| Lineup | Providence | PG - Anthony Medved (fresh) SG - Richard Jones (fresh) SF - Lewis Gunnell (fresh) PF - Harry Gilliam (fresh) C - Derrick Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) SG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) SF - Jarod Shafer (fresh) PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Harry Gilliam wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Providence | Harry Gilliam connects on the floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Daniel Hammond is blocked by Harry Gilliam | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Providence | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Providence | Richard Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Providence | Clifford Henderson takes the ball from Harry Gilliam | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Paylor | 2-5 |
| 17:14 | Providence | Anthony Medved misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:56 | Providence | Harry Gilliam is hacked by Boyce Usher - foul #1 on Boyce Usher, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 16:41 | Providence | Derrick Mason drills a driving attempt in the lane | 4-5 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Clifford Henderson | 4-7 |
| 16:03 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond grabs the board | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Anthony Medved (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Lewis Gunnell (fairly fresh) PF - Harry Gilliam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Derrick Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarod Shafer (fresh) PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond is fouled on the floor by Derrick Mason - foul #1 on Derrick Mason, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Providence | Pili Amedee (PG), Arthur Frick (SG), Ronald Thomas (SF) Anthony Medved, Richard Jones, Lewis Gunnell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SF), Roy Worth (C) Jarod Shafer, Daniel Hammond | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-7 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 15:16 | Providence | Derrick Mason snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:10 | Providence | Pili Amedee misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-7 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | David Paylor buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Boyce Usher | 4-9 |
| 14:47 | Providence | Ronald Thomas is hacked by David Paylor - foul #1 on David Paylor, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG), Roderick McKeown (PF) David Paylor, Boyce Usher | |
| 14:30 | Providence | Ronald Thomas hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Gilliam | 6-9 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Runyon | 6-12 |
| 13:58 | Providence | Harry Gilliam's floater is tipped away by Roderick McKeown | 6-12 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Henderson | 6-15 |
| 13:39 | Providence | Harry Gilliam misses the lay-in | 6-15 |
| 13:38 | Providence | Harry Gilliam tips it back up and in | 8-15 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 8-15 |
| 13:22 | Providence | Harry Gilliam gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:58 | Providence | Derrick Mason knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Shawn Runyon - foul #1 on Shawn Runyon, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Anthony Medved (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Lewis Gunnell (SF), Shane Gurney (PF) Pili Amedee, Arthur Frick, Ronald Thomas, Harry Gilliam | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG), Howard Johnson (SG), Jarod Shafer (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) Shawn Runyon, Clifford Henderson, John Kimball, Roderick McKeown, Roy Worth | |
| 12:58 | Providence | Derrick Mason misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Boyce Usher | 10-15 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher can't throw it down | 10-15 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher tips it but misses | 10-15 |
| 12:36 | Providence | The rebound goes to Shane Gurney | 10-15 |
| 12:31 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Daniel Hammond - foul #2 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Herschel Carlsen (C) Derrick Mason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Worth (C) Daniel Hammond | |
| 12:31 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shane Gurney - foul #1 on Shane Gurney, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:04 | Providence | Shane Gurney hits a floater from the right side | 15-17 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Lewis Gunnell steals it from Roy Worth | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Anthony Medved (fresh) SG - Richard Jones (fresh) SF - Lewis Gunnell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shane Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herschel Carlsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Johnson (fresh) SF - Jarod Shafer (fresh) PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Providence | Shane Gurney can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-17 |
| 11:28 | Providence | Richard Jones hits the follow up shot | 17-17 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 17-17 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher hits the follow up shot | 17-19 |
| 10:55 | Providence | Anthony Medved misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 10:53 | Providence | Anthony Medved pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:40 | Providence | Anthony Medved makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Gunnell | 20-19 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Howard Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 10:31 | Providence | Herschel Carlsen snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 10:27 | Providence | Howard Johnson steals it from Lewis Gunnell | 20-19 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Howard Johnson lays it up and in | 20-21 |
| 10:14 | Providence | Shane Gurney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Pili Amedee (PG), Harry Gilliam (PF), Derrick Mason (C) Anthony Medved, Shane Gurney, Herschel Carlsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SG), Roderick McKeown (C) Howard Johnson, Roy Worth | |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson is called for traveling | 20-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Frick (SG), Ronald Thomas (SF) Richard Jones, Lewis Gunnell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SF) Jarod Shafer | |
| 09:45 | Providence | Arthur Frick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Pili Amedee | 23-21 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | John Kimball is fouled on the floor by Ronald Thomas - foul #1 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Anthony Medved (PG) Pili Amedee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG), Roy Worth (C) David Paylor, Boyce Usher | |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | John Kimball tips it but misses | 23-21 |
| 08:49 | Providence | Derrick Mason gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 08:33 | Providence | Arthur Frick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-21 |
| 08:32 | Providence | Harry Gilliam tips it home | 25-21 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth clanks a shot in the lane | 25-21 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown gets the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | John Kimball is hacked by Anthony Medved - foul #1 on Anthony Medved, team foul #4 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Jones (SG), Lewis Gunnell (SF), Shane Gurney (C) Arthur Frick, Ronald Thomas, Derrick Mason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG), Jarod Shafer (SF) Shawn Runyon, John Kimball | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Anthony Medved (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Gunnell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Gilliam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jarod Shafer (fresh) PF - Roderick McKeown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Worth (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Providence | Roderick McKeown swats the shot by Harry Gilliam | 25-23 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Paylor | 25-23 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown is whistled for a carry | 25-23 |
| Subs | Providence | Pili Amedee (PG), Herschel Carlsen (C) Anthony Medved, Harry Gilliam | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher (PF) Roderick McKeown | |
| 06:36 | Providence | Shane Gurney scores on a jumper from the right block | 27-23 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Providence | Derrick Mason (C) Herschel Carlsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Howard Johnson (SG) Clifford Henderson | |
| 05:58 | Providence | Derrick Mason comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 27-23 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 05:26 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 05:20 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Providence | Anthony Medved (PG), Harry Gilliam (PF) Pili Amedee, Shane Gurney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SG), Roderick McKeown (C) Howard Johnson, Roy Worth | |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jarod Shafer | 27-25 |
| 04:41 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell is whistled for a carry | 27-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Frick (SG), Ronald Thomas (SF) Richard Jones, Lewis Gunnell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG), John Kimball (SF) David Paylor, Jarod Shafer | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Medved - foul #2 on Anthony Medved, team foul #5 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Pili Amedee (PG) Anthony Medved | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:03 | Providence | Derrick Mason misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Kimball - foul #1 on John Kimball, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| 04:03 | Providence | Derrick Mason makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:03 | Providence | Derrick Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Thomas - foul #2 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Anthony Medved (PG), Shane Gurney (PF), Herschel Carlsen (C) Pili Amedee, Harry Gilliam, Derrick Mason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond (C) Boyce Usher | |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:34 | Providence | Anthony Medved misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Hammond - foul #3 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Jones (SG), Lewis Gunnell (SF) Arthur Frick, Ronald Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG), Roy Worth (C) Shawn Runyon, Daniel Hammond | |
| 03:34 | Providence | Anthony Medved makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:34 | Providence | Anthony Medved makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Anthony Medved (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Gunnell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Gurney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Herschel Carlsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kimball (fresh) PF - Roderick McKeown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Lewis Gunnell steals the ball from John Kimball | 30-28 |
| 03:13 | Providence | Anthony Medved hits the finger roll set up by Lewis Gunnell | 32-28 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Kimball | 32-30 |
| 02:51 | Providence | Herschel Carlsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Roy Worth - foul #1 on Roy Worth, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer (SF), Boyce Usher (PF) John Kimball, Roderick McKeown | |
| 02:51 | Providence | Herschel Carlsen makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:51 | Providence | Herschel Carlsen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | David Paylor is hacked by Anthony Medved in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Medved, team foul #7 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Pili Amedee (PG) Anthony Medved | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | David Paylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | David Paylor makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:34 | Providence | Pili Amedee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 01:43 | Providence | Richard Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 01:35 | Providence | Herschel Carlsen grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 01:27 | Providence | Richard Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lewis Gunnell | 36-34 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 01:11 | Providence | Shane Gurney gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 01:07 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Frick (SG), Ronald Thomas (SF), Harry Gilliam (PF), Derrick Mason (C) Richard Jones, Lewis Gunnell, Shane Gurney, Herschel Carlsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG), Howard Johnson (SG), Roderick McKeown (C) David Paylor, Clifford Henderson, Roy Worth | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Derrick Mason denies the turnaround by Roderick McKeown | 36-34 |
| 00:50 | Providence | Ronald Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:41 | Providence | Derrick Mason misses short on a runner near the basket | 36-34 |
| 00:40 | Providence | Harry Gilliam misses the tip | 36-34 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher banks in the layup | 36-36 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Harry Gilliam lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Thomas and he's hacked by Howard Johnson - foul #1 on Howard Johnson, team foul #9 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG), John Kimball (SF), Roy Worth (C) Shawn Runyon, Jarod Shafer, Boyce Usher | |
| 00:05 | Providence | Harry Gilliam makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | John Kimball grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |