| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Strickler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Case (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Chadwick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Bier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glen Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Millman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Bacon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jack Schneider inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Glen Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jack Schneider - foul #3 on Jack Schneider, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Walton (C) Jack Schneider | |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | John Strickler picks off the pass by Douglas Millman | 30-35 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Douglas Millman steals the ball from Robert Chadwick in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Glen Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Millman | 30-37 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | John Case connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Walton is whistled for a carry | 33-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leonard Fairfax (C) Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Senecal (SG), Robert Holden (C) Douglas Millman, Joshua Bacon | |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Rayburn (PG) Glen Smith | |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Joseph Walton scores on a jumper from close range | 33-39 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | John Case misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Ricky Rayburn snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Ricky Rayburn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall grabs the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-39 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Walton | 33-39 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Walton is denied on a dunk by Joshua Bier | 33-39 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Joshua Bier gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | John Strickler is hacked by Joseph Walton - foul #1 on Joseph Walton, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Yates (PF) Joshua Bier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Smith (PG), Douglas Millman (SG), Joshua Bacon (SF) Ricky Rayburn, Jesse Senecal, Robert Holden | |
| 17:01 | Purdue | John Case misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Joseph Walton connects on the floater from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | John Case makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-41 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Douglas Millman scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Glen Smith | 36-44 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | John Strickler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Strickler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Case (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Chadwick (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Yates (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Fairfax (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glen Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Millman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Bacon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Kendall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Walton (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Leonard Fairfax | 36-44 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | John Case misses the floater from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Joshua Bacon pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Glen Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 36-44 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | John Strickler pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses the lay-in | 36-44 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Walton grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Douglas Millman's pass is intercepted by John Case | 36-44 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | John Strickler banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Case | 38-44 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Walton loses the dribble to John Strickler | 38-44 |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Fairfax | 40-44 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Joseph Walton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Johnson (PG), John Genest (SG), William Griffin (SF), Joshua Bier (PF), Negele Adams (C) John Strickler, John Case, Robert Chadwick, Jerry Yates, Leonard Fairfax | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Rayburn (PG), Jesse Senecal (SG), Jack Schneider (SF), Robert Holden (PF), John Parent (C) Glen Smith, Douglas Millman, Joshua Bacon, Chris Kendall, Joseph Walton | |
| 13:36 | Purdue | John Genest is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Senecal - foul #2 on Jesse Senecal, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | John Genest is whistled for traveling | 40-44 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Holden's floater is tipped away by Negele Adams | 40-44 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Joshua Bier buries a floater in the lane | 42-44 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | John Parent connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricky Rayburn and he's hacked by Negele Adams - foul #2 on Negele Adams, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | John Parent makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Genest | 44-47 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Jack Schneider buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Genest (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Griffin (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Bier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Negele Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ricky Rayburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Senecal (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Schneider (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Holden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Parent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Joshua Bier can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | John Parent pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Jesse Senecal is hacked by William Griffin - foul #2 on William Griffin, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Strickler (PG), Robert Chadwick (SF) John Genest, William Griffin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Smith (PG), Steven Kehoe (SG), Chris Kendall (PF) Ricky Rayburn, Jesse Senecal, Robert Holden | |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | John Parent hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Strickler | 44-50 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | John Strickler's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Kendall | 44-50 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Jack Schneider can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Bier | 44-50 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | John Strickler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Parent | 44-50 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Glen Smith makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Parent and the foul's on John Strickler - foul #3 on John Strickler, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Case (SG), John Genest (SF), Leonard Fairfax (C) Matthew Johnson, Robert Chadwick, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Millman (SG) Steven Kehoe | |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Glen Smith misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Leonard Fairfax snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | John Strickler makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Case | 46-52 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Jack Schneider loses the ball out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Rayburn (PG) Glen Smith | |
| 09:16 | Purdue | John Case's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Bacon (SF) Jack Schneider | |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | John Parent makes the shot near the basket and the foul's on John Case - foul #2 on John Case, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Griffin (SF), Jerry Yates (PF) John Strickler, Joshua Bier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | John Parent makes the free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | John Case clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Jerry Yates grabs the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | John Case is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | John Parent pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Ricky Rayburn misses short on a floater from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Joshua Bacon gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Douglas Millman makes the jumper from the right side | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Genest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Case (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Griffin (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Yates (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Leonard Fairfax (tiring) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ricky Rayburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Millman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Bacon (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Kendall (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Parent (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Purdue | John Genest comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 46-57 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | John Genest misses the tip | 46-57 |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Jerry Yates misses the tip | 46-57 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Ricky Rayburn grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Joshua Bacon's floater is tipped away by Jerry Yates | 46-57 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Joshua Bacon grabs the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | John Parent can't connect on a floater from the right block | 46-57 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Joshua Bacon tips it back up and in | 46-59 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | John Case hits a 3 from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Ricky Rayburn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Strickler (PG), Matthew Johnson (SG), Robert Chadwick (SF), Joshua Bier (PF), Negele Adams (C) John Genest, John Case, William Griffin, Jerry Yates, Leonard Fairfax | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Smith (PG), Jesse Senecal (SG), Jack Schneider (SF), Robert Holden (PF), Joseph Walton (C) Ricky Rayburn, Douglas Millman, Joshua Bacon, Chris Kendall, John Parent | |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Glen Smith takes the ball from Negele Adams | 49-59 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Joseph Walton is denied by Joshua Bier | 49-59 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Joseph Walton grabs the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Jesse Senecal makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Glen Smith | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 05:38 | Purdue | John Strickler makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Johnson | 52-62 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Holden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall (PF) Robert Holden | |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Chris Kendall steals it from Joshua Bier | 52-62 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall loses the ball out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Case (SG) Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe (SG), Joshua Bacon (C) Jesse Senecal, Joseph Walton | |
| 04:39 | Purdue | John Case misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Glen Smith gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Joshua Bacon is hacked by Negele Adams - foul #3 on Negele Adams, team foul #5 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Parent (C) Chris Kendall | |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Jack Schneider misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-62 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | John Case drills a 3 from straight away | 55-62 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | John Parent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 55-62 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Joshua Bacon steals the ball from Joshua Bier | 55-62 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Johnson (PG), John Genest (SG), William Griffin (SF), Leonard Fairfax (C) John Strickler, John Case, Robert Chadwick, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Rayburn (PG), Douglas Millman (SG), Chris Kendall (PF), Robert Holden (C) Glen Smith, Steven Kehoe, Joshua Bacon, John Parent | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Genest (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Griffin (fresh) PF - Joshua Bier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Leonard Fairfax (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ricky Rayburn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Millman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Schneider (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chris Kendall (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Holden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Jack Schneider loses the ball out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Yates (PF) Joshua Bier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Walton (C) Jack Schneider | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Jerry Yates is fouled on the floor by Joseph Walton - foul #2 on Joseph Walton, team foul #4 | 55-62 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Jerry Yates clanks a floater from the left side | 55-62 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Walton | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Douglas Millman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Jerry Yates gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Case (SG) William Griffin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Smith (PG) Ricky Rayburn | |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Robert Holden picks off the pass by Jerry Yates | 55-62 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Holden misses the dunk | 55-62 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Jerry Yates grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Strickler (PG), Robert Chadwick (SF), Joshua Bier (PF), Negele Adams (C) Matthew Johnson, John Genest, Jerry Yates, Leonard Fairfax | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jack Schneider (SF), John Parent (C) Robert Holden, Joseph Walton | |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Joshua Bier misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 55-62 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Chris Kendall | 55-62 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Jack Schneider is hacked by Robert Chadwick - foul #1 on Robert Chadwick, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Glen Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-62 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Bier | 55-62 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | John Case is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Case, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | John Parent misses the floater from the left side | 55-62 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Negele Adams pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Negele Adams's floater is tipped away by John Parent | 55-62 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall is hacked by John Case in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Case, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Rayburn (PG) Glen Smith | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Purdue | John Strickler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall is hacked by John Case in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Case, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Johnson (SG) John Case | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Chris Kendall misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | John Parent grabs the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Ricky Rayburn runs out the clock | 55-65 |