Dillon Parmley (SF), William Boyd (PF), Jimmie Whaley (C) Steven Cluff, Stacy Hockman, Eric Smith, Chris Jackson, George Simmons | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bohl (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Florentino Esposito (PF) Lee Marquette, Ricky Situ, Clarence Closson | |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | William Boyd drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Dillon Parmley | 47-60 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bohl | 47-62 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | James Bohl takes the ball from Dillon Parmley | 47-62 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura lays it in on a nice dish by James Bohl | 47-64 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 47-64 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | James Bohl snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Chmura | 47-67 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Thompson (fresh) SF - Dillon Parmley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Matthew Coleman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Chmura (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Florentino Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Yates (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | William Boyd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-67 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley hits the follow up shot | 49-67 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-67 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates tips it but misses | 49-67 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito grabs the offensive board | 49-67 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Dillon Parmley is called for the reach on Paul Chmura - foul #1 on Dillon Parmley, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Cluff (PG), Stacy Hockman (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Chris Jackson (PF), George Simmons (C) Antonio Cardinal, Jerry Thompson, Dillon Parmley, William Boyd, Jimmie Whaley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Lee Marquette (SG), Lawrence Newton (SF), Ricky Situ (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Matthew Coleman, James Bohl, Paul Chmura, Florentino Esposito, Colin Yates | |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-67 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Eric Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-67 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff gets the offensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Ricky Situ blocks the jumper by Stacy Hockman | 49-67 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson snags the defensive board | 49-67 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | George Simmons takes the ball from Lawrence Newton | 49-67 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-67 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lawrence Newton | 49-67 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-67 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette tips it back up and in | 49-69 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Parkerson - foul #1 on Gene Parkerson, team foul #6 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SG), Jimmie Whaley (C) Stacy Hockman, Eric Smith, George Simmons | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bohl (SG), Clarence Closson (PF) Gene Parkerson, Ricky Situ | |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-69 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff tips it home | 51-69 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette scores on a 3 from the left corner | 51-72 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson's pass is intercepted by James Bohl in the backcourt | 51-72 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | James Bohl lays it in | 51-74 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Clarence Closson steals the ball from Steven Cluff in the backcourt | 51-74 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Jimmie Whaley picks off the pass by James Bohl | 51-74 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG), Dillon Parmley (SF), William Boyd (PF) Robert Mendosa, Steven Cluff, Chris Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG), Matthew Coleman (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Florentino Esposito (PF) Lee Marquette, James Bohl, Lawrence Newton, Ralph Eastman | |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Antonio Cardinal steps in front of the Clarence Closson pass | 51-74 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Coleman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Florentino Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Closson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG) Jerry Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman (C) Clarence Closson | |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman is hacked by Jimmie Whaley - foul #3 on Jimmie Whaley, team foul #7 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bohl (SG), Ricky Situ (PF) Matthew Coleman, Florentino Esposito | |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-75 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jimmie Whaley | 51-75 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-75 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 51-75 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Bohl | 51-78 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Ralph Eastman takes the ball from Jimmie Whaley | 51-78 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Situ | 51-81 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-81 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-81 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal grabs the board | 53-81 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 53-81 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman grabs the board | 53-81 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Curtis Walters | 53-83 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Curtis Walters steals the ball from Dillon Parmley | 53-83 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Chmura | 53-86 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | William Boyd buries a shot from close range set up by Antonio Cardinal | 55-86 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-86 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman gets the offensive rebound | 55-86 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | James Bohl misses the floater from the left wing | 55-86 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | James Bohl tips it in | 55-88 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dillon Parmley (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Whaley (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Bohl (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Paul Chmura (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Ricky Situ (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Antonio Cardinal | 57-88 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-88 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | James Bohl snags the offensive board | 57-88 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 57-88 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | William Boyd gets the rebound | 57-88 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 57-88 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura pulls down the rebound | 57-88 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters misses long on a shot from the left wing | 57-88 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley pulls down the rebound | 57-88 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-88 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Dillon Parmley - foul #2 on Dillon Parmley, team foul #8 | 59-88 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SG), Eric Smith (SF), George Simmons (C) Antonio Cardinal, Stacy Hockman, Dillon Parmley, Jimmie Whaley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette (PG), Clarence Closson (PF), Colin Yates (C) Curtis Walters, James Bohl, Ralph Eastman | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura makes the 1st free throw | 59-89 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura makes the 2nd free throw | 59-90 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Eric Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Thompson | 62-90 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ is hacked by Robert Mendosa - foul #1 on Robert Mendosa, team foul #9 | 62-90 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG) Paul Chmura | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ makes the 1st free throw | 62-91 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ makes the 2nd free throw | 62-92 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | William Boyd loses the dribble to Colin Yates | 62-92 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman runs out the clock | 62-92 |