| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Boatman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Dirks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett's floater is tipped away by Martin Nussbaum | 40-36 |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors hits a turnaround from the right block | 42-36 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks is fouled on the floor by Robert Shannon - foul #2 on Robert Shannon, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Shannon | 42-36 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Robert Shannon - foul #3 on Robert Shannon, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Haun (PF) Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by David Wild - foul #1 on David Wild, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart clanks a jump hook in the paint | 42-36 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Quinton Majors is blocked by Goran Ziebart | 42-36 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Paul Johnson | 42-36 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum can't connect on a shot from the right side | 42-39 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Tippett | 42-39 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jason Wright - foul #2 on Jason Wright, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Nicholas Bullock (C) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG), Luis York (SG), Samuel Eichner (PF), Raymond Spencer (C) Paul Johnson, Danny Boatman, Goran Ziebart, Sean Dirks | |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun blows the layup | 42-41 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen tips it home | 44-41 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun dunks the ball on a nice dish by George Lewis | 46-41 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer clanks a turnaround in the lane | 46-41 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tracy White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis York (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Eichner (fresh) C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (SG), Elden Kelley (C) Tracy White, Frederick Tippett | |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner loses the ball out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart (PF), Sean Dirks (C) Samuel Eichner, Elden Kelley | |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Wild | 48-41 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Quinton Majors picks off the pass by Luis York | 48-41 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jason Wright | 50-41 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks blows the layup | 50-41 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | David Wild is fouled on the floor by Luis York - foul #3 on Luis York, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Martin Nussbaum (C) David Wild, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG) Luis York | |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Sean Dirks swats the short shot by Robert Shannon | 50-43 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Johnson and the foul's on Martin Nussbaum - foul #2 on Martin Nussbaum, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), Thad Bernoski (SF) Quinton Majors, Jason Wright | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Davenport (SF), Samuel Eichner (PF) Raymond Spencer, Goran Ziebart | |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses the easy layup | 52-46 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner tips it but misses | 52-46 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-46 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Johnson and he's hacked by George Lewis - foul #1 on George Lewis, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Haun (PF) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis York (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Danny Boatman, David Davenport, Sean Dirks | |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun is open and lays it up and in set up by Quinton Majors out of the doubleteam | 54-49 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer is fouled on the floor by Martin Nussbaum - foul #3 on Martin Nussbaum, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart (PF) Samuel Eichner | |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Goran Ziebart - foul #2 on Goran Ziebart, team foul #2 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock (C) Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG) Paul Johnson | |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Tracy White is hacked by David Wild - foul #2 on David Wild, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (PF) Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Tracy White makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Tracy White makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tracy White (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luis York (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | David Wild's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG) Quinton Majors | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Elden Kelley (C) Raymond Spencer | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart is called for a charge - foul #3 on Goran Ziebart, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Goran Ziebart - foul #4 on Goran Ziebart, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Danny Boatman (SG), Samuel Eichner (PF) Tracy White, Luis York, Goran Ziebart | |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-53 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Haun | 57-53 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Danny Boatman - foul #1 on Danny Boatman, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Martin Nussbaum (C) George Lewis, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer (SF), Sean Dirks (C) Frederick Tippett, Elden Kelley | |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner misses short on a runner in the paint | 57-53 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Gregory Long (PF) David Wild, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner makes the shot near the basket | 57-55 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | George Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF) Thad Bernoski, Gregory Long | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG), Luis York (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF) Paul Johnson, Danny Boatman, Raymond Spencer | |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Tracy White | 57-57 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Samuel Eichner - foul #1 on Samuel Eichner, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), Nicholas Bullock (C) Quinton Majors, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Elden Kelley (PF) Samuel Eichner | |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Tracy White can't throw it down | 59-57 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright is hacked by Frederick Tippett - foul #2 on Frederick Tippett, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG) Freddy Hensen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (SG), Raymond Spencer (C) Tracy White, Sean Dirks | |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | David Wild is called for the reach on Raymond Spencer - foul #3 on David Wild, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Haun (C) Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | George Lewis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Boatman | 63-62 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the jumper from the left wing set up by David Wild | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis York (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Boatman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Elden Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett gets the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Elden Kelley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 65-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Martin Nussbaum (C) George Lewis, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), David Davenport (SF), Goran Ziebart (PF) Luis York, Frederick Tippett, Elden Kelley | |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses the easy layup | 65-62 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | David Davenport pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Quinton Majors and he's hacked by Danny Boatman - foul #2 on Danny Boatman, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), Gregory Long (PF) David Wild, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis York (SG), Sean Dirks (C) Danny Boatman, Raymond Spencer | |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses the free throw | 67-62 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Quinton Majors steals it from David Davenport | 67-62 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski is fouled on the floor by David Davenport - foul #1 on David Davenport, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Paul Johnson and he's hacked by Gregory Long - foul #2 on Gregory Long, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF) Thad Bernoski, Gregory Long | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses the free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Quinton Majors | 69-64 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Quinton Majors | 71-64 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-64 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks grabs the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Shannon - foul #4 on Robert Shannon, team foul #11 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Nicholas Bullock (C) Freddy Hensen, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF) Luis York, David Davenport | |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon buries a turnaround from the baseline | 73-66 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Danny Boatman and the foul's on Nicholas Bullock - foul #2 on Nicholas Bullock, team foul #12 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Robert Haun (C) Quinton Majors, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG), Samuel Eichner (PF) Paul Johnson, Goran Ziebart | |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the free throw | 73-69 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Samuel Eichner swats the shot by Robert Shannon | 73-69 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett snags the defensive board | 73-69 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Haun | 75-72 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses the lay-in | 75-72 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jason Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tracy White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Boatman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Samuel Eichner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Dirks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | George Lewis hits a 3 from the left corner | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Tracy White double dribbles | 78-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Martin Nussbaum (C) David Wild, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Luis York (SG), Raymond Spencer (SF), Goran Ziebart (PF), Elden Kelley (C) Tracy White, Danny Boatman, Frederick Tippett, Samuel Eichner, Sean Dirks | |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-72 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Jason Wright (SF) George Lewis, Thad Bernoski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF) Luis York, Elden Kelley | |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 78-72 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is hacked by Danny Boatman - foul #3 on Danny Boatman, team foul #10 | 78-72 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Frederick Tippett | 80-74 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the shot from the right side | 80-74 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 80-74 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 80-74 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Johnson is called for the reach on Jason Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Johnson, team foul #11 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Robert Shannon (PF) David Wild, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (C) Raymond Spencer | |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart grabs the defensive rebound | 80-74 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Quinton Majors is called for the reach on Paul Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Quinton Majors, team foul #13 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Martin Nussbaum (C) George Lewis, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 80-74 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Johnson - foul #4 on Paul Johnson, team foul #12 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG) David Wild | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart scores on a jumper in the lane | 82-76 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is hacked by Paul Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Johnson, team foul #13 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Haun (C) Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis York (PG) Paul Johnson | |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 84-76 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors gets the rebound | 84-76 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is fouled in the backcourt by Luis York - foul #4 on Luis York, team foul #14 | 84-76 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett pulls down the rebound | 85-76 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | George Lewis picks off the pass by Goran Ziebart | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Luis York is called for the reach on Quinton Majors in the backcourt - foul #5 on Luis York, team foul #15 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG) Luis York | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett hits the finger roll | 87-78 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Boatman - foul #4 on Danny Boatman, team foul #16 | 87-78 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart's floater is tipped away by Robert Shannon | 89-78 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors grabs the board | 89-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 89-78 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun tips it but misses | 89-78 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sean Dirks | 89-78 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 89-78 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 89-78 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors runs out the clock | 89-78 |