| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (fresh) SG - Archie Kruger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ottah Azim (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Greenwood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael McCarthy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Prichard (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | John Spina hits a 3 from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | John Prichard is fouled in the backcourt by Ottah Azim - foul #3 on Ottah Azim, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Zmijewski (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) Ottah Azim, Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Raymond Harman takes the ball from Shawn Riegel | 23-29 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman knocks in the floater from the left side | 25-29 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | John Prichard misses the dunk attempt | 25-29 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman travels with the ball | 25-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) Brent Dalton, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF), Paul Brinson (PF), Andrew Escamilla (C) John Prichard, Peter Taylor, Ronald Fox | |
| 18:08 | Purdue | John Spina takes the ball from Manuel Gariepy in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | John Zmijewski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Spina | 27-29 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Prichard (SG) Shawn Riegel | |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Brinson is called for the reach on Randy Greenwood - foul #2 on Paul Brinson, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG) John Spina | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | David Petro gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | John Prichard makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Manuel Gariepy | 27-32 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-32 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Andrew Escamilla pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | David Petro is hacked by Michael McCarthy - foul #3 on Michael McCarthy, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Raymond Harman (C) Roderick Masters, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SF), Peter Taylor (PF), Ronald Fox (C) David Petro, Paul Brinson, Andrew Escamilla | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Ronald Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim (SF) John Zmijewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Kruger (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ottah Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randy Greenwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Harman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Prichard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-32 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | Ronald Fox gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Shawn Riegel | 27-35 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | John Spina double dribbles | 27-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy (C) Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (PG), Andrew Escamilla (PF) Manuel Gariepy, Peter Taylor | |
| 14:35 | Purdue | John Prichard is denied on a layup by Randy Greenwood | 27-35 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Andrew Escamilla can't tip it in | 27-35 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | John Spina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Brinson (PF) Ronald Fox | |
| 14:26 | Purdue | John Prichard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim grabs the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy misses the shot in the lane | 27-35 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Paul Brinson | 27-35 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Paul Brinson is fouled on the floor by Randy Greenwood - foul #1 on Randy Greenwood, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness (SG), Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) Archie Kruger, Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy (PG), Peter Taylor (PF) David Petro, Andrew Escamilla | |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-38 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Brent Dalton's floater is tipped away by Paul Brinson | 27-38 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Manuel Gariepy | 27-38 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Peter Taylor tips it in | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Paul Brinson - foul #3 on Paul Brinson, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger (SG), Randy Greenwood (PF) Antonio Hartness, Brent Dalton | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF), Andrew Escamilla (PF), Ronald Fox (C) Shawn Riegel, Peter Taylor, Paul Brinson | |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | John Spina is called for the reach on Andrew Escamilla in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Spina, team foul #4 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy (C) Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:48 | Purdue | John Prichard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | David Petro tips it home | 30-42 |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | John Spina misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-42 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood tips it home | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Kruger (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ottah Azim (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randy Greenwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael McCarthy (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Prichard (tiring) 12 pts. SF - David Petro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Escamilla (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | John Spina steps in front of the Manuel Gariepy pass in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Escamilla - foul #1 on Andrew Escamilla, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Zmijewski (SF) Ottah Azim | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SF) Manuel Gariepy | |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Ronald Fox misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 34-42 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | David Petro pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | John Prichard gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | John Prichard knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 34-44 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy is whistled for a carry | 34-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), Antonio Hartness (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Raymond Harman (C) John Spina, Archie Kruger, John Zmijewski, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy (PG), Peter Taylor (PF) David Petro, Andrew Escamilla | |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Fox | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Peter Taylor | 34-46 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Ronald Fox's dunk attempt is rejected by Raymond Harman | 34-46 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Raymond Harman | 34-46 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood travels with the ball | 34-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Archie Kruger (SG), Michael McCarthy (C) Roderick Masters, Antonio Hartness, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Brinson (C) Ronald Fox | |
| 08:17 | Purdue | John Prichard misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randy Greenwood - foul #2 on Randy Greenwood, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Zmijewski (SF), Raymond Harman (C) Ottah Azim, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:17 | Purdue | John Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | John Prichard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | John Spina is fouled on the floor by Paul Brinson - foul #4 on Paul Brinson, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF) John Prichard | |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Shawn Riegel takes the ball from John Zmijewski | 34-48 |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy grabs the offensive board | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Archie Kruger (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Zmijewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randy Greenwood (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Harman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Brinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Paul Brinson blows the layup | 34-48 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Archie Kruger | 34-48 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) John Zmijewski, Randy Greenwood, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Escamilla (C) Peter Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Brinson - foul #5 on Paul Brinson, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood (PF) Brent Dalton | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Prichard (SG), Ronald Fox (C) Shawn Riegel, Paul Brinson | |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-48 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Ronald Fox snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | David Petro connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Manuel Gariepy | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Greenwood | 38-50 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | John Prichard misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 38-50 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | John Spina is hacked by Andrew Escamilla - foul #2 on Andrew Escamilla, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), Antonio Hartness (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) John Spina, Archie Kruger, Ottah Azim, Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SF), Peter Taylor (PF) David Petro, Ronald Fox | |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 38-50 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman tips it home | 40-50 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Peter Taylor | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | John Zmijewski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Prichard | 40-53 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | John Zmijewski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-53 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy is hacked by Roderick Masters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roderick Masters, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF), Ronald Fox (C) John Prichard, Andrew Escamilla | |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Ronald Fox hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 40-53 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy grabs the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Roderick Masters (fairly fresh) SG - Antonio Hartness (fairly fresh) SF - John Zmijewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Dalton (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Harman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Prichard (SG) Manuel Gariepy | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Shawn Riegel takes the ball from John Zmijewski after a doubleteam | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Antonio Hartness picks off the pass by Shawn Riegel | 40-53 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Brent Dalton dunks the ball on a nice dish by Antonio Hartness | 42-53 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | David Petro is called for traveling | 42-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy (PG) David Petro | |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 44-53 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | John Prichard clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel grabs the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Brent Dalton is called for the reach on Ronald Fox - foul #3 on Brent Dalton, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Archie Kruger (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Randy Greenwood (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) Roderick Masters, Antonio Hartness, John Zmijewski, Brent Dalton, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Ronald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Ronald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger is hacked by John Prichard - foul #2 on John Prichard, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), John Zmijewski (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) John Spina, Ottah Azim, Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy is fouled in the backcourt by Roderick Masters - foul #3 on Roderick Masters, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Ottah Azim (SF), Randy Greenwood (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) Roderick Masters, John Zmijewski, Brent Dalton, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | John Spina hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Peter Taylor snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Ronald Fox connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Riegel and he's fouled by Michael McCarthy - foul #4 on Michael McCarthy, team foul #9 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), Antonio Hartness (SG), John Zmijewski (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) John Spina, Archie Kruger, Ottah Azim, Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Ronald Fox makes the free throw | 46-60 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Brent Dalton is whistled for a carry | 46-60 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy runs out the clock | 46-60 |