| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) SF - Don Hayes (fresh) PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) C - Richard James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) SG - Paul Daly (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Rowland - foul #1 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | Providence | Israel Zambrana swats the shot by Don Hayes | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 0-1 |
| 18:52 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:27 | Providence | Richard James misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-1 |
| 18:25 | Providence | Kevin Rowland grabs the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:02 | Providence | Robert Zentz steals the ball from Jeff Sarvis | 0-1 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz blows the layup | 0-1 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it home | 0-3 |
| 17:37 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana is hacked by Richard James - foul #1 on Richard James, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Don Hayes, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Dade | 2-3 |
| 17:13 | Providence | Marco Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:56 | Providence | Marco Esposito is fouled on the floor by Israel Zambrana - foul #1 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 16:45 | Providence | John Copeland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 16:02 | Providence | Paul Dunneback swats the shot by Michael Dade | 2-3 |
| 16:00 | Providence | John Copeland grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) PF - Michael Dade (fresh) C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) SG - Paul Daly (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Providence | Arthur Steinke's layup is rejected by Israel Zambrana | 2-3 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 2-3 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 15:25 | Providence | The rebound goes to Arthur Steinke | 2-3 |
| 15:06 | Providence | Arthur Steinke clanks a shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Zentz and he's fouled by John Copeland - foul #1 on John Copeland, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Don Hayes (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Marco Esposito, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 14:49 | Providence | The rebound goes to Kevin Rowland | 2-5 |
| 14:27 | Providence | Richard James connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Don Hayes | 4-5 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeff Sarvis - foul #1 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 13:41 | Providence | Richard James can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Wilfredo Molina - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (SG) Jeff Sarvis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 13:41 | Providence | Richard James misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 13:41 | Providence | Richard James misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 4-7 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Rowland - foul #2 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Michael Dade (PF) John Copeland, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:20 | Providence | John Bohman is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Molina - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (PF) Ralph Tuttle, Michael Dade | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF) Wilfredo Molina | |
| 13:03 | Providence | Don Hayes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Marco Esposito is called for the reach on Israel Zambrana - foul #1 on Marco Esposito, team foul #6 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Michael Dade (PF) Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken | |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis blows the layup | 6-9 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the tip | 6-9 |
| 12:36 | Providence | Don Hayes gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:11 | Providence | Michael Dade misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 6-9 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael Dade - foul #1 on Michael Dade, team foul #7 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Ralph Tuttle, Michael Dade, Richard James | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 11:54 | Providence | Arthur Steinke pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marco Esposito (fresh) C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Providence | The jump hook by Jeff Sarvis is blocked by Dean Canterbury | 6-9 |
| 11:42 | Providence | Arthur Steinke misses the tip | 6-9 |
| 11:41 | Providence | Marco Esposito snags the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 11:17 | Providence | Arthur Steinke travels with the ball | 6-9 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Michael Dade (PF), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Don Hayes, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Israel Zambrana | |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Jeff Sarvis steals it from Paul Daly | 6-9 |
| 10:53 | Providence | Marco Esposito jams it set up by Jeff Sarvis | 8-9 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Paul Daly | 8-11 |
| 10:12 | Providence | John Bohman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-11 |
| 10:10 | Providence | Michael Dade snags the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 09:45 | Providence | Richard James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Don Hayes (SF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Michael Dade | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Walter Bettis (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| 09:45 | Providence | Richard James makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 09:45 | Providence | Richard James makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses long on a jumper from the right block | 10-11 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 08:57 | Providence | Richard James clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-13 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 10-13 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah and he's hacked by Arthur Steinke - foul #1 on Arthur Steinke, team foul #8 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (PF) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Richard James | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Walter Bettis | |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:22 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-16 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-16 |
| 08:07 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 07:44 | Providence | Don Hayes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Michael Dade (PF), Richard James (C) Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| 07:44 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 07:44 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Dade (fresh) C - Richard James (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 07:32 | Providence | Richard James grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 07:06 | Providence | John Bohman connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG) Ralph Tuttle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| 07:06 | Providence | John Bohman makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is hacked by Jeff Sarvis - foul #2 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #9 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Kevin Rowland (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Michael Dade, Richard James | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 06:03 | Providence | Arthur Steinke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Richard James (C) Ralph Tuttle, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 05:43 | Providence | John Copeland snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 05:26 | Providence | Don Hayes misses long on a shot from close range | 15-18 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 15-18 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-18 |
| 05:08 | Providence | John Copeland snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 04:46 | Providence | Robert Zentz picks off the pass by John Bohman | 15-18 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the finger roll | 15-20 |
| 04:32 | Providence | John Bohman is called for 10 seconds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Don Hayes, Richard James | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback double dribbles | 15-20 |
| 03:46 | Providence | Arthur Steinke can't connect on a shot from the right side | 15-20 |
| 03:45 | Providence | Arthur Steinke grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 03:22 | Providence | Marco Esposito is hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 03:22 | Providence | Marco Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 03:22 | Providence | Marco Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard James (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 03:00 | Providence | Kevin Rowland grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 02:38 | Providence | Richard James travels with the ball | 17-20 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Don Hayes (SF), Arthur Steinke (C) Ralph Tuttle, Marco Esposito, Richard James | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 17-22 |
| 01:57 | Providence | Don Hayes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-22 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah tips it but misses | 17-22 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Zambrana | 17-22 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Paul Dunneback is blocked by Arthur Steinke | 17-22 |
| 00:58 | Providence | The rebound goes to Kevin Rowland | 17-22 |
| 00:32 | Providence | John Bohman drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Don Hayes and he's hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #3 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Richard James (C) Jeff Sarvis, Don Hayes, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| 00:32 | Providence | John Bohman makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 00:12 | Providence | Marco Esposito grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Richard James connects on the floater in the lane | 22-22 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 22-22 |