| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Peppers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) C - Henry Micheals (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Tim Hooper (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover travels with the ball | 22-27 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Henry Micheals can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tim Hooper - foul #2 on Tim Hooper, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Henry Micheals makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Henry Micheals makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Tim Hooper | 24-29 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | Wesley Orr clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Foster | 24-32 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Wesley Orr is hacked by Bradley Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Foster, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Henry Micheals misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Tim Hooper - foul #3 on Tim Hooper, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth (C) Tim Hooper | |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Henry Micheals makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Henry Micheals makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon tips it home | 26-34 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Donald Glover takes the ball from Franjo Rybinski | 26-34 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover banks in the layup | 26-36 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Wesley Orr can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Josh Blackmon - foul #2 on Josh Blackmon, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (SG), Michael Ruffin (SF), Lester Williams (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Franjo Rybinski, Mike Peppers, Anthony Jaeger, Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Bradley Foster | |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Wesley Orr makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Wesley Orr makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Wesley Orr picks off the pass by Douglas Melchor | 28-36 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Wesley Orr misses the easy layup | 28-36 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard misses the tip | 28-36 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Paul Jang comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Jang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Ruffin (fresh) PF - Lester Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmanuel Shephard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Joseph Neth (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Emmanuel Shephard is called for the reach on Leonard Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Emmanuel Shephard, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski (SG), Mike Peppers (SF) Wesley Orr, Michael Ruffin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG), Tim Hooper (C) Josh Blackmon, Leonard Fitzgerald | |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster travels with the ball | 28-36 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Mike Peppers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Paul Jang drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Peppers | 31-39 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lester Williams - foul #2 on Lester Williams, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG), Anthony Jaeger (PF), Henry Micheals (C) Paul Jang, Lester Williams, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon (SF), Leonard Fitzgerald (PF) Bradley Foster, Joseph Neth | |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Mike Peppers misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Josh Blackmon - foul #3 on Josh Blackmon, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ruffin (SG) Franjo Rybinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin (PG) Donald Glover | |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Mike Peppers makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Mike Peppers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Wesley Orr grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Josh Blackmon - foul #4 on Josh Blackmon, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brown (SF) Mike Peppers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (SG) Josh Blackmon | |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald misses the dunk | 34-41 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Tim Hooper is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #4 on Tim Hooper, team foul #7 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski (SG) Michael Ruffin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG), Dennis Stovall (C) Richard Griffin, Tim Hooper | |
| 12:20 | Purdue | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster is fouled on the floor by Henry Micheals - foul #1 on Henry Micheals, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Peppers (SF) William Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth (PF) Douglas Melchor | |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Mike Peppers pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Peppers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Micheals (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) C - Dennis Stovall (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Wesley Orr and the foul's on Joseph Neth - foul #2 on Joseph Neth, team foul #8 | 38-41 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger misses the free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Henry Micheals grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Wesley Orr makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Franjo Rybinski | 40-41 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald hits a runner in the paint set up by Bradley Foster | 40-43 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Neth - foul #3 on Joseph Neth, team foul #9 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lester Williams (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Anthony Jaeger, Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SF) Leonard Fitzgerald | |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses the floater from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Neth | 42-43 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Dennis Stovall tips it but misses | 42-43 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Lester Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Wesley Orr is fouled on the floor by Bradley Foster - foul #2 on Bradley Foster, team foul #10 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (SG), Michael Ruffin (SF) Franjo Rybinski, Mike Peppers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald (PF) Dennis Stovall | |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Wesley Orr makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Wesley Orr makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth tips it but misses | 44-43 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Neth | 44-45 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Lester Williams drills a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Leonard Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Leonard Fitzgerald, team foul #11 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brown (SF), Henry Micheals (C) Wesley Orr, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin (PG) Bradley Foster | |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Lester Williams misses the free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Melchor | 46-48 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Henry Micheals throws it down on a great pass from William Brown | 48-48 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Douglas Melchor | 48-51 |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Paul Jang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | William Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Paul Jang (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Ruffin (fresh) SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Micheals (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Glover (tiring) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Melchor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Joseph Neth (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Paul Jang comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | William Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Lester Williams clanks a shot from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Henry Micheals grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Richard Griffin steals it from Michael Ruffin | 48-51 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin hits the finger roll | 48-53 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Donald Glover steals the ball from Henry Micheals | 48-53 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Griffin | 48-56 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG), Franjo Rybinski (SG), Mike Peppers (SF), Anthony Jaeger (PF) Paul Jang, Michael Ruffin, William Brown, Lester Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG), Josh Blackmon (SF), Tim Hooper (C) Richard Griffin, Donald Glover, Joseph Neth | |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger is whistled for traveling | 48-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Stovall (PF) Leonard Fitzgerald | |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-56 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster tips it home | 48-58 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Douglas Melchor steals the ball from Henry Micheals | 48-58 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor lays it up and in | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger connects on the jump hook from close range | 50-60 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bradley Foster | 50-63 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Stovall | 50-63 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Wesley Orr gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Peppers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Micheals (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Stovall (fresh) C - Tim Hooper (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses short on a shot from the left side | 50-63 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski grabs the offensive board | 50-63 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski loses the dribble to Josh Blackmon | 50-63 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper's pass is intercepted by Anthony Jaeger | 50-63 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Mike Peppers drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Franjo Rybinski and he's fouled by Tim Hooper - foul #5 on Tim Hooper, team foul #12 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (PG), Michael Ruffin (SG), Lester Williams (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Wesley Orr, Franjo Rybinski, Anthony Jaeger, Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin (PG), Donald Glover (SG), Leonard Fitzgerald (PF), Joseph Neth (C) Bradley Foster, Douglas Melchor, Dennis Stovall, Tim Hooper | |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Mike Peppers misses the free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Leonard Fitzgerald | 52-63 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald lays it up and in set up by Donald Glover | 52-65 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Joseph Neth swats the shot by Mike Peppers | 52-65 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leonard Fitzgerald | 52-67 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Jang | 55-67 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin is fouled on the floor by Paul Jang - foul #1 on Paul Jang, team foul #4 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brown (SF) Mike Peppers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG) Richard Griffin | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Ruffin - foul #1 on Michael Ruffin, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Lester Williams banks in the layup | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster runs out the clock | 57-68 |