| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Hermosillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Cincinnati | John Youngquist steals it from Thomas Self | 22-23 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Henry | 22-23 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Ronald Fallon steals it from Thomas Self | 22-23 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin drills a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Thomas Self - foul #3 on Thomas Self, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG), Dema Zanis (SF), Alexander Boggs (C) Ronald Fallon, Thomas Gaines, John Youngquist | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella (SG), Gene Foster (PF) Thomas Self, Duncan Lewis | |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gene Foster | 25-25 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-25 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Dema Zanis - foul #1 on Dema Zanis, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (PG), Thomas Gaines (SF), John Youngquist (C) Roland Brannon, Dema Zanis, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (PF) Gene Foster | |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 17:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Banks | 28-29 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Eric Rotella steps in front of the Gregory Hamlin pass | 28-29 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella slams it home | 28-31 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-31 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | John Youngquist gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG), Samuel Hix (SF), Alexander Boggs (C) Ronald Fallon, Thomas Gaines, John Youngquist | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik (PG), Thomas Self (SG), Johnny Robinson (SF), Gene Foster (PF), Leonard Love (C) Jerry Henry, Eric Rotella, Richard Banks, Duncan Lewis, Michael Henry | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roland Brannon (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gregory Hamlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Hix (fresh) PF - Carl Hermosillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Kenneth Paik (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Johnny Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Love (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster is hacked by Carl Hermosillo - foul #2 on Carl Hermosillo, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Self | 28-33 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Hermosillo | 30-33 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (PG), Thomas Gaines (SF) Roland Brannon, Gregory Hamlin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (PF), Michael Henry (C) Gene Foster, Leonard Love | |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines loses the dribble to Thomas Self | 30-33 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Ronald Fallon takes the ball from Michael Henry | 30-33 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon dunks the ball | 32-33 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-35 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo clanks a floater in the paint | 32-35 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik makes the fadeaway from close range | 32-37 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Thomas Self is called for the reach on Alexander Boggs - foul #4 on Thomas Self, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin (SG), Dema Zanis (PF), John Youngquist (C) Samuel Hix, Carl Hermosillo, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG), Eric Rotella (SG), Richard Banks (SF), Leonard Love (C) Kenneth Paik, Thomas Self, Johnny Robinson, Michael Henry | |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leonard Love - foul #3 on Leonard Love, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Youngquist - foul #2 on John Youngquist, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo (PF) Dema Zanis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 3rd free throw | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gaines (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Hermosillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eric Rotella (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duncan Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Love (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-42 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin can't finish the layup | 34-42 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Henry | 34-45 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love blows the layup | 34-45 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses the tip | 34-45 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Banks | 34-47 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | John Youngquist misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-47 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-47 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | John Youngquist misses short on a runner from the left block | 34-47 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Hamlin | 34-47 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis tips it back up and in | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Fallon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Hamlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gaines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Hermosillo (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Youngquist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Rotella (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Richard Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Duncan Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Love (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin is fouled on the floor by Richard Banks - foul #1 on Richard Banks, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG), Samuel Hix (SF), Dema Zanis (PF), Alexander Boggs (C) Ronald Fallon, Thomas Gaines, Carl Hermosillo, John Youngquist | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik (PG), Thomas Self (SG), Johnny Robinson (SF), Gene Foster (PF), Michael Henry (C) Jerry Henry, Eric Rotella, Richard Banks, Duncan Lewis, Leonard Love | |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Michael Henry - foul #1 on Michael Henry, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Paik and he's hacked by Gregory Hamlin - foul #1 on Gregory Hamlin, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines (SF) Gregory Hamlin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Roland Brannon | 39-52 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Henry | 39-55 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-55 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs tips it in | 41-55 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster is whistled for a carry | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (PG), Gregory Hamlin (SG), John Youngquist (C) Roland Brannon, Thomas Gaines, Dema Zanis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (PF) Gene Foster | |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses short on a shot from the left block | 41-55 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik gets the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Alexander Boggs swats the short shot by Michael Henry | 41-55 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Youngquist | 41-55 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | John Youngquist hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin is whistled for traveling | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (SG), Thomas Gaines (SF), Carl Hermosillo (PF) Gregory Hamlin, Samuel Hix, John Youngquist | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG), Richard Banks (SF) Kenneth Paik, Johnny Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Fallon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roland Brannon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gaines (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Hermosillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Boggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Duncan Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin (SG), John Youngquist (C) Roland Brannon, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Foster (PF) Duncan Lewis | |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Youngquist | 44-55 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gregory Hamlin | 47-55 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Hamlin - foul #2 on Gregory Hamlin, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (PF) Gene Foster | |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | John Youngquist drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Fallon and the foul's on Michael Henry - foul #2 on Michael Henry, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | John Youngquist makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry misses long on a jumper from the left side | 50-56 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis is hacked by Ronald Fallon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Fallon, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella (SG), Johnny Robinson (SF) Thomas Self, Richard Banks | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella is fouled on the floor by John Youngquist - foul #3 on John Youngquist, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry is hacked by Ronald Fallon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Fallon, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | John Youngquist misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-60 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines blows the dunk but he's fouled by Johnny Robinson - foul #1 on Johnny Robinson, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (SG), Richard Banks (SF) Eric Rotella, Johnny Robinson | |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry is hacked by Ronald Fallon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Fallon, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella (SG), Johnny Robinson (SF) Thomas Self, Richard Banks | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | John Youngquist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry runs out the clock | 52-62 |