| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Spencer Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Edmond (fresh) C - William Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Mark Henderson inbounds the ball | 24-17 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:41 | Providence | Mark Henderson's dunk attempt is rejected by Dennis Jones | 24-17 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is hacked by William Robinson - foul #3 on William Robinson, team foul #1 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | David Cost (C) William Robinson | |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 26-17 |
| 18:54 | Providence | Mark Henderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Manuel Coughlan - foul #2 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #1 | 26-19 |
| 18:54 | Providence | Mark Henderson makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Cost - foul #2 on David Cost, team foul #2 | 26-20 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 18:01 | Providence | David Cost misses short on a jumper from the right side | 27-20 |
| 18:00 | Providence | David Cost pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 17:33 | Providence | David Cost hits the finger roll on a great pass from Spencer Mullins | 27-22 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits a runner in the lane set up by Kenneth Holt | 29-22 |
| 16:50 | Providence | Spencer Mullins evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | John Wright buries a floater from the left block set up by Dennis Jones | 31-25 |
| 16:15 | Providence | Manuel Coughlan denies the turnaround by Gary Edmond | 31-25 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 15:53 | Providence | David Cost gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Spencer Mullins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Perry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Henderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Edmond (fairly fresh) C - David Cost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Providence | Mark Henderson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernest Perry | 31-27 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Henderson - foul #1 on Mark Henderson, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Dennis Jones, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Buhr (PG), Mason Coleman (SF), William Robinson (C) Ernest Perry, Mark Henderson, David Cost | |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 14:52 | Providence | Albert Buhr is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Robinson | 33-29 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-29 |
| 14:30 | Providence | William Robinson gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:04 | Providence | William Robinson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 33-31 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | William Robinson denies the turnaround by Marvin Wyse | 33-31 |
| 13:38 | Providence | William Robinson gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 13:12 | Providence | Spencer Mullins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 13:11 | Providence | Mason Coleman grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 12:44 | Providence | Spencer Mullins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jeffery Lowrance | 35-31 |
| 11:56 | Providence | Albert Buhr misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stephen Heal - foul #2 on Stephen Heal, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), John Wright (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Marvin Wyse, Stephen Heal, Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Providence | Ernest Perry (SG), Mark Henderson (SF) Spencer Mullins, Mason Coleman | |
| 11:56 | Providence | Albert Buhr makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 11:56 | Providence | Albert Buhr makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan lays it in | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) SG - John Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Albert Buhr (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Perry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Henderson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Edmond (fairly fresh) C - William Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:08 | Providence | William Robinson misses the layup against the doubleteam | 37-33 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Gary Edmond picks off the pass by Manuel Coughlan | 37-33 |
| 10:33 | Providence | Gary Edmond is whistled for a carry | 37-33 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Wright | 39-33 |
| 09:47 | Providence | Manuel Coughlan swats the shot by Albert Buhr | 39-33 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dennis Jones | 39-33 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | John Wright clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ernest Perry - foul #1 on Ernest Perry, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG) Michael Platt | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 09:22 | Providence | Mark Henderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 08:59 | Providence | Mark Henderson pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 08:45 | Providence | Gary Edmond double dribbles | 41-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Providence | Spencer Mullins (PG) Albert Buhr | |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from the left block | 43-33 |
| 08:03 | Providence | Spencer Mullins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 45-33 |
| 07:19 | Providence | Gary Edmond comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Spencer Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Perry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Edmond (tiring) C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-33 |
| 06:53 | Providence | Gary Edmond grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 06:28 | Providence | A charge is called on Spencer Mullins - foul #3 on Spencer Mullins, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Buhr (PG), Mason Coleman (SF) Ernest Perry, Mark Henderson | |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse comes up short on the runner in the paint | 45-33 |
| 05:59 | Providence | The rebound goes to Gary Edmond | 45-33 |
| 05:40 | Providence | Gary Edmond lays it in | 45-35 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Albert Buhr is called for the reach on Marvin Wyse - foul #4 on Albert Buhr, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | David Cost (C) William Robinson | |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Mason Coleman is called for the reach on Stephen Heal - foul #1 on Mason Coleman, team foul #7 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan (C) Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 04:53 | Providence | Gary Edmond grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 04:45 | Providence | Spencer Mullins is fouled on the floor by Stephen Heal - foul #3 on Stephen Heal, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), John Wright (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF) Marvin Wyse, Stephen Heal, Jeffery Lowrance | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:21 | Providence | Albert Buhr is denied on a layup by Manuel Coughlan | 46-35 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones snags the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan hits a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Gary Edmond - foul #1 on Gary Edmond, team foul #8 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG) Michael Platt | |
| Subs | Providence | Ernest Perry (SG), Mark Henderson (SF), Harold McGlauflin (PF), William Robinson (C) Spencer Mullins, Mason Coleman, Gary Edmond, David Cost | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 03:22 | Providence | Mark Henderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Perry | 49-37 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the lay-in | 49-37 |
| 03:09 | Providence | The rebound goes to Mark Henderson | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Albert Buhr (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ernest Perry (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Henderson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold McGlauflin (fresh) C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Providence | Harold McGlauflin is whistled for traveling | 49-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 02:20 | Providence | William Robinson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Edmond (PF) Harold McGlauflin | |
| 02:20 | Providence | William Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 02:20 | Providence | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Wright | 53-38 |
| 01:40 | Providence | William Robinson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Antonio Walker - foul #1 on Antonio Walker, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Providence | Spencer Mullins (SG) Ernest Perry | |
| 01:40 | Providence | William Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 01:40 | Providence | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | William Robinson steps in front of the John Wright pass | 53-39 |
| 01:03 | Providence | Manuel Coughlan swats the short shot by William Robinson | 53-39 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is fouled on the floor by Mark Henderson - foul #2 on Mark Henderson, team foul #9 | 53-39 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 00:39 | Providence | Gary Edmond pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Providence | Spencer Mullins splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Robinson | 53-42 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits a jump hook from close range set up by Marvin Wyse | 55-42 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Mark Henderson knocks in the floater from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse runs out the clock | 55-44 |