| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fresh) SG - Franklin Carr (fresh) SF - Augustus Zarnick (fresh) PF - Scott Archibald (fresh) C - Paul Ebert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Paul Ebert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Providence | Franklin Carr is hacked by Terrell Jones - foul #1 on Terrell Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Providence | Scott Archibald scores on a shot near the basket set up by Franklin Carr | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Providence | Terrell Jones steals the ball from Scott Archibald | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd misses the runner near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Providence | Franklin Carr snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Providence | Billy Terry is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kidd - foul #1 on Thomas Kidd, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Providence | Billy Terry knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Augustus Zarnick | 3-4 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Providence | Scott Archibald misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Providence | Scott Archibald misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Providence | Scott Archibald makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | William Taylor scores on a runner from close range and he's hacked by Augustus Zarnick - foul #1 on Augustus Zarnick, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:34 | Providence | Scott Archibald pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:18 | Providence | Paul Ebert misses short on a shot from the left block | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | Providence | Billy Terry hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Franklin Carr (fresh) SF - Augustus Zarnick (fresh) PF - Scott Archibald (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Ebert (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Providence | Billy Terry's pass is intercepted by William Taylor | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | Providence | Scott Archibald grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:00 | Providence | Paul Ebert blows the layup | 7-7 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 14:43 | Providence | Scott Archibald grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:15 | Providence | Franklin Carr can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:06 | Providence | Paul Ebert pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:59 | Providence | Franklin Carr misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 7-7 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Thomas Kidd | 7-7 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stephen Thomas | 10-7 |
| 13:31 | Providence | Scott Archibald buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Franklin Carr | 10-9 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd can't connect on a runner in the lane | 10-9 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd is fouled on the floor by Paul Ebert - foul #1 on Paul Ebert, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Frank Lobdell, Terrell Jones, Stephen Thomas, William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-9 |
| 12:03 | Providence | Scott Archibald comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 12:01 | Providence | Scott Archibald grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:43 | Providence | Franklin Carr hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Terry | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Dycus (fresh) C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Archibald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Ebert (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-11 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski tips it home | 14-11 |
| 11:11 | Providence | Thomas Musso steps in front of the Paul Ebert pass | 14-11 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski travels with the ball | 14-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), William Taylor (PF) Charles Ray, Thomas Musso, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Bacon (SF), Darryl Bunch (C) Augustus Zarnick, Paul Ebert | |
| 10:28 | Providence | Franklin Carr is hacked by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (PF), Thomas Kidd (C) William Taylor, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:11 | Providence | Franklin Carr misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Terrell Jones - foul #2 on Terrell Jones, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG) Terrell Jones | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:11 | Providence | Franklin Carr makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:11 | Providence | Franklin Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 09:07 | Providence | Scott Archibald travels with the ball | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF) Casey Landis | |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (PG), Augustus Zarnick (SF), Paul Ebert (C) Billy Terry, Franklin Carr, Darryl Bunch | |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 08:30 | Providence | Scott Archibald misses the lay-in | 19-12 |
| 08:28 | Providence | Arthur Bacon pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:03 | Providence | Scott Archibald dunks the ball set up by Augustus Zarnick | 19-14 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd is hacked by Danny Woodie - foul #1 on Danny Woodie, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Ray Niewieroski (C) Frank Lobdell, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Terry (PG), Franklin Carr (SG), Darryl Bunch (C) Danny Woodie, Arthur Bacon, Scott Archibald | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-14 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) SG - Thomas Musso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Gene Dycus (fairly fresh) C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Ebert (fairly fresh) C - Darryl Bunch (fresh) | |
| 06:51 | Providence | Franklin Carr misses the lay-in | 21-14 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Augustus Zarnick steps in front of the Gene Dycus pass | 21-14 |
| 06:25 | Providence | Franklin Carr makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Darryl Bunch | 21-17 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Musso | 23-17 |
| 05:46 | Providence | Charles Ray takes the ball from Franklin Carr | 23-17 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Billy Terry - foul #1 on Billy Terry, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Casey Landis (SF), William Taylor (PF) Charles Ray, Stephen Thomas, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Bacon (SF), Scott Archibald (PF) Augustus Zarnick, Paul Ebert | |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:05 | Providence | Arthur Bacon drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Billy Terry | 25-20 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 04:52 | Providence | Franklin Carr gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:31 | Providence | Billy Terry is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd (C) Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (PG) Billy Terry | |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | William Taylor comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 25-20 |
| 04:10 | Providence | Franklin Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:05 | Providence | Franklin Carr misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-20 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 03:56 | Providence | The rebound goes to Darryl Bunch | 25-20 |
| 03:50 | Providence | Scott Archibald misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by William Taylor - foul #3 on William Taylor, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (SG), Gene Dycus (PF) Thomas Musso, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Providence | Augustus Zarnick (SF) Franklin Carr | |
| 03:50 | Providence | Scott Archibald makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:50 | Providence | Scott Archibald makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Terrell Jones is denied by Scott Archibald | 25-22 |
| 03:22 | Providence | Darryl Bunch pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:57 | Providence | The jump hook by Scott Archibald is blocked by Gene Dycus | 25-22 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gene Dycus | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Dycus (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Danny Woodie (fresh) SG - Arthur Bacon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Archibald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Bunch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 02:49 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 02:20 | Providence | Darryl Bunch can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 25-22 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 25-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF) Casey Landis | |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Terry (PG), Franklin Carr (SG), Paul Ebert (PF) Danny Woodie, Arthur Bacon, Augustus Zarnick | |
| 01:47 | Providence | Scott Archibald misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stephen Thomas - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG) Frank Lobdell | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:47 | Providence | Scott Archibald makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 01:47 | Providence | Scott Archibald misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Ebert - foul #2 on Paul Ebert, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 01:24 | Providence | Darryl Bunch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski (C) Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Charles Ray | 28-23 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Scott Archibald connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Darryl Bunch and the foul's on Ray Niewieroski - foul #1 on Ray Niewieroski, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG) Charles Ray | |
| Subs | Providence | Augustus Zarnick (SF) Darryl Bunch | |
| 00:35 | Providence | Scott Archibald makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Billy Terry is called for the reach on Frank Lobdell - foul #2 on Billy Terry, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF), Thomas Kidd (C) Stephen Thomas, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 00:02 | Providence | The rebound goes to Scott Archibald | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Scott Archibald can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-26 |