| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) SG - Paul Daly (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) SF - Don Hayes (fresh) PF - Richard James (fresh) C - Kevin Rowland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses long on a floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Providence | Richard James knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Bohman | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Bohman - foul #1 on John Bohman, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Providence | Kevin Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Providence | John Bohman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Providence | Don Hayes tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Rowland - foul #1 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:09 | Providence | John Bohman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | Providence | Richard James grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Providence | Don Hayes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Don Hayes is called for the reach on Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Don Hayes, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Don Hayes, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Providence | Arthur Steinke is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Arthur Steinke, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Bettis | 8-4 |
| 16:07 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle is hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:44 | Providence | Marco Esposito misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) John Copeland, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| 15:44 | Providence | Marco Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:44 | Providence | Marco Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Bettis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Rowland (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the lay-in | 8-5 |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits the follow up shot | 10-5 |
| 14:57 | Providence | Marco Esposito hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Israel Zambrana - foul #1 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Ralph Tuttle, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| 14:57 | Providence | Marco Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:57 | Providence | Marco Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Jeff Sarvis is called for the reach on Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Don Hayes (SF), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) John Copeland, Marco Esposito, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (SG) Jeff Sarvis | |
| 13:56 | Providence | Don Hayes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | John Copeland steps in front of the Robert Zentz pass in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 13:33 | Providence | Don Hayes is fouled on the floor by Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| 13:22 | Providence | Don Hayes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Paul Daly - foul #1 on Paul Daly, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| 13:22 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:22 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:22 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the 3rd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 13-12 |
| 12:32 | Providence | Walter Bettis is called for the reach on Michael Dade - foul #1 on Walter Bettis, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| 12:10 | Providence | Richard James is fouled on the floor by Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG) Ralph Tuttle | |
| 12:10 | Providence | Richard James makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:10 | Providence | Richard James misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard James (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Rowland (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Providence | Dean Canterbury swats the short shot by Richard James | 15-13 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah's floater is tipped away by Kevin Rowland | 15-13 |
| 11:17 | Providence | Kevin Rowland gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:49 | Providence | Don Hayes is called for a charge - foul #2 on Don Hayes, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Don Hayes, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 15-13 |
| 10:33 | Providence | The rebound goes to Ralph Tuttle | 15-13 |
| 10:12 | Providence | Marco Esposito loses the dribble to Paul Dunneback | 15-13 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Richard James (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) John Copeland, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| 09:24 | Providence | Kevin Rowland is called for traveling | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG) Ralph Tuttle | |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Daly and the foul's on Richard James - foul #1 on Richard James, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:05 | Providence | Kevin Rowland gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:47 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis knocks in the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #9 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Wilfredo Molina (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 08:47 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski drills a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Kevin Rowland - foul #2 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (C) Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Arthur Steinke (C) Jeff Sarvis, Kevin Rowland | |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:32 | Providence | Arthur Steinke gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:06 | Providence | Richard James hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is called for traveling | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SF), Michael Dade (PF) John Bohman, Marco Esposito, Richard James | |
| 07:37 | Providence | Arthur Steinke is denied on a layup by Paul Dunneback | 19-15 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Bettis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) SF - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Dade (fresh) C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Marco Esposito (SF), Richard James (PF) Ralph Tuttle, Jeff Sarvis, Michael Dade | |
| 06:50 | Providence | Richard James misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-15 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Bojan Wolinski | 19-15 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina is whistled for traveling | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Don Hayes (SF), Kevin Rowland (C) John Copeland, Marco Esposito, Arthur Steinke | |
| 06:07 | Providence | Paul Dunneback steals it from John Bohman | 19-15 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 21-15 |
| 05:13 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-15 |
| 05:12 | Providence | Richard James tips it in | 21-17 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Kevin Rowland steals it from Bojan Wolinski | 21-17 |
| 04:20 | Providence | Dikembe Abdullah is called for the reach on Jeff Sarvis - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #10 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Michael Dade (PF) John Bohman, Richard James | |
| 04:20 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:20 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't finish the layup | 21-19 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 21-19 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't tip it in | 21-19 |
| 03:18 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Daly (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Dade (fresh) C - Kevin Rowland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Providence | Don Hayes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is hacked by Don Hayes - foul #3 on Don Hayes, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Richard James (PF) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Don Hayes, Michael Dade | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 02:43 | Providence | Richard James pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 02:21 | Providence | John Bohman drills a 3 from straight away | 21-22 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Marco Esposito - foul #1 on Marco Esposito, team foul #10 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Steinke (C) Kevin Rowland | |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 02:06 | Providence | Richard James snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 01:44 | Providence | John Bohman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 21-22 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Richard James steals the ball from Dean Canterbury | 21-22 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Richard James is whistled for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Michael Dade (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) John Bohman, Richard James, Arthur Steinke | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is hacked by Michael Dade during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Michael Dade, team foul #11 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Richard James (PF) John Copeland, Michael Dade | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 00:34 | Providence | Marco Esposito double dribbles | 23-22 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Marco Esposito is called for the reach on Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Marco Esposito, team foul #12 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Michael Dade (PF) John Bohman, Richard James | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Marco Esposito misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |