| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Crosby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Glisson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Darius Stage (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | David Walsh inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Darius Stage misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Terry Kennedy - foul #3 on Terry Kennedy, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett (SF) Terry Kennedy | |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Darius Stage misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Darius Stage makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard double dribbles | 23-28 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 25-28 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Nenad Sadowski | 25-30 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Crosby | 28-30 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | William Glisson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard can't connect on an uncontested turnaround near the basket | 28-30 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Crosby | 28-30 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | Darius Stage misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | William Glisson tips it but misses | 28-30 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Frank Wright | 28-33 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | David Walsh double dribbles | 28-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane (PF) David Walsh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Jeffrey Young, Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Darius Stage snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Darius Stage can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Jermaine Scarborough - foul #1 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Holder (SG) Kevin Crosby | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy (SF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Donald Hamann, Howard Barrett | |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Darius Stage makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Darius Stage makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Holder (fresh) SF - William Glisson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lloyd Mullane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darius Stage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | William Glisson blocks the short jumper by Nenad Sadowski | 30-33 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Albert Sjogren | 30-33 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | William Glisson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jake Bechtol | 30-35 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Holder | 33-35 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love travels with the ball | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby (PG), David Walsh (SF), Herman Mitchell (C) Albert Sjogren, Lloyd Mullane, Darius Stage | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Howard Barrett (PF), Thomas Kinard (C) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Jermaine Scarborough, Nenad Sadowski | |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby misses the easy layup | 33-35 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Young | 33-35 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | David Walsh connects on the shot from the right wing and the foul's on Terry Kennedy - foul #4 on Terry Kennedy, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Billy McDonald (SG), Lloyd Mullane (PF) John Holder, William Glisson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough (C) Terry Kennedy | |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | David Walsh makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | David Walsh steals the ball from Thomas Kinard | 36-38 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | David Walsh blows the layup | 36-38 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett buries a shot from the right side | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Crosby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy McDonald (fresh) SF - David Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Mullane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby blows the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Young - foul #3 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren (SG), Darius Stage (C) Billy McDonald, Herman Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski (C) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Darius Stage snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Darius Stage hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young blows the layup | 39-40 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Crosby | 39-40 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Howard Barrett picks off the pass by Kevin Crosby | 39-40 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright hits the finger roll set up by Howard Barrett | 39-42 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Young | 39-42 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Kevin Crosby steps in front of the Thomas Kinard pass | 39-42 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane lays it up and in set up by Kevin Crosby | 41-42 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young loses the dribble to Kevin Crosby | 41-42 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby misses the lay-in | 41-42 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Walsh | 41-42 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane dunks the ball on a great pass from Kevin Crosby and the foul's on Thomas Kinard - foul #1 on Thomas Kinard, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Holder (SG), William Glisson (SF) Kevin Crosby, David Walsh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (PF) Frank Wright, Jeffrey Young, Howard Barrett, Thomas Kinard | |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Darius Stage grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Darius Stage misses the easy layup | 43-42 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | John Holder can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 43-42 |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Mullane | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Holder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Glisson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Lloyd Mullane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Darius Stage (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love makes the wide open 3 from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Darius Stage makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Albert Sjogren | 45-45 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | John Holder grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Darius Stage misses the lay-in | 45-45 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Darius Stage tips it home | 47-45 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jake Bechtol | 47-48 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | William Glisson can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 47-48 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby (PG), David Walsh (SF) John Holder, Lloyd Mullane | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Thomas Kinard (PF) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Donald Hamann, Nenad Sadowski | |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 47-51 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Young is called for the reach on William Glisson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-51 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Young | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren travels with the ball | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Herman Mitchell (C) Darius Stage | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski (C) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 47-53 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | David Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Crosby (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Glisson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Herman Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | William Glisson makes the jumper from the right block | 49-53 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Herman Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby misses the dunk | 49-53 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the runner from the right block set up by Frank Wright | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Frank Wright takes the ball from Herman Mitchell | 49-55 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright lays it up and in | 49-57 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-57 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Crosby - foul #2 on Kevin Crosby, team foul #1 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Darius Stage (C) Herman Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough (PF) Thomas Kinard | |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright is hacked by Kevin Crosby - foul #3 on Kevin Crosby, team foul #2 | 49-57 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is fouled on the floor by Albert Sjogren - foul #1 on Albert Sjogren, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is hacked by Albert Sjogren - foul #2 on Albert Sjogren, team foul #4 | 49-57 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Darius Stage is called for the reach on Frank Wright - foul #2 on Darius Stage, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is fouled on the floor by Darius Stage - foul #3 on Darius Stage, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Albert Sjogren is called for the reach on Jermaine Scarborough - foul #3 on Albert Sjogren, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Darius Stage snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Walsh | 51-57 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright is hacked by Kevin Crosby in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Crosby, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | William Glisson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Nenad Sadowski picks off the pass by Kevin Crosby | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright is hacked by Kevin Crosby in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Crosby, team foul #9 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Holder (SG) Kevin Crosby | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy is hacked by David Walsh - foul #4 on David Walsh, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | William Glisson grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Darius Stage hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Holder | 53-61 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Sjogren - foul #4 on Albert Sjogren, team foul #11 | 53-61 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | David Walsh connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-63 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Albert Sjogren is called for the reach on Jeffrey Young in the backcourt - foul #5 on Albert Sjogren, team foul #12 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dustin Jones (PG) Albert Sjogren | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard (PF) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | John Holder misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | William Glisson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | David Walsh scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Holder | 58-64 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is fouled in the backcourt by John Holder - foul #1 on John Holder, team foul #13 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett (PF) Thomas Kinard | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | David Walsh snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | William Glisson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | David Walsh comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young grabs the board | 58-65 |