| Lineup | Providence | PG - Hugo Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Butz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) SG - George Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | George Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| 19:25 | Providence | Hugo Clark misses short on a floater from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 19:24 | Providence | Brian Butz tips it but misses | 31-29 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | David Wild grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Jason Phillips steals the ball from George Lewis | 31-29 |
| 18:48 | Providence | Robert Shannon steps in front of the Jason Phillips pass | 31-29 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon drills a turnaround from the baseline | 31-31 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Martin Nussbaum is called for the reach on Martin Emerson - foul #2 on Martin Nussbaum, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 17:49 | Providence | Mark Evans blows the layup | 31-31 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon is whistled for a carry | 31-31 |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Clark (PF) Mark Evans | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Haun (C) Martin Nussbaum | |
| 17:23 | Providence | Hugo Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Wild - foul #1 on David Wild, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski (SG), Nicholas Bullock (C) George Lewis, Robert Shannon | |
| 17:23 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:23 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 16:49 | Providence | Ryan Clark jams it | 35-33 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from David Wild | 35-35 |
| 16:12 | Providence | Jason Phillips is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Bullock - foul #2 on Nicholas Bullock, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (PG), Danny Defranco (SF), Mark Evans (PF) Hugo Clark, Brian Butz, Ryan Clark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Robert Shannon (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) David Wild, Jason Wright, Robert Haun, Nicholas Bullock | |
| 15:53 | Providence | Martin Emerson is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG) Freddy Hensen | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ryan Noah (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Emerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Defranco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 15:18 | Providence | Martin Emerson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 15:17 | Providence | Ryan Noah hits the follow up shot | 37-38 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jason Phillips - foul #1 on Jason Phillips, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Wright (SF) Thad Bernoski | |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:56 | Providence | Jason Phillips gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:36 | Providence | Martin Emerson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mark Evans | 40-38 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Martin Emerson - foul #2 on Martin Emerson, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Steve Wolf (SG), Brian Butz (SF), Ryan Clark (PF), Robert Duryea (C) Martin Emerson, Danny Defranco, Mark Evans, Jason Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG) George Lewis | |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:12 | Providence | Ryan Clark knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ryan Noah | 42-40 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 13:54 | Providence | Steve Wolf pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:29 | Providence | Robert Duryea makes the jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Ryan Clark is called for the reach on Robert Shannon - foul #2 on Ryan Clark, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Hugo Clark (PG), Martin Emerson (SG), Mark Evans (PF) Ryan Noah, Steve Wolf, Ryan Clark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) Jason Wright, Robert Shannon, Martin Nussbaum | |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 13:03 | Providence | Hugo Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:45 | Providence | Hugo Clark blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 12:43 | Providence | Robert Duryea tips it in | 46-40 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun buries a floater from the right side | 46-42 |
| 12:07 | Providence | Martin Emerson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Evans | 49-42 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 12:01 | Providence | The rebound goes to Robert Duryea | 49-42 |
| 11:36 | Providence | Mark Evans misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 49-42 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Hugo Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Emerson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Butz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Duryea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun connects on the shot in the lane | 49-44 |
| 10:52 | Providence | Robert Duryea is fouled on the floor by Quinton Majors - foul #4 on Quinton Majors, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Providence | Steve Wolf (SG), Danny Defranco (SF), Ryan Clark (PF), Jason Phillips (C) Martin Emerson, Brian Butz, Mark Evans, Robert Duryea | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Thad Bernoski, Robert Haun, Nicholas Bullock | |
| 10:27 | Providence | Hugo Clark misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | George Lewis buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Freddy Hensen | 49-46 |
| 09:45 | Providence | Ryan Clark connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Hugo Clark | 51-46 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses badly on a runner in the paint | 51-46 |
| 09:36 | Providence | Danny Defranco gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:13 | Providence | Steve Wolf misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 09:05 | Providence | Jason Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:44 | Providence | Hugo Clark is whistled for traveling | 51-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (PG), Martin Emerson (SG), Brian Butz (SF), Mark Evans (PF) Hugo Clark, Steve Wolf, Danny Defranco, Ryan Clark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Robert Haun (C) Freddy Hensen, Martin Nussbaum | |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun is hacked by Martin Emerson - foul #3 on Martin Emerson, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-46 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 07:47 | Providence | Mark Evans loses the dribble to Jason Wright | 51-48 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | George Lewis lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Wright | 51-50 |
| 07:20 | Providence | Mark Evans misses long on a jumper near the basket | 51-50 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ryan Noah (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Emerson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Butz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from David Wild | 51-52 |
| 06:47 | Providence | Jason Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Steve Wolf (SG), Robert Duryea (C) Martin Emerson, Jason Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Martin Nussbaum (C) George Lewis, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon | |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun is whistled for traveling | 51-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Clark (PF) Mark Evans | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG) David Wild | |
| 06:14 | Providence | Ryan Clark comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Haun - foul #1 on Robert Haun, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Hugo Clark (PG) Ryan Noah | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:14 | Providence | Ryan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:14 | Providence | Ryan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen travels in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Long (PF) Robert Haun | |
| 05:59 | Providence | Robert Duryea hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 53-52 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Freddy Hensen | 53-54 |
| 05:30 | Providence | Hugo Clark misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Freddy Hensen - foul #1 on Freddy Hensen, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Providence | Martin Emerson (SG), Danny Defranco (SF) Steve Wolf, Brian Butz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Jason Wright (SF) Freddy Hensen, Thad Bernoski | |
| 05:30 | Providence | Hugo Clark misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:30 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses long on a shot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright hits a jumper near the basket | 54-56 |
| 04:33 | Providence | Robert Duryea misses short on a shot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Gregory Long pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Quinton Majors | 54-58 |
| 04:04 | Providence | Ryan Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Long - foul #1 on Gregory Long, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Ryan Noah (PG), Steve Wolf (SG), Brian Butz (SF), Jason Phillips (C) Hugo Clark, Martin Emerson, Danny Defranco, Robert Duryea | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (PF), Robert Haun (C) Gregory Long, Martin Nussbaum | |
| 04:04 | Providence | Ryan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:04 | Providence | Ryan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Evans (PF) Ryan Clark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Providence | Steve Wolf misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-58 |
| 03:30 | Providence | Mark Evans hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 03:09 | Providence | Jason Phillips grabs the board | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ryan Noah (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Butz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Providence | Brian Butz scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Hugo Clark (PG), Martin Emerson (SG) Ryan Noah, Steve Wolf | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Martin Nussbaum (C) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Robert Haun | |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 02:33 | Providence | Brian Butz pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:07 | Providence | Martin Emerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 01:39 | Providence | Jason Phillips is fouled on the floor by Quinton Majors - foul #5 on Quinton Majors, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG) Quinton Majors | |
| 01:39 | Providence | Jason Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:39 | Providence | Jason Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Wild | 62-62 |
| 01:21 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Evans and he's hacked by David Wild - foul #2 on David Wild, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 01:21 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Lewis | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Providence | Brian Butz is fouled on the floor by Jason Wright - foul #3 on Jason Wright, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Brian Butz makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Brian Butz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum clanks a fadeaway from close range | 67-64 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Hugo Clark gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Providence | Hugo Clark is hacked by David Wild in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Wild, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Providence | Steve Wolf (SG), Ryan Noah (SF) Martin Emerson, Brian Butz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:25 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:25 | Providence | Hugo Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Steve Wolf takes the ball from David Wild | 69-64 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Providence | Martin Emerson (SG), Robert Duryea (C) Hugo Clark, Jason Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:18 | Providence | Martin Emerson is hacked by George Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Lewis, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Martin Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Martin Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | David Wild knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Wright | 71-67 |
| 00:10 | Providence | George Lewis is called for the reach on Robert Duryea in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Lewis, team foul #13 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Phillips (C) Mark Evans | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:10 | Providence | Robert Duryea makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:10 | Providence | Robert Duryea makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-67 |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Evans (PF) Jason Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:03 | Providence | Ryan Noah is fouled in the backcourt by George Lewis - foul #3 on George Lewis, team foul #14 | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Ryan Noah makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Ryan Noah makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses short on a halfcourt shot | 75-67 |