| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gene Parkerson (fresh) SG - Gregory Mayor (fresh) SF - William Ferguson (fresh) PF - Colin Yates (fresh) C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Simpson (fresh) SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) PF - Philip Jensen (fresh) C - George Simmons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | George Simmons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson hits a shot from the left wing set up by Gregory Mayor | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Eastman | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | George Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | George Simmons's layup is rejected by Ralph Eastman | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates lays it in on a great pass from Gene Parkerson | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Mayor takes the ball from Philip Jensen | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gene Parkerson | 7-0 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman tips it back up and in | 9-2 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson is hacked by Gene Parkerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Parkerson, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Keith Smith (SG), Stephen Pointer (PF) Gregory Mayor, Colin Yates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG), Francis McClelland (PF), Donald Sykes (C) Henry Simpson, Philip Jensen, George Simmons | |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Stephen Pointer steps in front of the Thomas Lester pass | 9-2 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 9-2 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald Sykes | 9-2 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Lester - foul #1 on Thomas Lester, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Makary Zook (SG), Richard Corona (PF) Gene Parkerson, William Ferguson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (SG), Robert Mayes (SF) Stacy Hockman, Robert Mendosa | |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes grabs the board | 10-2 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses badly on a floater from the left side | 10-2 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona grabs the board | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Keith Smith (fresh) SG - Makary Zook (fresh) SF - Stephen Pointer (fresh) PF - Richard Corona (fresh) C - Ralph Eastman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Lester (fresh) SG - Douglas Allen (fresh) SF - Robert Mayes (fresh) PF - Francis McClelland (fresh) C - Donald Sykes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 10-2 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland pulls down the rebound | 10-2 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor (SG), William Ferguson (SF), Colin Yates (PF) Makary Zook, Richard Corona, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG), Stacy Hockman (SG), Philip Jensen (PF), George Simmons (C) Douglas Allen, Robert Mayes, Francis McClelland, Donald Sykes | |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Pointer | 13-2 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | George Simmons is fouled on the floor by William Ferguson - foul #1 on William Ferguson, team foul #2 | 13-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Eugene Harris (C) Keith Smith, Stephen Pointer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa (SF) Thomas Lester | |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson double dribbles | 13-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Corona (C) Eugene Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-2 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-2 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Philip Jensen is called for the reach on Colin Yates - foul #1 on Philip Jensen, team foul #2 | 13-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Harris (C) Colin Yates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Mendosa steals it from William Ferguson | 13-2 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Gregory Mayor picks off the pass by Stacy Hockman in the backcourt | 13-2 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Ferguson and he's fouled by Philip Jensen - foul #2 on Philip Jensen, team foul #3 | 15-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Keith Smith (SG), Stephen Pointer (PF) Gregory Mayor, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG), Francis McClelland (PF) Stacy Hockman, Philip Jensen | |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson makes the free throw | 16-2 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester is hacked by Keith Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Smith, team foul #3 | 16-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), Makary Zook (SF) Gene Parkerson, William Ferguson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Sykes (C) George Simmons | |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson knocks in the shot from the left block | 16-4 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Keith Smith | 18-4 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-4 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 18-4 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Eugene Harris travels with the ball | 18-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ferguson (SF), Colin Yates (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Leroy Brackman, Stephen Pointer, Eugene Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG), Robert Mayes (SF) Henry Simpson, Robert Mendosa | |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Stacy Hockman | 18-6 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Francis McClelland - foul #1 on Francis McClelland, team foul #4 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Gregory Mayor (SG) Keith Smith, Makary Zook | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), George Simmons (C) Thomas Lester, Donald Sykes | |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates misses the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 18-6 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | George Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 18-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Gene Parkerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Mayor (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Ferguson (fresh) PF - Colin Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mayes (fresh) PF - Francis McClelland (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-6 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 18-6 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson is hacked by Robert Mayes - foul #1 on Robert Mayes, team foul #5 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer (PF) Colin Yates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson (PF) Francis McClelland | |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer is hacked by Lloyd Watson - foul #1 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #6 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Corona (PF) William Ferguson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SF) Douglas Allen, Robert Mayes | |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | George Simmons takes the ball from Richard Corona | 18-6 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman loses the dribble to Stephen Pointer in the backcourt | 18-6 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Lloyd Watson - foul #2 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #7 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), Keith Smith (SG), Makary Zook (SF) Gene Parkerson, Gregory Mayor, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG), Francis McClelland (PF) Stacy Hockman, Lloyd Watson | |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona misses the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 19-6 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 19-8 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Makary Zook drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-8 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 22-8 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa hits the follow up shot | 22-10 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | George Simmons swats the layup by Makary Zook | 22-10 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland grabs the board | 22-10 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Pointer - foul #1 on Stephen Pointer, team foul #4 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), William Ferguson (SF), Colin Yates (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Leroy Brackman, Makary Zook, Richard Corona, Stephen Pointer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG), Donald Sykes (PF) Robert Mendosa, Francis McClelland | |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson buries a 3 from the left corner | 25-12 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-12 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | George Simmons tips it in | 25-14 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gene Parkerson and he's fouled by George Simmons - foul #1 on George Simmons, team foul #8 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), Gregory Mayor (SG), Stephen Pointer (PF), Eugene Harris (C) Gene Parkerson, Keith Smith, Colin Yates, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Robert Mendosa (SF) Henry Simpson, Thomas Lester | |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson misses the free throw | 27-14 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregory Mayor - foul #1 on Gregory Mayor, team foul #5 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis McClelland (PF) Donald Sykes | |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer gets the rebound | 27-15 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-15 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-15 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson travels with the ball | 27-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Corona (C) Eugene Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Leroy Brackman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Mayor (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Pointer (fresh) 2 stl. C - Richard Corona (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mendosa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis McClelland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Simmons (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa is hacked by Richard Corona - foul #1 on Richard Corona, team foul #6 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Ralph Eastman (C) Leroy Brackman, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mayes (SG) Stacy Hockman | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | William Ferguson swats the short shot by George Simmons | 27-15 |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Robert Mayes misses the tip | 27-15 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Keith Smith (SG), Richard Corona (PF) Gregory Mayor, William Ferguson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG) Robert Mendosa | |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-15 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Robert Mayes hits the follow up shot | 27-17 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Stephen Pointer is denied by George Simmons | 27-17 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer tips it in | 29-17 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Keith Smith steps in front of the Robert Mayes pass in the backcourt | 29-17 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-17 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland gets the rebound | 29-17 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Robert Mayes hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Allen | 29-20 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gene Parkerson and the foul's on Robert Mayes - foul #2 on Robert Mayes, team foul #9 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor (SG), William Ferguson (SF), Colin Yates (PF), Eugene Harris (C) Gene Parkerson, Stephen Pointer, Richard Corona, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG), Stacy Hockman (SG), Robert Mendosa (SF), Donald Sykes (PF) Leon Brown, Douglas Allen, Robert Mayes, George Simmons | |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith makes the free throw | 32-20 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-20 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes gets the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Donald Sykes blows the layup | 32-20 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Ferguson | 32-20 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson makes the fadeaway in the paint | 34-20 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Ferguson - foul #2 on William Ferguson, team foul #7 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), Makary Zook (SF) Keith Smith, William Ferguson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Eugene Harris is fouled on the floor by Francis McClelland - foul #2 on Francis McClelland, team foul #10 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman (C) Colin Yates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simmons (C) Francis McClelland | |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Eugene Harris makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Eugene Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer (SF), Colin Yates (PF) Gregory Mayor, Eugene Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (PG) Henry Simpson | |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer jams it on a great pass from Leroy Brackman | 38-22 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Leroy Brackman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Makary Zook (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Pointer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Colin Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Lester (fresh) SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mendosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Sykes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - George Simmons (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa is called for 5 seconds | 38-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), William Ferguson (SF), Richard Corona (C) Leroy Brackman, Colin Yates, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mayes (SF), Philip Jensen (PF), Lloyd Watson (C) Robert Mendosa, Donald Sykes, George Simmons | |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Stephen Pointer hits a 3 from the left wing | 41-22 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-22 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman gets the offensive rebound | 41-22 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Philip Jensen connects on the runner from the right block set up by Thomas Lester | 41-24 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | William Ferguson misses the lay-in | 41-24 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Corona - foul #2 on Richard Corona, team foul #8 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Brackman (PG), Keith Smith (SG), Colin Yates (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Gene Parkerson, Makary Zook, Stephen Pointer, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Simpson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SF) Thomas Lester, Robert Mayes | |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman misses the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman pulls down the rebound | 41-24 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates gets the offensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Keith Smith is called for traveling | 41-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Harris (PF) Colin Yates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (SG), Francis McClelland (C) Stacy Hockman, Lloyd Watson | |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-24 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman pulls down the rebound | 41-24 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Francis McClelland denies the turnaround by Eugene Harris | 41-24 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Francis McClelland knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Henry Simpson | 41-26 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Francis McClelland - foul #3 on Francis McClelland, team foul #11 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), Gregory Mayor (SG), Stephen Pointer (SF), Colin Yates (PF) Leroy Brackman, Keith Smith, William Ferguson, Eugene Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG), Robert Mayes (SF), George Simmons (C) Douglas Allen, Robert Mendosa, Francis McClelland | |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Colin Yates | 43-26 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Colin Yates is denied on a dunk by George Simmons | 43-26 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | George Simmons gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Henry Simpson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Gregory Mayor clanks a fullcourt shot | 43-28 |