| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Burcham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Mays (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ervin Frias (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lee Moore - foul #1 on Lee Moore, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Michael Black clanks a jumper from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenny Zien | 30-40 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Michael Black is called for the reach on Nathan Morse - foul #2 on Michael Black, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias grabs the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Burcham - foul #1 on Kenneth Burcham, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Nathan Morse | 30-42 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Lee Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Michael Black tips it in | 32-42 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse double dribbles | 32-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Smith (SG), Robert Anselmo (SF), Willis Marshall (PF), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Michael Black, Lee Moore, Kenneth Burcham, Ernest Mays | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (SF), Ralph Bradford (PF) Ervin Frias, Kenny Zien | |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Stephen Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Nathan Morse | 32-45 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Stephen Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Bradford | 32-48 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Willis Marshall's pass is intercepted by Ralph Bradford | 32-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Anselmo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willis Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronnie Steinberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Bradford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Tomasini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield blows the dunk but he's fouled by Stephen Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #4 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Michael Black (SG), Lee Moore (SF), Kenneth Burcham (PF) Stephen Bogle, Stephen Smith, Robert Anselmo, Willis Marshall | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien (PF), William Schupp (C) Nathan Morse, Charles Tomasini | |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Michael Black scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronnie Steinberg | 35-49 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield snags the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Thomas Fenster and the foul's on Lee Moore - foul #2 on Lee Moore, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ernest Mays (C) Ronnie Steinberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Everett Coulter (SG), Ervin Frias (SF) Thomas Fenster, James Lacefield, Ralph Bradford | |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses the free throw | 35-51 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | William Schupp swats the short shot by Lee Moore | 35-51 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | William Schupp scores on a jump hook from the right block | 35-53 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Michael Black misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-53 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | William Schupp misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ernest Mays - foul #1 on Ernest Mays, team foul #6 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Robert Anselmo (SG), Willis Marshall (SF), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Michael Lefebvre, Michael Black, Lee Moore, Kenneth Burcham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford (PF) Kenny Zien | |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | William Schupp misses the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | William Schupp misses the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-56 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg gets the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Willis Marshall loses the dribble to William Schupp | 35-56 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Everett Coulter | 35-59 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle's pass is intercepted by Ervin Frias | 35-59 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias banks in the layup | 35-61 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-61 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | William Schupp snags the defensive board | 35-61 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Stephen Bogle takes the ball from William Schupp | 35-61 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle misses the dunk | 35-61 |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo tips it in | 37-61 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias is denied on a layup by Willis Marshall | 37-61 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg pulls down the rebound | 37-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Anselmo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willis Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ernest Mays (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Steinberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - Everett Coulter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ervin Frias (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Bradford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Schupp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias snags the defensive board | 37-61 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Steinberg blocks the short jumper by Ervin Frias | 37-61 |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg snags the defensive board | 37-61 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Ervin Frias steps in front of the Robert Anselmo pass | 37-61 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | William Schupp connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Nathan Morse | 37-63 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Nathan Morse is called for the reach on Stephen Bogle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Morse, team foul #1 | 37-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG), Michael Black (SG), Lee Moore (SF), Kenneth Burcham (PF), Joseph Wisner (C) Stephen Bogle, Robert Anselmo, Willis Marshall, Ernest Mays, Ronnie Steinberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG), Thomas Fenster (SF), Kenny Zien (PF), Charles Tomasini (C) Everett Coulter, Ervin Frias, Ralph Bradford, William Schupp | |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner misses the lay-in | 37-63 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 37-63 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Nathan Morse | 37-65 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Michael Black clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-65 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 37-65 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lacefield | 37-68 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Michael Black misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-68 |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-68 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Lee Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-68 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini gets the rebound | 37-68 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses long on a shot from the left block | 37-68 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini grabs the offensive board | 37-68 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-68 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini tips it in | 37-70 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Michael Black misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-70 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini grabs the defensive rebound | 37-70 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Nathan Morse | 37-73 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lee Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Burcham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Wisner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 8 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kenny Zien (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Tomasini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Lee Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kenneth Burcham | 40-73 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lee Moore - foul #3 on Lee Moore, team foul #7 | 40-73 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Smith (SG), Robert Anselmo (SF), Willis Marshall (PF), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Michael Black, Lee Moore, Kenneth Burcham, Joseph Wisner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG), Ralph Bradford (SF), William Schupp (C) James Lacefield, Thomas Fenster, Charles Tomasini | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses the 1st free throw | 40-73 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the 2nd free throw | 40-74 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-74 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse gets the rebound | 40-74 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | William Schupp misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #8 | 40-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias (SF) Kenny Zien | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | William Schupp makes the 1st free throw | 40-75 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | William Schupp misses the 2nd free throw | 40-75 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg pulls down the rebound | 40-75 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Stephen Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away | 43-75 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | William Schupp knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Nathan Morse | 43-77 |
| 06:41 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-77 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Bradford | 43-77 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-77 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg snags the defensive board | 43-77 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo's fadeaway is rejected by William Schupp | 43-77 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias pulls down the rebound | 43-77 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | William Schupp misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-77 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Willis Marshall gets the rebound | 43-77 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg makes the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Ralph Bradford - foul #1 on Ralph Bradford, team foul #2 | 45-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG), James Lacefield (SG), Charles Tomasini (C) Nathan Morse, Everett Coulter, William Schupp | |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg makes the free throw | 46-77 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford is fouled on the floor by Michael Lefebvre - foul #2 on Michael Lefebvre, team foul #9 | 46-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Winkleman (SG), Joseph Wisner (C) Stephen Smith, Ronnie Steinberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 46-78 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 46-78 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo snags the defensive board | 46-78 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-78 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Gary Winkleman can't tip it in | 46-78 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ervin Frias | 46-78 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini can't connect on a floater in the lane | 46-78 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini hits the follow up shot | 46-80 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre is fouled on the floor by Ervin Frias - foul #2 on Ervin Frias, team foul #3 | 46-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien (PF) Ralph Bradford | |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre is fouled on the floor by Kenny Zien - foul #2 on Kenny Zien, team foul #4 | 46-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SF) Ervin Frias | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner is whistled for traveling | 46-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Smith (SG) Gary Winkleman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Lefebvre - foul #3 on Michael Lefebvre, team foul #10 | 46-80 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster makes the 1st free throw | 46-81 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster makes the 2nd free throw | 46-82 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (tiring) 3 pf. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Anselmo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Willis Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Wisner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Coulter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Everett Coulter is called for the reach on Robert Anselmo - foul #1 on Everett Coulter, team foul #5 | 46-82 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner makes the jump hook from the left block | 48-82 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 48-82 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Willis Marshall pulls down the rebound | 48-82 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | James Lacefield steps in front of the Michael Lefebvre pass in the backcourt | 48-82 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Fenster and he's hacked by Michael Lefebvre - foul #4 on Michael Lefebvre, team foul #11 | 48-84 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg (C) Joseph Wisner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the free throw | 48-85 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Stephen Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-85 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses badly on a runner from the left block | 51-85 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Willis Marshall | 51-85 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-85 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-88 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Everett Coulter picks off the pass by Willis Marshall | 53-88 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-88 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter grabs the offensive board | 53-88 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Lacefield | 53-90 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Stephen Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-90 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter snags the defensive board | 53-90 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Lacefield | 53-92 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg travels with the ball | 53-92 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Ervin Frias (SF) Thomas Fenster, Everett Coulter | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse runs out the clock | 53-92 |