National Basketball Association
Cincinnati 66, Purdue 65
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, March 19, 2015
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials:
# Gerry Pollard, # Mike Stuart, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
19812
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Cincinnati 66, Purdue 65 (OT): Troy Caupain had 10 points, including a bucket at the buzzer to force overtime, as the Bearcats edged the Boilermakers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Louisville, Ky.
Farad Cobb led eighth-seeded Cincinnati (23-10) with 14 points and Coreontae DeBerry had a career-high 13 points as the Bearcats advanced to play top-seeded Kentucky in Saturday's round of 32. Leading scorer Octavius Ellis (seven points, three rebounds, one block) was ejected early in the second half.
A.J. Hammons led ninth-seeded Purdue (21-13) with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Vince Edwards added 14 points and a season-high seven assists as the Boilermakers outrebounded Cincinnati 51-38.
Caupain got a runner to spin around the rim and drop at the buzzer to send the game to overtime after Purdue's Jon Octeus missed the front of a one-and-one and split two free throws in the final 30 seconds. Cobb's layup with 30 seconds left in the extra period gave the Bearcats a three-point lead and the Boilermakers, who went 4-of-26 from the arc, missed several chances in the final seconds.
Purdue led 29-26 at halftime and the game remained tight despite Ellis getting ejected with 16:22 left after throwing a forearm into Hammons' neck before a blockout. Edwards and Dakota Mathias hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a five-point advantage with 1:33 to go but Cincinnati battled back on Kevin Johnson's 3-pointer and Caupain's three-point play after a Purdue turnover to cut the lead to 56-55 with 39 seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ellis, who has been ejected three time this season, will be eligible for Saturday's game. ... Purdue lost an opening-round game for the first time since 1993. ... The Bearcats have held 32 of 33 opponents to fewer than 70 points.
Top Game Performances
Purdue |
|
Cincinnati |
A.J. Hammons 17 |
Scoring |
Farad Cobb 14 |
Vince Edwards 7 |
Assists |
Troy Caupain 4 |
A.J. Hammons 10 |
Rebounds |
Gary Clark 12 |
Jon Octeus 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Coreontae DeBerry 3 |
Rapheal Davis 2 |
Steals |
Troy Caupain 2 |
A.J. Hammons 1 |
Blocks |
Coreontae DeBerry 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Purdue
|
65 |
36.1 |
4-26 |
9-15 |
13 |
49 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
Cincinnati
|
66 |
41.0 |
4-10 |
12-21 |
9 |
36 |
5 |
8 |
9 |