| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard James (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerry List (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 40-25 |
| 19:13 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerry List and he's fouled by Maurice Lokken - foul #3 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Bryant Soukup (SF), Adam Foss (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Richard James, Gerry List | |
| 19:13 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 42-28 |
| 18:24 | Providence | Walter Bettis denies the turnaround by Don Hayes | 42-28 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | John Copeland steals the ball from Robert Zentz | 42-28 |
| 17:39 | Providence | Arthur Steinke is whistled for traveling | 42-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Richard James (PF), Gerry List (C) John Copeland, Adam Foss, Arthur Steinke | |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback banks in the layup and he's hacked by Richard James - foul #2 on Richard James, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 45-28 |
| 17:19 | Providence | Bryant Soukup hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| 17:19 | Providence | Bryant Soukup misses the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 17:19 | Providence | Bryant Soukup makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-29 |
| 17:00 | Providence | Don Hayes is fouled on the floor by Paul Daly - foul #2 on Paul Daly, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| 16:43 | Providence | Bryant Soukup connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-31 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Gerry List is called for the reach on Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Gerry List, team foul #2 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits a shot near the basket set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 50-31 |
| 15:49 | Providence | Bryant Soukup loses the ball out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG) John Bohman | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryant Soukup (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard James (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerry List (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah drills a 3 from the right corner | 53-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:11 | Providence | Don Hayes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-31 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 53-31 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is denied on a dunk by Gerry List | 53-31 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the offensive board | 53-31 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 55-31 |
| 14:14 | Providence | Bryant Soukup connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by John Copeland | 55-33 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-33 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis tips it back up and in | 57-33 |
| 13:42 | Providence | Gerry List dunks the ball and he's fouled by Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #4 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Bojan Wolinski, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Adam Foss (PF) John Copeland, Bryant Soukup, Richard James | |
| 13:42 | Providence | Gerry List misses the free throw | 57-35 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 57-35 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 57-35 |
| 13:26 | Providence | Adam Foss grabs the board | 57-35 |
| 13:17 | Providence | Gerry List hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-37 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 59-37 |
| 12:41 | Providence | Gerry List hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-37 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-37 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 59-37 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis tips it home | 61-37 |
| 12:04 | Providence | Gerry List comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-37 |
| 12:03 | Providence | Adam Foss grabs the offensive rebound | 61-37 |
| 11:51 | Providence | Gerry List's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Providence | Bryant Soukup (SF), Richard James (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) Jeff Sarvis, Adam Foss, Gerry List | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Hayes (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryant Soukup (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard James (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-37 |
| 11:28 | Providence | Richard James gets the rebound | 61-37 |
| 11:23 | Providence | Arthur Steinke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-37 |
| 11:22 | Providence | Arthur Steinke can't tip it in | 61-37 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the board | 61-37 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly lays it up and in set up by Robert Zentz | 63-37 |
| 10:44 | Providence | Arthur Steinke can't finish the layup | 63-37 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by John Bohman - foul #1 on John Bohman, team foul #3 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Paul Daly, Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG) John Bohman, Bryant Soukup | |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury connects on the open runner in the lane | 65-37 |
| 09:49 | Providence | John Copeland is hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #5 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Bryant Soukup (SF), Gerry List (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Arthur Steinke | |
| 09:33 | Providence | Bryant Soukup misses the floater in the paint | 65-37 |
| 09:32 | Providence | Richard James pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-37 |
| 09:19 | Providence | Bryant Soukup connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 65-39 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Bryant Soukup - foul #3 on Bryant Soukup, team foul #4 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG) Dikembe Abdullah, Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Richard James, Gerry List | |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 66-39 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 67-39 |
| 08:52 | Providence | John Copeland is hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #6 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard James (PF), Gerry List (C) Bryant Soukup, Arthur Steinke | |
| 08:43 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff Sarvis | 67-41 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Paul Daly is blocked by Gerry List | 67-41 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly grabs the offensive rebound | 67-41 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken lays it in | 69-41 |
| 07:57 | Providence | The pull-up jumper by Jeff Sarvis is blocked by Dean Canterbury | 69-41 |
| 07:55 | Providence | Gerry List pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-41 |
| 07:44 | Providence | Richard James can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #3 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #7 | 69-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Walter Bettis (PF) Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Bryant Soukup (SF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Gerry List | |
| 07:44 | Providence | Richard James misses the 1st free throw | 69-41 |
| 07:44 | Providence | Richard James makes the 2nd free throw | 69-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Hayes (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryant Soukup (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard James (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | John Bohman steps in front of the Dean Canterbury pass | 69-42 |
| 07:09 | Providence | Bryant Soukup misses the jumper from the left side | 69-42 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 69-42 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #8 | 69-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (C) Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Gerry List (C) Richard James, Arthur Steinke | |
| 06:43 | Providence | Bryant Soukup banks in the layup | 69-44 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 71-44 |
| 06:01 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #9 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG) John Bohman | |
| 06:01 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 06:01 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-46 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Gerry List steps in front of the Dean Canterbury pass | 71-46 |
| 05:25 | Providence | John Copeland is hacked by Bojan Wolinski - foul #2 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #10 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Richard James (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) Jeff Sarvis, Bryant Soukup, Gerry List | |
| 05:25 | Providence | John Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 05:25 | Providence | John Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | Bryant Soukup (SF), Gerry List (C) John Copeland, Arthur Steinke | |
| 04:55 | Providence | The pull-up jumper by Gerry List is blocked by Dean Canterbury | 71-48 |
| 04:53 | Providence | Gerry List tips it home | 71-50 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Bohman - foul #2 on John Bohman, team foul #5 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Steinke (C) Gerry List | |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 04:33 | Providence | Arthur Steinke comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #3 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #11 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG) John Bohman, Bryant Soukup | |
| 04:33 | Providence | Arthur Steinke makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 04:33 | Providence | Arthur Steinke misses the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 72-51 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 72-51 |
| 04:08 | Providence | Arthur Steinke snags the defensive board | 72-51 |
| 04:03 | Providence | Don Hayes knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 72-53 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the contested jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dean Canterbury and he's hacked by Jeff Sarvis - foul #2 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #6 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Bryant Soukup (SF), Gerry List (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Arthur Steinke | |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Hayes (tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryant Soukup (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard James (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerry List (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Providence | A charge is called on Richard James - foul #3 on Richard James, team foul #7 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG) Richard James | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is whistled for a carry | 75-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (SG) Jeff Sarvis | |
| 02:46 | Providence | Don Hayes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-53 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis snags the defensive board | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 75-53 |
| 02:34 | Providence | John Copeland snags the defensive board | 75-53 |
| 02:25 | Providence | Gerry List buries a runner from close range | 75-55 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 75-55 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it back up and in | 77-55 |
| 01:44 | Providence | Paul Dunneback takes the ball from Gerry List | 77-55 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerry List - foul #3 on Gerry List, team foul #8 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Richard James (PF) John Copeland, Bryant Soukup | |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 01:25 | Providence | Richard James grabs the board | 77-55 |
| 01:16 | Providence | John Bohman loses the ball out of bounds | 77-55 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-55 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the offensive rebound | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz loses the dribble to Richard James | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis is whistled for traveling | 77-55 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz runs out the clock | 77-55 |