| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Baran Lijewski (fresh) SG - Raymond Luce (fresh) SF - Willard Olds (fresh) PF - Shawn Messner (fresh) C - David Stelzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Huddleston (fresh) SG - Randy Murray (fresh) SF - Michael Day (fresh) PF - Jeffery Guth (fresh) C - Arthur Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Arthur Reynolds wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Providence | Michael Huddleston knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Randy Murray | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Providence | Randy Murray scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Huddleston | 3-4 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski misses long on a shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-4 |
| 18:21 | Providence | Jeffery Guth misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the left block | 6-4 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Shawn Messner | 9-4 |
| 18:07 | Providence | Michael Huddleston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 18:05 | Providence | Jeffery Guth pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 17:51 | Providence | Jeffery Guth banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Huddleston and he's fouled by Shawn Messner - foul #1 on Shawn Messner, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | David Thurman (PG), Nathaniel Doman (SG), Lloyd Harris (SF), Herbert Arnone (C) Michael Huddleston, Randy Murray, Michael Day, Arthur Reynolds | |
| 17:51 | Providence | Jeffery Guth makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Doman - foul #1 on Nathaniel Doman, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke (SF), David Smith (PF) Willard Olds, Shawn Messner | |
| Subs | Providence | David Montague (SG) Jeffery Guth | |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | David Smith tips it home | 11-7 |
| 16:44 | Providence | David Smith blocks the short jumper by Lloyd Harris | 11-7 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Lloyd Harris - foul #1 on Lloyd Harris, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (SG), Michael Niemi (SF) Raymond Luce, David Stelzer | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Huddleston (PG), Randy Murray (SG), Jeffery Guth (PF) David Montague, Lloyd Harris, Herbert Arnone | |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski misses the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 16:22 | Providence | Michael Niemi is called for the reach on David Thurman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Niemi, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG) Baran Lijewski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:06 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willard Olds (SF), Shawn Messner (PF) Dale Atkinson, David Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Day (SF), Arthur Reynolds (C) David Thurman, Nathaniel Doman | |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Day picks off the pass by Willard Olds | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Juan Cruz (fresh) SG - Michael Niemi (fresh) SF - Willard Olds (fresh) PF - Shawn Messner (fresh) C - Daniel Franke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Huddleston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Day (fresh) PF - Jeffery Guth (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Providence | Randy Murray's pass is intercepted by Daniel Franke in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-7 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke tips it home | 14-7 |
| 15:21 | Providence | Jeffery Guth is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-7 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Franke | 14-7 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi travels with the ball | 14-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Truman Nickles (PF), David Smith (C) Willard Olds, Shawn Messner, Daniel Franke | |
| Subs | Providence | David Thurman (PG), David Montague (SG), Lloyd Harris (SF), Nathaniel Doman (PF), Herbert Arnone (C) Michael Huddleston, Randy Murray, Michael Day, Jeffery Guth, Arthur Reynolds | |
| 14:45 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 14:43 | Providence | Herbert Arnone grabs the offensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 14:16 | Providence | Herbert Arnone misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce (SG), David Stelzer (C) Juan Cruz, Michael Niemi | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:16 | Providence | Herbert Arnone makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:16 | Providence | Herbert Arnone misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Baran Lijewski | 16-8 |
| 13:48 | Providence | Herbert Arnone misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 16-8 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles travels with the ball | 16-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Willard Olds (SF) Baran Lijewski, David Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Huddleston (PG), Michael Day (SF), Jeffery Guth (PF) Lloyd Harris, Herbert Arnone, Nathaniel Doman | |
| 13:10 | Providence | Michael Day misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 16-8 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce misses the easy layup | 16-8 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer tips it but misses | 16-8 |
| 12:47 | Providence | David Montague gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:43 | Providence | David Thurman is fouled in the backcourt by Willard Olds - foul #1 on Willard Olds, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Armand Costa (SG), Shawn Messner (PF), Daniel Franke (C) Dale Atkinson, Raymond Luce, Truman Nickles, David Stelzer | |
| Subs | Providence | Randy Murray (SG), Arthur Reynolds (C) David Thurman, David Montague | |
| 12:23 | Providence | Daniel Franke blocks the short jumper by Randy Murray | 16-8 |
| 12:22 | Providence | Michael Day gets the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:06 | Providence | Jeffery Guth's layup is rejected by Shawn Messner | 16-8 |
| 12:04 | Providence | Michael Day hits the follow up shot | 16-10 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 11:45 | Providence | Jeffery Guth grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Baran Lijewski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armand Costa (fresh) SF - Willard Olds (fairly fresh) PF - Shawn Messner (fresh) C - Daniel Franke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Huddleston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Guth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Providence | Jeffery Guth makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Day | 16-13 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Armand Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (PG), Raymond Luce (SG), David Smith (PF), David Stelzer (C) Baran Lijewski, Armand Costa, Willard Olds, Shawn Messner | |
| Subs | Providence | David Thurman (PG), Lloyd Harris (SF), Nathaniel Doman (PF), Herbert Arnone (C) Michael Huddleston, Michael Day, Jeffery Guth, Arthur Reynolds | |
| 11:02 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman hits a wide open turnaround in the lane set up by Lloyd Harris | 16-15 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Luce | 18-15 |
| 10:15 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman buries a shot near the basket set up by Lloyd Harris | 18-17 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Lloyd Harris swats the layup by Daniel Franke | 18-17 |
| 10:06 | Providence | Lloyd Harris snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 10:04 | Providence | David Thurman is hacked by Juan Cruz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Juan Cruz, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Michael Niemi (SF), Truman Nickles (PF) Raymond Luce, Daniel Franke, David Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | David Montague (SG), Jeffery Guth (PF) David Thurman, Randy Murray | |
| 09:47 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | David Stelzer grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Baran Lijewski | 21-17 |
| 09:34 | Providence | Baran Lijewski steals the ball from Nathaniel Doman in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 09:15 | Providence | Herbert Arnone gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:09 | Providence | David Montague's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Niemi | 21-17 |
| 09:07 | Providence | Herbert Arnone tips it home | 21-19 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Juan Cruz | 23-19 |
| 08:31 | Providence | Jeffery Guth slams it home on a nice dish by David Montague | 23-21 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Truman Nickles is hacked by Nathaniel Doman - foul #2 on Nathaniel Doman, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson (PG), Raymond Luce (SG), Willard Olds (SF), Shawn Messner (PF), Daniel Franke (C) Baran Lijewski, Juan Cruz, Michael Niemi, Truman Nickles, David Stelzer | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Huddleston (PG), David Thurman (SG), Michael Day (SF), Arthur Reynolds (C) Nathaniel Doman, David Montague, Lloyd Harris, Herbert Arnone | |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dale Atkinson | 25-21 |
| 07:26 | Providence | David Thurman makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Huddleston and he's hacked by Dale Atkinson - foul #1 on Dale Atkinson, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Smith (C) Willard Olds | |
| Subs | Providence | Randy Murray (SG) Michael Huddleston | |
| 07:26 | Providence | David Thurman makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Atkinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Luce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Franke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Messner (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Thurman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randy Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Day (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Guth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce loses the dribble to David Thurman | 25-24 |
| 07:02 | Providence | David Thurman is hacked by Daniel Franke - foul #1 on Daniel Franke, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willard Olds (SF) Daniel Franke | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Huddleston (PG) Michael Day | |
| 07:02 | Providence | David Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:02 | Providence | David Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Dale Atkinson scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Luce | 27-26 |
| 06:31 | Providence | Michael Huddleston misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 06:29 | Providence | Jeffery Guth tips it in | 27-28 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | David Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-28 |
| 06:14 | Providence | Randy Murray gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 05:55 | Providence | David Thurman is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 05:53 | Providence | Michael Huddleston gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 05:36 | Providence | Arthur Reynolds misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Armand Costa (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), Truman Nickles (PF), Daniel Franke (C) Dale Atkinson, Raymond Luce, Willard Olds, Shawn Messner, David Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | David Montague (SG), Michael Day (SF) Randy Murray, David Thurman | |
| 05:36 | Providence | Arthur Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:36 | Providence | Arthur Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Franke | 27-28 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffery Guth - foul #1 on Jeffery Guth, team foul #4 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | Lloyd Harris (PF) Jeffery Guth | |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:58 | Providence | Lloyd Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 04:37 | Providence | Arthur Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:20 | Providence | David Montague hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Huddleston | 29-30 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Niemi, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Cruz (SG), Willard Olds (SF), Shawn Messner (PF), David Stelzer (C) Armand Costa, Michael Niemi, Truman Nickles, Daniel Franke | |
| Subs | Providence | David Thurman (PG), Randy Murray (SG), Nathaniel Doman (PF), Herbert Arnone (C) Michael Huddleston, David Montague, Lloyd Harris, Arthur Reynolds | |
| 03:37 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Shawn Messner - foul #2 on Shawn Messner, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Luce (SG) Baran Lijewski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 03:37 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:37 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner is fouled on the floor by Randy Murray - foul #1 on Randy Murray, team foul #5 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Smith (PF) Shawn Messner | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Juan Cruz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Luce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Olds (fairly fresh) PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Stelzer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Thurman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Doman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Herbert Arnone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | David Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 03:14 | Providence | Raymond Luce steals the ball from Michael Day in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | David Smith misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Nathaniel Doman - foul #3 on Nathaniel Doman, team foul #6 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffery Guth (PF) Nathaniel Doman | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:04 | Providence | Herbert Arnone grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:41 | Providence | Randy Murray misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds's pass is intercepted by Randy Murray | 29-31 |
| 02:21 | Providence | Juan Cruz steps in front of the David Thurman pass in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Willard Olds misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 02:05 | Providence | Jeffery Guth pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 01:50 | Providence | Michael Day is called for traveling | 29-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Baran Lijewski (PG), Armand Costa (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), Truman Nickles (PF), Daniel Franke (C) Juan Cruz, Raymond Luce, Willard Olds, David Smith, David Stelzer | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Huddleston (PG), Lloyd Harris (SF), David Montague (C) David Thurman, Michael Day, Herbert Arnone | |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi banks in the layup on a great pass from Baran Lijewski | 31-31 |
| 01:20 | Providence | Jeffery Guth misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 31-31 |
| 01:19 | Providence | Lloyd Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:14 | Providence | Jeffery Guth jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Randy Murray | 31-33 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Armand Costa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Michael Niemi tips it in | 33-33 |
| 00:39 | Providence | Lloyd Harris is hacked by Michael Niemi - foul #3 on Michael Niemi, team foul #11 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner (PF) Michael Niemi | |
| Subs | Providence | David Thurman (SG), Arthur Reynolds (C) Randy Murray, David Montague | |
| 00:39 | Providence | Lloyd Harris makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:39 | Providence | Lloyd Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Shawn Messner is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Shawn Messner, team foul #12 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Stelzer (C) Shawn Messner | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Day (SF) Lloyd Harris | |
| 00:12 | Providence | Michael Huddleston is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Arthur Reynolds | 33-37 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Daniel Franke throws it down | 35-37 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Michael Huddleston can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-37 |