| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) SG - Robert Riddles (fresh) SF - Darrell Golden (fresh) PF - Andrew Dawson (fresh) C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Kurt Robertson (fresh) SG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) SF - Steven Macdonald (fresh) PF - Timothy West (fresh) C - Pierre Logston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Providence | Michael Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Providence | Kurt Robertson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Pierre Logston | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Robert Riddles comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Darrell Golden grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Darrell Golden knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Andrew Dawson | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Providence | Pierre Logston misses the shot from close range | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Robert Riddles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Providence | Steven Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Providence | Andrew Dawson denies the turnaround by Michael Vaughn | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Anderson | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-2 |
| 18:04 | Providence | Timothy West is whistled for a carry | 6-2 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane is fouled on the floor by Pierre Logston - foul #1 on Pierre Logston, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Robert Riddles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:16 | Providence | Steven Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:59 | Providence | Michael Vaughn buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Macdonald | 6-4 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Darrell Golden connects on the jump hook near the basket | 8-4 |
| 16:20 | Providence | Timothy West is hacked by Andrew Dawson - foul #1 on Andrew Dawson, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Joseph Ferrell (SG), David Scott (SF), Philip Hart (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Dwight Mebane, Robert Riddles, Darrell Golden, Andrew Dawson, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Providence | Clifford Stephenson (PG), Charles Gibbs (SG), Joshua Robson (SF), Dakarai Banda (PF), Victor Yarger (C) Kurt Robertson, Michael Vaughn, Steven Macdonald, Timothy West, Pierre Logston | |
| 16:06 | Providence | Charles Gibbs clanks a shot from the right side | 8-4 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd's pass is intercepted by Dakarai Banda | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) SG - Joseph Ferrell (fresh) SF - David Scott (fresh) PF - Philip Hart (fresh) C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Clifford Stephenson (fresh) SG - Charles Gibbs (fresh) SF - Joshua Robson (fresh) PF - Dakarai Banda (fresh) C - Victor Yarger (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Providence | Dakarai Banda drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Robson | 8-6 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Victor Yarger - foul #1 on Victor Yarger, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Kurt Robertson (PG) Joshua Robson | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the 3rd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:54 | Providence | Charles Gibbs's floater is tipped away by Andrew Gaskins | 10-6 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Philip Hart grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | David Scott misses long on a floater from the right side | 10-6 |
| 14:45 | Providence | Charles Gibbs snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:31 | Providence | Kurt Robertson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Scott - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF) Joseph Ferrell, Philip Hart, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Vaughn (SG), Steven Macdonald (SF), Timothy West (PF), Pierre Logston (C) Charles Gibbs, Clifford Stephenson, Dakarai Banda, Victor Yarger | |
| 14:31 | Providence | Kurt Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:31 | Providence | Kurt Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | Providence | Michael Vaughn gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:59 | Providence | Pierre Logston's pass is intercepted by Robert Riddles | 10-8 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Darrell Golden loses the ball out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, David Scott | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 13:33 | Providence | Kurt Robertson is hacked by Dwight Mebane - foul #1 on Dwight Mebane, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Clifford Stephenson (PG) Kurt Robertson | |
| 13:22 | Providence | Timothy West misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 10-8 |
| 13:21 | Providence | Pierre Logston tips it in | 10-10 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Macdonald - foul #1 on Steven Macdonald, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Dakarai Banda (PF) Timothy West | |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:42 | Providence | Dakarai Banda hits a turnaround from close range | 12-12 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Darrell Golden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 12:20 | Providence | Dakarai Banda pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:05 | Providence | Andrew Dawson is called for the reach on Clifford Stephenson - foul #2 on Andrew Dawson, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (SG), David Scott (PF), Philip Hart (C) Robert Riddles, Andrew Dawson, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Providence | Kurt Robertson (PG), Victor Yarger (C) Michael Vaughn, Pierre Logston | |
| 11:48 | Providence | Dakarai Banda is called for 3 seconds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins (C) Darrell Golden | |
| Subs | Providence | Charles Gibbs (SG), Joshua Robson (SF) Clifford Stephenson, Steven Macdonald | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Scott (fresh) PF - Philip Hart (fresh) C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Kurt Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Gibbs (fresh) SF - Joshua Robson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dakarai Banda (fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor Yarger (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Hart | 14-12 |
| 11:08 | Providence | Dakarai Banda is called for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG) Dwight Mebane | |
| Subs | Providence | Timothy West (PF) Joshua Robson | |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Philip Hart misses the fadeaway near the basket | 14-12 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Robert Riddles grabs the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Philip Hart gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Robert Riddles is fouled on the floor by Dakarai Banda - foul #1 on Dakarai Banda, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Darrell Golden (SF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Philip Hart, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Vaughn (SG), Steven Macdonald (SF), Pierre Logston (C) Charles Gibbs, Victor Yarger, Dakarai Banda | |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Darrell Golden connects on the jump hook from close range | 16-12 |
| 09:56 | Providence | Kurt Robertson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 16-12 |
| 09:55 | Providence | Michael Vaughn tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Steven Macdonald steals it from Tony Shepherd | 16-14 |
| 09:05 | Providence | Michael Vaughn hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kurt Robertson and he's fouled by Darrell Golden - foul #1 on Darrell Golden, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), Joseph Ferrell (SG), Philip Hart (PF) Tony Shepherd, Robert Riddles, David Scott | |
| Subs | Providence | Clifford Stephenson (PG), Dakarai Banda (PF) Kurt Robertson, Timothy West | |
| 09:05 | Providence | Michael Vaughn makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses the lay-in | 16-17 |
| 08:49 | Providence | Pierre Logston gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:42 | Providence | Clifford Stephenson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 08:40 | Providence | Dakarai Banda tips it but misses | 16-17 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane is whistled for a carry | 16-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Victor Yarger (C) Pierre Logston | |
| 08:25 | Providence | Michael Vaughn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Philip Hart pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | The jump hook by Kenneth Anderson is blocked by Victor Yarger | 16-17 |
| 07:57 | Providence | Victor Yarger gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:41 | Providence | Clifford Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), Andrew Gaskins (C) Darrell Golden, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Providence | Kurt Robertson (PG), Timothy West (PF) Michael Vaughn, Steven Macdonald | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Riddles (fresh) SF - Philip Hart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Ferrell (fresh) C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Kurt Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Stephenson (fresh) SF - Victor Yarger (fresh) PF - Timothy West (fresh) C - Dakarai Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Providence | Dakarai Banda hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Gaskins - foul #1 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Scott (SF) Joseph Ferrell | |
| Subs | Providence | Pierre Logston (C) Timothy West | |
| 07:25 | Providence | Dakarai Banda makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:25 | Providence | Dakarai Banda misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Philip Hart gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Robert Riddles connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Victor Yarger - foul #2 on Victor Yarger, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Charles Gibbs (SG), Timothy West (PF) Victor Yarger, Dakarai Banda | |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Robert Riddles misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:02 | Providence | Pierre Logston grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 06:52 | Providence | Clifford Stephenson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-18 |
| 06:50 | Providence | Pierre Logston grabs the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 06:45 | Providence | Andrew Gaskins is called for the reach on Pierre Logston - foul #2 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Darrell Golden (SF) Dwight Mebane, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | Providence | Joshua Robson (SF) Clifford Stephenson | |
| 06:45 | Providence | Pierre Logston makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:45 | Providence | Pierre Logston makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Philip Hart | 21-20 |
| 06:24 | Providence | Timothy West comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 06:22 | Providence | Pierre Logston tips it in | 21-22 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 06:17 | Providence | Pierre Logston grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 06:02 | Providence | Timothy West misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Riddles - foul #1 on Robert Riddles, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) David Scott, Philip Hart | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Vaughn (SG), Steven Macdonald (SF) Charles Gibbs, Joshua Robson | |
| 06:02 | Providence | Timothy West makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:02 | Providence | Timothy West makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Pierre Logston steals it from Darrell Golden | 21-24 |
| 05:20 | Providence | Timothy West is denied on a dunk by Joseph Ferrell | 21-24 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Darrell Golden grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd buries a shot from the left wing set up by Robert Riddles | 23-24 |
| 04:41 | Providence | Pierre Logston misses the lay-in | 23-24 |
| 04:39 | Providence | Kurt Robertson tips it home | 23-26 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Darrell Golden misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 04:32 | Providence | Kurt Robertson gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 04:09 | Providence | Kurt Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Anderson | 23-26 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Robert Riddles comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 04:02 | Providence | The rebound goes to Pierre Logston | 23-26 |
| 03:40 | Providence | Timothy West is hacked by Joseph Ferrell - foul #1 on Joseph Ferrell, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), David Scott (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF), Philip Hart (C) Tony Shepherd, Robert Riddles, Darrell Golden, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | Providence | Clifford Stephenson (PG), Charles Gibbs (SG), Victor Yarger (SF), Dakarai Banda (C) Kurt Robertson, Michael Vaughn, Steven Macdonald, Pierre Logston | |
| 03:40 | Providence | Timothy West makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:40 | Providence | Timothy West misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Ferrell (fresh) SF - David Scott (fresh) PF - Andrew Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Hart (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Clifford Stephenson (fresh) SG - Charles Gibbs (fresh) SF - Victor Yarger (fresh) PF - Timothy West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dakarai Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | David Scott drills a shot from the right side set up by Philip Hart and he's hacked by Charles Gibbs - foul #1 on Charles Gibbs, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Lanham (SG) Joseph Ferrell | |
| Subs | Providence | Joshua Robson (SF) Timothy West | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | David Scott makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:00 | Providence | Victor Yarger is whistled for traveling | 26-27 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to David Scott | 26-27 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson is fouled on the floor by Victor Yarger - foul #3 on Victor Yarger, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Vaughn (SG), Steven Macdonald (SF), Pierre Logston (C) Charles Gibbs, Joshua Robson, Victor Yarger | |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:13 | Providence | Pierre Logston banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Macdonald and he's fouled by David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #11 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell (SG) George Lanham | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:13 | Providence | Pierre Logston misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-29 |
| 01:49 | Providence | Dakarai Banda snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 01:36 | Providence | Michael Vaughn knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-32 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | David Scott hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Ferrell | 30-32 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Pierre Logston's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Hart | 30-32 |
| 01:08 | Providence | Steven Macdonald tips it home | 30-34 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Robert Riddles (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Dwight Mebane, Joseph Ferrell, David Scott, Philip Hart | |
| Subs | Providence | Kurt Robertson (PG), Charles Gibbs (SG), Timothy West (PF) Clifford Stephenson, Michael Vaughn, Dakarai Banda | |
| 00:36 | Providence | Charles Gibbs drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Macdonald | 30-37 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 00:12 | Providence | Timothy West grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Timothy West buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Macdonald | 30-39 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Darrell Golden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Kurt Robertson pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |