| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) PF - David Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Morton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Rife (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Cole (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Zyla (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Thomas Rife inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Thomas Rife knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 36-33 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Joy | 38-33 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Roy Stewart denies the turnaround by Bob Cole | 38-33 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses long on a floater from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Thomas Rife can't tip it in | 38-33 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | David Turner gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Olson | 40-33 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Bob Cole hits a fadeaway from the right block | 40-35 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Olson and he's fouled by Thomas Rife - foul #3 on Thomas Rife, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Simone (C) Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Richard Rounds (SF) Christopher Morton, Thomas Rife | |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Bob Cole gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Bob Cole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Olson - foul #1 on Christopher Olson, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Lane (SF), Kris Jenkins (PF) Clarence Patti, David Turner | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Bob Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Lane, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Bob Cole knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Olson | 45-38 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | William Simone's fadeaway is rejected by Bob Cole | 45-38 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy is hacked by Richard Cuellar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Turner (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Michael Lane, William Simone | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Richard Rounds, Terry Zyla | |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 47-38 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | David Turner grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-38 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | David Turner tips it in | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kris Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Morton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Perkoski (fresh) PF - Bob Cole (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Keel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Bob Cole gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-41 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti (SF) Kris Jenkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (PG), Thomas Rife (SF) Richard Cuellar, Christopher Morton | |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Bob Cole hits the finger roll | 49-43 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | David Turner blows the layup | 49-43 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Stewart | 49-43 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (PG), Glenn Biondi (SG), Michael Lane (SF), John Daves (C) Christopher Olson, Gary Joy, Clarence Patti, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Richard Rounds (SF), Kenneth Barr (C) Jack Perkoski, Thomas Rife, Ronald Keel | |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Bob Cole knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Ezekiel Brittain | 49-45 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Everett Johnson | 49-45 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | John Daves banks in the layup set up by Everett Johnson | 51-45 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Barr | 51-45 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Bob Cole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Daves | 51-45 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Jack Johns is called for the reach on Everett Johnson - foul #4 on Jack Johns, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Gary Joy (SG), Clarence Patti (SF), Kris Jenkins (PF), William Simone (C) Everett Johnson, Glenn Biondi, Michael Lane, David Turner, John Daves | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Christopher Morton (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Ronald Keel (PF), Terry Zyla (C) Jack Johns, Ezekiel Brittain, Richard Rounds, Bob Cole, Kenneth Barr | |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Terry Zyla swats the layup by Christopher Olson | 51-45 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Terry Zyla grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-45 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Ronald Keel tips it but misses | 51-45 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | William Simone hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Olson | 53-45 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Kris Jenkins is called for the reach on Terry Zyla - foul #2 on Kris Jenkins, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart (C) William Simone | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SF) Thomas Rife | |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Ronald Keel scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Morton | 53-47 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the board | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Patti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kris Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Perkoski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Keel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Zyla (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Kris Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Kris Jenkins | 55-47 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Ronald Keel tips it in | 55-49 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Keel - foul #2 on Ronald Keel, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Lane (SF), David Turner (PF), William Simone (C) Clarence Patti, Kris Jenkins, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Richard Rounds (SF), Bob Cole (PF), Kenneth Barr (C) Christopher Morton, Jack Perkoski, Ronald Keel, Terry Zyla | |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-49 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Bob Cole pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Olson - foul #2 on Christopher Olson, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (PG) Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | David Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | David Turner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | David Turner misses the tip | 55-49 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Richard Rounds | 55-49 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Cuellar | 55-52 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Bob Cole steps in front of the Gary Joy pass in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Richard Rounds pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Michael Lane swats the short shot by Bob Cole | 55-52 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Richard Rounds snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar hits a jump hook from close range set up by Richard Rounds | 55-54 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Cuellar picks off the pass by Gary Joy in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Cuellar | 55-57 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Lane | 57-57 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | David Turner grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Richard Rounds is called for the reach on David Turner - foul #2 on Richard Rounds, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Glenn Biondi (SG), Clarence Patti (SF), Kris Jenkins (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Everett Johnson, Gary Joy, Michael Lane, David Turner, William Simone | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (PG), Christopher Morton (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Ronald Keel (PF), Terry Zyla (C) Richard Cuellar, Ezekiel Brittain, Richard Rounds, Bob Cole, Kenneth Barr | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Biondi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Patti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kris Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rife (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Keel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Zyla (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Jack Johns steals it from Roy Stewart | 57-57 |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Thomas Rife is called for traveling | 57-57 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is called for traveling | 57-57 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Ronald Keel buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Morton and the foul's on Roy Stewart - foul #2 on Roy Stewart, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SF) Thomas Rife | |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-60 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski's floater is knocked away by Glenn Biondi | 57-60 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Roy Stewart | 57-60 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jack Johns - foul #5 on Jack Johns, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (SG), David Turner (PF), John Daves (C) Glenn Biondi, Kris Jenkins, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Thomas Rife (SF), Bob Cole (PF) Jack Johns, Christopher Morton, Ronald Keel | |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-60 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the tip | 59-60 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Terry Zyla hits the follow up shot | 59-62 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Rife - foul #4 on Thomas Rife, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG) Everett Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Daves - foul #1 on John Daves, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG) Jack Perkoski | |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Bob Cole makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Bob Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Richard Cuellar is called for the reach on Christopher Olson - foul #3 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Bob Cole grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Bob Cole is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bob Cole, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kris Jenkins (SF) Clarence Patti | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Bob Cole hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Terry Zyla snags the offensive board | 62-64 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Bob Cole buries a jumper in the paint | 62-66 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kris Jenkins | 64-66 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | David Turner gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | David Turner can't connect on a floater from the right block | 64-66 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson gets the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (tiring) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Joy (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kris Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - John Daves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tired) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Morton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Rife (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bob Cole (tired) 27 pts. 10 reb. C - Terry Zyla (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Christopher Olson is blocked by Thomas Rife | 64-66 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Kris Jenkins tips it in | 66-66 |
| 03:10 | Purdue | Bob Cole is denied on a layup by John Daves | 66-66 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Terry Zyla grabs the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Thomas Rife clanks a floater in the paint | 66-66 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | John Daves grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Turner | 69-66 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Lane (SF), Roy Stewart (C) David Turner, John Daves | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Jack Perkoski (SG), Richard Rounds (SF), Ronald Keel (PF), Kenneth Barr (C) Richard Cuellar, Christopher Morton, Thomas Rife, Bob Cole, Terry Zyla | |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Ronald Keel loses the dribble to Christopher Olson | 69-66 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Barr is called for the reach on Michael Lane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kris Jenkins - foul #3 on Kris Jenkins, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SG) Gary Joy | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Perkoski - foul #3 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Turner (PF) Kris Jenkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski clanks a shot near the basket | 73-68 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | David Turner snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson hits a wide open floater in the lane | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ezekiel Brittain | 75-70 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on David Turner - foul #2 on David Turner, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG), Clarence Patti (SF) Glenn Biondi, Michael Lane | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Christopher Morton (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Bob Cole (PF), Terry Zyla (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Jack Perkoski, Richard Rounds, Ronald Keel, Kenneth Barr | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Thomas Rife throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Richard Cuellar is called for the reach on Gary Joy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (PG), Kris Jenkins (SF) Christopher Olson, Clarence Patti | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Christopher Morton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-70 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Thomas Rife snags the offensive board | 77-70 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Thomas Rife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG) Everett Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Cuellar is called for the reach on David Turner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #13 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG) Richard Cuellar | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-73 |