| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fresh) SG - John Keith (fresh) SF - Christopher Doney (fresh) PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) C - Albert Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Christopher Doney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Providence | Albert Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Matthews | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is denied on a layup by Christopher Doney | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Providence | Albert Anderson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Providence | Gregory Hoff scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Hilton | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Providence | Christopher Doney grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Providence | John Keith hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Hoff and the foul's on Carl Spangler - foul #1 on Carl Spangler, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:47 | Providence | John Keith makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Albert Anderson dunks the ball on a great pass from Christopher Doney | 0-8 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-8 |
| 17:28 | Providence | John Keith hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Gregory Hoff | 0-10 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | John Keith is called for the reach on Robert Jordan - foul #1 on John Keith, team foul #1 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SG) John Keith | |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-10 |
| 16:57 | Providence | Christopher Doney grabs the defensive rebound | 0-10 |
| 16:52 | Providence | Carl Spangler steals the ball from Gregory Hoff | 0-10 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright drills a floater from the left block | 2-10 |
| 16:20 | Providence | Donald Hilton comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Carl Spangler - foul #2 on Carl Spangler, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG) Gregory Hoff | |
| 16:20 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:20 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the board | 2-10 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:00 | Providence | Christopher Doney misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Donnie Nelson - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF) Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:00 | Providence | Christopher Doney makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:00 | Providence | Christopher Doney makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) PF - Steven Silver (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) SG - John Brown (fresh) SF - Christopher Doney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hilton (fairly fresh) C - Albert Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 4-12 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan is whistled for a carry | 4-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Starr (C) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG) John Brown | |
| 15:17 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Donnie Nelson - foul #2 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #5 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Goforth (SF) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:17 | Providence | Albert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 15:17 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver gets the rebound | 4-13 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | David Goforth pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 4-13 |
| 14:55 | Providence | Donald Hilton snags the defensive board | 4-13 |
| 14:51 | Providence | John Keith is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Doney | 4-16 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Silver | 7-16 |
| 14:28 | Providence | David Goforth is called for the reach on Christopher Doney - foul #1 on David Goforth, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) David Goforth, Steven Silver, John Starr | |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Larry Graham (PF) Cody Booth, Donald Hilton | |
| 14:08 | Providence | Larry Graham is called for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Graham, team foul #2 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SG), Lester Long (SF) John Keith, Christopher Doney | |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hoff - foul #1 on Gregory Hoff, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Albert Anderson - foul #1 on Albert Anderson, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:17 | Providence | John Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 13:16 | Providence | Gregory Hoff gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:59 | Providence | Gregory Hoff knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lester Long | 9-19 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews loses the dribble to Albert Anderson | 9-19 |
| 12:33 | Providence | John Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 9-19 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 9-19 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright comes up short on the shot in the paint | 9-19 |
| 12:25 | Providence | Albert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 12:01 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 9-19 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 9-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sherwood Rogan (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Lester Long (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Graham (fairly fresh) C - Albert Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Sherwood Rogan | 11-19 |
| 11:30 | Providence | Albert Anderson loses the dribble to Robert Jordan | 11-19 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan double dribbles | 11-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Goforth (SF), Steven Silver (PF), John Starr (C) Robert Jordan, Wayne Wright, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Keith (SG), Christopher Doney (SF), Donald Hilton (PF) Gregory Hoff, John Brown, Lester Long, Larry Graham | |
| 10:47 | Providence | Cody Booth misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-19 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 11-19 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is whistled for a carry | 11-19 |
| 09:58 | Providence | Albert Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Doney | 11-22 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | John Starr tips it but misses | 11-22 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Sherwood Rogan | 11-22 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 13-22 |
| 09:17 | Providence | John Starr steals it from Christopher Doney | 13-22 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | John Starr hits a fadeaway in the paint | 15-22 |
| 08:40 | Providence | John Keith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Anderson | 15-25 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | David Goforth is hacked by Christopher Doney - foul #1 on Christopher Doney, team foul #5 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) David Goforth, Steven Silver, John Starr | |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), John Brown (SG), Larry Graham (C) Cody Booth, John Keith, Albert Anderson | |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-25 |
| 07:54 | Providence | Christopher Doney gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sherwood Rogan (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) SF - Christopher Doney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Hilton (fairly fresh) C - Larry Graham (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Providence | John Brown hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Graham | 15-28 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan is hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) Donald Hilton | |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-28 |
| 06:59 | Providence | John Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG) John Brown | |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Doney - foul #2 on Christopher Doney, team foul #7 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Hilton (PF) Christopher Doney | |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:26 | Providence | John Keith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Goforth (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Anderson (C) Larry Graham | |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 06:18 | Providence | Lester Long is hacked by David Goforth - foul #2 on David Goforth, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF) David Goforth | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 06:18 | Providence | Lester Long misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sherwood Rogan and he's hacked by Lester Long - foul #1 on Lester Long, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:51 | Providence | Albert Anderson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Hilton | 23-30 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan loses the dribble to Lester Long | 23-30 |
| 05:23 | Providence | Gregory Hoff hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lester Long | 23-32 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 23-32 |
| 04:56 | Providence | Albert Anderson snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 04:39 | Providence | Gregory Hoff misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 04:37 | Providence | John Keith hits the follow up shot | 23-34 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan buries a shot from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 03:58 | Providence | John Keith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sherwood Rogan (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Keith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lester Long (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Donald Hilton (tiring) C - Albert Anderson (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan can't connect on a shot from the left side | 25-34 |
| 03:40 | Providence | Donald Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 03:21 | Providence | Donald Hilton comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 03:20 | Providence | Donald Hilton tips it in | 25-36 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright clanks a floater from the right block | 25-36 |
| 02:48 | Providence | The rebound goes to Albert Anderson | 25-36 |
| 02:28 | Providence | Albert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Robert Jordan - foul #1 on Robert Jordan, team foul #8 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Carl Spangler (SG), David Goforth (SF), Steven Silver (PF), John Starr (C) Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan, Robert Jordan, Wayne Wright, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Brown (SG), Christopher Doney (SF), Larry Graham (PF) Gregory Hoff, John Keith, Lester Long, Donald Hilton | |
| 02:28 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:28 | Providence | Albert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | John Starr can't tip it in | 25-37 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | David Goforth grabs the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (SF) Albert Anderson | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:23 | Providence | Larry Graham is alone and drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Berry | 27-39 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver knocks in the floater from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 00:58 | Providence | Larry Graham misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 29-39 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 00:50 | Providence | Christopher Doney gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Cody Booth drills a jumper from the left wing set up by John Brown | 29-41 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Cody Booth - foul #1 on Cody Booth, team foul #10 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Steven Silver, John Starr | |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) Daniel Berry | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:04 | Providence | Cody Booth is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Doney | 30-44 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | David Goforth misses long on a halfcourt shot | 30-44 |