| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Nixon (fresh) SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Travis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fernando Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | David Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski is fouled on the floor by Gary Travis - foul #2 on Gary Travis, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Gary Travis - foul #3 on Gary Travis, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha (PF) Gary Travis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the 3rd free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha drills a shot from the left block | 30-34 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dmitry Oginski, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | David Baker is hacked by Samuel Howard - foul #2 on Samuel Howard, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dmitry Oginski and the foul's on Charles Nixon - foul #1 on Charles Nixon, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Kent Truesdale takes the ball from Fernando Lopez | 30-37 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale dunks the ball | 30-39 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Johnson - foul #2 on Carl Johnson, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SG), Ronnie Lambert (C) Charles Nixon, Fernando Lopez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | David Baker makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | David Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Bill Pace is called for the reach on Dmitry Oginski - foul #1 on Bill Pace, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard banks in the layup on a great pass from Dmitry Oginski | 32-41 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Samuel Howard | 32-41 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Marco Costa - foul #2 on Marco Costa, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno (SF), Gary Travis (PF) Bill Pace, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF), Hung Wang (C) Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard, Howard Miller | |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vito Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Travis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ruby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Hung Wang (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 32-44 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Travis | 32-44 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis clanks a jumper from the left side | 32-44 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza loses the dribble to David Baker | 32-44 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | David Baker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-44 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Hung Wang | 35-44 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kent Truesdale | 35-46 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno is whistled for traveling | 35-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon (SG), Bill Pace (SF), Fernando Lopez (C) Marco Costa, Vito Bruno, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Perez (PG), Todd Michael (SG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF), Howard Miller (C) Carl Johnson, Kent Truesdale, Michael Ruby, Federico Mendoza, Hung Wang | |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Todd Michael misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-46 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon knocks in the jumper from the left side | 37-46 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Nixon - foul #2 on Charles Nixon, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno (PG), Gary Galusha (PF) David Baker, Gary Travis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Vito Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Galusha (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fernando Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Armando Perez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Michael (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Todd Michael - foul #1 on Todd Michael, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Kent Truesdale (SG) Armando Perez, Todd Michael | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson's pass is intercepted by Bill Pace | 39-48 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon lays it in on a great pass from Vito Bruno | 41-48 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Vito Bruno is called for the reach on Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Vito Bruno, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (PG) Vito Bruno | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | David Baker hits a jumper from the right side | 43-49 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Gary Galusha takes the ball from Samuel Howard | 43-49 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | David Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Samuel Howard | 43-49 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gary Galusha | 43-49 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | David Baker connects on the shot from the right side and the foul's on Samuel Howard - foul #3 on Samuel Howard, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SG), Gary Travis (PF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Charles Nixon, Gary Galusha, Fernando Lopez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF), Hung Wang (C) Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard, Howard Miller | |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses the free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | David Baker is fouled on the floor by Michael Ruby - foul #2 on Michael Ruby, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno (SF) Bill Pace | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Carl Johnson steals the ball from Gary Travis | 45-49 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Hung Wang misses the floater in the paint | 45-49 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Hung Wang misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | David Baker pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vito Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Travis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Truesdale (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Ruby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Hung Wang (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marco Costa | 47-49 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon (SG), Bill Pace (SF) David Baker, Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF), Howard Miller (C) Carl Johnson, Kent Truesdale, Federico Mendoza, Hung Wang | |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Samuel Howard - foul #4 on Samuel Howard, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez (C) Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Todd Michael | 48-51 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Travis | 51-51 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses the lay-in | 51-51 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-51 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Howard Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (PG) Vito Bruno | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Kent Truesdale (SG) Todd Michael, Michael Ruby | |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses badly on a floater from the left side | 51-51 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard is denied on a dunk by Gary Travis | 51-51 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | David Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Gary Travis denies the turnaround by Carl Johnson | 51-51 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski tips it in | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Travis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Fernando Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Dmitry Oginski blocks the short jumper by Gary Travis | 51-53 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Howard Miller snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale is hacked by Charles Nixon - foul #3 on Charles Nixon, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha (PF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Gary Travis, Fernando Lopez | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Travis (PF) Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | David Baker clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-55 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis tips it in | 53-55 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kent Truesdale | 53-57 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Carl Johnson steals it from Ronnie Lambert | 53-57 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | David Baker is hacked by Samuel Howard - foul #5 on Samuel Howard, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez (C) Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza (PF) Samuel Howard | |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | David Baker makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Howard Miller | 54-57 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza can't connect on a runner near the basket | 54-57 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Baker | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Charles Nixon is called for the reach on Kent Truesdale in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Nixon, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 56-57 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Howard Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | David Baker is called for the reach on Howard Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Baker, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Howard Miller makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Howard Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-58 |