| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Rowland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dino Zenk (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Lyles (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Winchester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland inbounds the ball | 23-15 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | David Cook connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Rowland | 25-15 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | John Winchester's floater is tipped away by Frank Rowland | 25-15 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles can't tip it in | 25-15 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk pulls down the rebound | 25-15 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Elmer Carter - foul #3 on Elmer Carter, team foul #1 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG), Cody Stone (SG), Ray Ramsey (PF), Jonathon Woods (C) Wes Hill, Thomas Davis, Dino Zenk, David Cook | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane (SF) Elmer Carter | |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-15 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Jamie Lyles picks off the pass by Ray Ramsey | 26-15 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa double dribbles in the backcourt | 26-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG), Walter Stewart (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Joshua Carstens, Cody Stone, Ray Ramsey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods clanks a jump hook in the lane | 26-15 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Salvatore Costa | 26-18 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Wes Hill | 28-18 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-18 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jonathon Woods | 28-18 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wes Hill | 30-18 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Dino Zenk denies the turnaround by Roger Macfarlane | 30-18 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 30-18 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Stewart | 32-18 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jamie Lyles, team foul #2 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG), Thomas Davis (SG), Cody Stone (SF), Ray Ramsey (PF), David Cook (C) Wes Hill, Walter Stewart, Frank Rowland, Dino Zenk, Jonathon Woods | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter (SF) Roger Macfarlane | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joshua Carstens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cody Stone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ray Ramsey (fresh) C - David Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jamie Lyles (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Winchester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | David Cook clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-18 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | John Winchester snags the defensive board | 32-18 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa misses the shot from the right side | 32-18 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles snags the offensive board | 32-18 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | John Winchester hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Salvatore Costa and he's hacked by David Cook - foul #1 on David Cook, team foul #1 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frank Rowland (SF) Cody Stone | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry (PG), James Wright (SG), Joseph Linger (PF) Salvatore Costa, Shaun Lewis, Jamie Lyles | |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | John Winchester makes the free throw | 32-21 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | David Cook comes up short on the floater in the lane | 32-21 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Elbert O'Berry | 32-21 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | James Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-21 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frank Rowland | 32-21 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland is denied on a dunk by John Winchester | 32-21 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Winchester | 32-21 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ray Ramsey - foul #2 on Ray Ramsey, team foul #2 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG), Cody Stone (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Joshua Carstens, Thomas Davis, Ray Ramsey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa (PG), Shaun Lewis (SG), Jamie Lyles (PF) Elbert O'Berry, James Wright, John Winchester | |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Cook | 32-22 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Wes Hill | 34-22 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger hits the follow up shot | 34-24 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Wes Hill and the foul's on Elmer Carter - foul #4 on Elmer Carter, team foul #3 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Jonathon Woods (PF) Cody Stone, Dino Zenk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane (SF) Elmer Carter | |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland makes the free throw | 37-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Rowland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathon Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Macfarlane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Lyles (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joseph Linger (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Linger | 37-27 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods is whistled for a carry | 37-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG), Dino Zenk (PF) Wes Hill, David Cook | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Winchester (C) Joseph Linger | |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles hits the follow up shot | 37-29 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland misses long on a floater from the right block | 37-29 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | John Winchester gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk tips it home | 39-31 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Shaun Lewis takes the ball from Joshua Carstens | 39-31 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Salvatore Costa | 39-33 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland hits a shot near the basket | 41-33 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis is called for 3 seconds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG), Cody Stone (SG), David Cook (C) Joshua Carstens, Thomas Davis, Dino Zenk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry (PG), James Wright (SG), James Miller (SF), Joseph Linger (PF) Salvatore Costa, Shaun Lewis, Roger Macfarlane, Jamie Lyles | |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | David Cook misses the dunk but he's fouled by James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ray Ramsey (PF) Jonathon Woods | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter (SF) James Miller | |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | David Cook makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | David Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger grabs the board | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Cody Stone (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Frank Rowland (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ray Ramsey (fresh) C - David Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Elbert O'Berry (fresh) SG - James Wright (fresh) SF - Elmer Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Linger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Winchester (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Frank Rowland steps in front of the Elbert O'Berry pass | 42-33 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland is fouled on the floor by Elmer Carter - foul #5 on Elmer Carter, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Cody Stone, Ray Ramsey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa (PG), Shaun Lewis (SG), Roger Macfarlane (SF), Jamie Lyles (PF) Elbert O'Berry, James Wright, Elmer Carter, John Winchester | |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Wes Hill and he's fouled by Jamie Lyles - foul #2 on Jamie Lyles, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (SG), Jonathon Woods (PF) Thomas Davis, Dino Zenk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland misses the free throw | 44-33 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane is hacked by David Cook - foul #2 on David Cook, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Walter Stewart, Jonathon Woods | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Salvatore Costa | 44-36 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (PG), Cody Stone (SG), Jonathon Woods (PF) Wes Hill, Thomas Davis, Dino Zenk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Winchester (C) Joseph Linger | |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles's floater is tipped away by David Cook | 44-36 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland can't connect on a shot from the left block | 44-36 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG), Thomas Davis (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Walter Stewart, Cody Stone, Jonathon Woods | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry (PG) Salvatore Costa | |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland hits a runner from close range | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis loses the dribble to Wes Hill | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Rowland (tiring) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dino Zenk (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Elbert O'Berry (fresh) SG - Shaun Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Macfarlane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Lyles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - John Winchester (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Roger Macfarlane steps in front of the Thomas Davis pass | 46-36 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Rowland | 46-36 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 46-38 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (PG), Cody Stone (SG), Jonathon Woods (C) Wes Hill, Thomas Davis, David Cook | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa (PG) Elbert O'Berry | |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Jamie Lyles steals the ball from Frank Rowland | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | John Winchester is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Salvatore Costa | 46-42 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk blows the layup but he's fouled by Salvatore Costa - foul #2 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG), Thomas Davis (SG), David Cook (C) Walter Stewart, Cody Stone, Jonathon Woods | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Jamie Lyles is blocked by Dino Zenk | 47-42 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Lewis - foul #2 on Shaun Lewis, team foul #8 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods (C) David Cook | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | John Winchester gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Shaun Lewis | 47-45 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods is hacked by Salvatore Costa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Cook (C) Dino Zenk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Frank Rowland steals it from Roger Macfarlane | 49-45 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland hits the finger roll | 51-45 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jonathon Woods | 51-45 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Lewis - foul #3 on Shaun Lewis, team foul #10 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (SG) Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis is fouled on the floor by Wes Hill - foul #3 on Wes Hill, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG), Dino Zenk (PF) Walter Stewart, Jonathon Woods | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Lewis - foul #4 on Shaun Lewis, team foul #11 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ray Ramsey (PF), Jonathon Woods (C) Dino Zenk, David Cook | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane clanks a halfcourt shot | 55-48 |