| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Walsh (fresh) PF - William Glisson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darius Stage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | David Walsh inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-25 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Wright | 32-25 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Jeffrey Young is denied by William Glisson | 32-25 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is whistled for a carry | 32-25 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Terry Kennedy takes the ball from Kevin Crosby | 32-25 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy banks in the layup | 34-25 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Kinard | 34-25 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Frank Wright | 37-25 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby can't throw it down but he's fouled by Terry Kennedy - foul #1 on Terry Kennedy, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Thomas Kinard is blocked by William Glisson | 37-26 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | David Walsh grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | William Glisson buries a floater from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski gets the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | David Walsh snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | William Glisson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-28 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Darius Stage tips it home | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Kinard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Nenad Sadowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Crosby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Walsh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Glisson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Darius Stage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-30 |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | David Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kevin Crosby - foul #2 on Kevin Crosby, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Donald Hamann (SF), Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Terry Kennedy, Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dustin Jones (PG), John Holder (SG), Lloyd Mullane (PF), Herman Mitchell (C) Kevin Crosby, Albert Sjogren, William Glisson, Darius Stage | |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | David Walsh is hacked by Donald Hamann - foul #1 on Donald Hamann, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG) Jeffrey Young | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Dustin Jones is fouled on the floor by Jermaine Scarborough - foul #2 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Jermaine Scarborough steals it from John Holder | 39-30 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | John Holder's floater is knocked away by Howard Barrett | 39-30 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-32 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | David Walsh snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lloyd Mullane, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Thomas Kinard (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Donald Hamann, Howard Barrett, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby (PG), Albert Sjogren (SG), William Glisson (SF), Darius Stage (C) Dustin Jones, John Holder, David Walsh, Herman Mitchell | |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Darius Stage gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | William Glisson comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Kinard - foul #1 on Thomas Kinard, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Herman Mitchell (PF) Lloyd Mullane | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | William Glisson makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | William Glisson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy grabs the board | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Crosby (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Glisson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Herman Mitchell (fresh) C - Darius Stage (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Kinard | 42-33 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | William Glisson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Crosby - foul #3 on Kevin Crosby, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG), Howard Barrett (PF) Jeffrey Young, Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane (PF) Herman Mitchell | |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | William Glisson gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane's pass is intercepted by Nenad Sadowski | 43-33 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Lloyd Mullane takes the ball from Nenad Sadowski | 43-33 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Darius Stage | 43-33 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | William Glisson is hacked by Terry Kennedy - foul #2 on Terry Kennedy, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Dennis Love, Terry Kennedy, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Holder (SG), David Walsh (SF) Kevin Crosby, Darius Stage | |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | William Glisson misses the lay-in | 43-33 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane tips it but misses | 43-33 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett is fouled on the floor by David Walsh - foul #3 on David Walsh, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard (PF) Donald Hamann | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby (PG), Herman Mitchell (C) Albert Sjogren, William Glisson | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Crosby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Holder (fresh) SF - David Walsh (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Mullane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | David Walsh grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | David Walsh buries a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Howard Barrett - foul #1 on Howard Barrett, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Terry Kennedy (SF) Jake Bechtol, Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Darius Stage (C) Lloyd Mullane | |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses the free throw | 43-35 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | David Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | John Holder misses badly on a runner from the left block | 43-35 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Herman Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski (C) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren (SG), William Glisson (PF) John Holder, Herman Mitchell | |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | David Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-35 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski's floater is tipped away by William Glisson | 43-35 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby misses short on a shot from the baseline | 43-35 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Terry Kennedy | 43-35 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright tips it in | 45-35 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | William Glisson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Glisson - foul #3 on William Glisson, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dustin Jones (PG), John Holder (SG), Lloyd Mullane (PF), Herman Mitchell (C) Kevin Crosby, Albert Sjogren, David Walsh, Darius Stage | |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | John Holder misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | William Glisson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Holder (fresh) SF - William Glisson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Mullane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | William Glisson makes the contested driving attempt from the right block set up by John Holder | 46-37 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Kennedy | 48-37 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | William Glisson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block | 48-37 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Thomas Kinard | 48-37 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Wright and the foul's on Herman Mitchell - foul #1 on Herman Mitchell, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Walsh (SF) William Glisson | |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | John Holder travels with the ball | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Lloyd Mullane swats the short shot by Thomas Kinard | 51-37 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Dustin Jones snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Terry Kennedy - foul #3 on Terry Kennedy, team foul #7 | 51-37 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | David Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard is denied on a layup by Lloyd Mullane | 51-38 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Herman Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | John Holder is whistled for traveling | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Kinard | 51-38 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | John Holder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |