| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Jonathon French (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) PF - Robert Larsen (fresh) C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) SG - Josh Hill (fresh) SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) C - Patrick Roland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Patrick Roland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Providence | John Phillips is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Jonathon French misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Providence | Dean Tatum pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Providence | Josh Hill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Smith | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Providence | Robert Larsen is called for the reach on Terry Colbert - foul #1 on Robert Larsen, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Providence | Patrick Roland misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Roland | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Providence | Terry Colbert is hacked by Jonathon French - foul #1 on Jonathon French, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Providence | Terry Colbert makes the floater from close range set up by Josh Hill | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Providence | John Phillips gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Providence | Dean Tatum travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG), John Wilson (PF), Gary Allen (C) Josh Hill, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | John Phillips picks off the pass by James Smith in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | Providence | David Sanders misses badly on a shot near the basket | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | Providence | John Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:06 | Providence | John Phillips clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on John Phillips - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Erik Drain (SG), Michael Mapp (C) James Smith, Jonathon French, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), Terry Colbert (PF) John Phillips, Dean Tatum | |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:30 | Providence | Terry Colbert blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Larsen - foul #2 on Robert Larsen, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Valerio (SF), Benjamin Wood (C) Xing-Fu Yen, Robert Larsen | |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Roland (C) Gary Allen | |
| 16:30 | Providence | Terry Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:30 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio loses the dribble to Terry Colbert | 5-3 |
| 16:02 | Providence | David Sanders clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Mier - foul #1 on Billy Mier, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| 16:02 | Providence | David Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:02 | Providence | David Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fresh) SG - Erik Drain (fresh) SF - Gary Valerio (fresh) PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Wilson (fresh) PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Roland (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Erik Drain is blocked by Terry Colbert | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | Providence | Patrick Roland grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:34 | Providence | Patrick Roland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Josh Hill | 5-6 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Billy Mier knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 14:59 | Providence | John Wilson misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 8-6 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Erik Drain misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Providence | David Sanders snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:37 | Providence | Terry Colbert travels with the ball | 8-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Jonathon French (SG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Phillip Mercer (C) Billy Mier, Erik Drain, Michael Mapp, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), David Gerber (SG), Dean Tatum (SF), Gary Allen (PF), Philip Brooks (C) David Sanders, Josh Hill, John Wilson, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | James Smith dunks the ball | 10-6 |
| 14:13 | Providence | James Smith is called for the reach on John Phillips - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| 14:01 | Providence | Dean Tatum buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Phillips | 10-9 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | James Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jonathon French | 12-9 |
| 13:25 | Providence | John Phillips scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Tatum | 12-11 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Mapp (PF) Gary Valerio | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG), Terry Colbert (PF) David Gerber, Philip Brooks | |
| 12:51 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses long on a jumper from the left block | 12-11 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Gary Allen is called for the reach on Jonathon French - foul #1 on Gary Allen, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), Patrick Roland (C) David Sanders, Gary Allen | |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Jonathon French is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jonathon French, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Drain (SG) Jonathon French | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 12:15 | Providence | Josh Hill hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | James Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Drain (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) 3 reb. C - Phillip Mercer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Roland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Terry Colbert swats the layup by Phillip Mercer | 12-13 |
| 11:37 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:31 | Providence | James Smith steals the ball from Josh Hill | 12-13 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen lays it in on a nice dish by James Smith | 14-13 |
| 11:15 | Providence | Josh Hill hits the finger roll | 14-15 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Roland is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Roland, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Gary Valerio (SF), Ian Roberts (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) James Smith, Xing-Fu Yen, Michael Mapp, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG), David Gerber (SF), John Wilson (PF), Gary Allen (C) John Phillips, Josh Hill, Dean Tatum, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Gary Allen swats the layup by Ian Roberts | 14-15 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | John Wilson steals the ball from Gary Valerio | 14-15 |
| 10:10 | Providence | David Gerber misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ian Roberts - foul #1 on Ian Roberts, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Holleb Brazinski (SG) Erik Drain | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:10 | Providence | David Gerber makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:10 | Providence | David Gerber makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts hits the finger roll | 16-17 |
| 09:45 | Providence | David Gerber is hacked by Billy Mier - foul #2 on Billy Mier, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF) Billy Mier, Ian Roberts | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), Dean Tatum (SF) Trevor Canterbury, David Sanders | |
| 09:45 | Providence | David Gerber misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | James Smith hits the finger roll | 18-17 |
| 09:17 | Providence | Josh Hill is called for traveling | 18-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ian Roberts (PF) Gary Valerio | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Terry Colbert (PF), Patrick Roland (C) David Gerber, John Wilson, Gary Allen | |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Terry Colbert blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Wood | 18-17 |
| 09:01 | Providence | The rebound goes to Josh Hill | 18-17 |
| 08:37 | Providence | Dean Tatum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen is fouled on the floor by Dean Tatum - foul #1 on Dean Tatum, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Drain (SG), Michael Mapp (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Holleb Brazinski, Xing-Fu Yen, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG) Josh Hill | |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | James Smith misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by David Sanders - foul #1 on David Sanders, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Valerio (SF) Ian Roberts | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:56 | Providence | Patrick Roland pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Drain (fresh) SF - Gary Valerio (fresh) PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) 3 reb. C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Patrick Roland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Providence | Dean Tatum scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Phillips | 18-20 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Erik Drain makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Patrick Roland - foul #2 on Patrick Roland, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Gerber (SF), John Wilson (PF), Gary Allen (C) John Phillips, Dean Tatum, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Erik Drain misses the free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:27 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 20-20 |
| 07:13 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 07:11 | Providence | Gary Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:51 | Providence | John Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Sanders | 20-23 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Holleb Brazinski (PG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF) James Smith, Gary Valerio | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), Dean Tatum (SF) Trevor Canterbury, David Gerber | |
| 06:15 | Providence | Michael Mapp is called for the reach on Josh Hill - foul #1 on Michael Mapp, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Terry Colbert (PF) David Sanders, John Wilson | |
| 06:15 | Providence | Josh Hill makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:15 | Providence | Josh Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Xing-Fu Yen | 22-25 |
| 05:41 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer is hacked by Gary Allen - foul #2 on Gary Allen, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Gary Valerio (PF) Holleb Brazinski, Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | Providence | Philip Brooks (C) Gary Allen | |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:57 | Providence | Terry Colbert makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 24-27 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Philip Brooks steals it from Erik Drain | 24-27 |
| 04:15 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Yen | 24-27 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | James Smith misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 24-27 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer gets the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Drain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Valerio (fairly fresh) C - Phillip Mercer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Colbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Philip Brooks (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Josh Hill steals it from Xing-Fu Yen | 24-27 |
| 03:24 | Providence | John Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Erik Drain grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Josh Hill - foul #1 on Josh Hill, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jonathon French (SG), Ian Roberts (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Michael Mapp (C) Erik Drain, Xing-Fu Yen, Gary Valerio, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG), John Wilson (SF), Gary Allen (PF), Patrick Roland (C) John Phillips, Josh Hill, Dean Tatum, Terry Colbert, Philip Brooks | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-27 |
| 02:39 | Providence | Gary Allen pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:23 | Providence | Patrick Roland can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Mapp - foul #2 on Michael Mapp, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:23 | Providence | Patrick Roland makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:23 | Providence | Patrick Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Billy Mier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-29 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:53 | Providence | Gary Allen gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:25 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury clanks a floater from the right side | 26-29 |
| 01:24 | Providence | Patrick Roland pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:03 | Providence | Patrick Roland is called for traveling | 26-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Gary Valerio (C) Ian Roberts, Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Dean Tatum (SF), Terry Colbert (PF) Trevor Canterbury, John Wilson, Gary Allen | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Jonathon French clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 00:46 | Providence | Terry Colbert pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:28 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses the turnaround from close range | 26-29 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Billy Mier grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio misses short on a jumper from close range | 26-29 |
| 00:19 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Phillips | 26-29 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Billy Mier is called for the reach on John Phillips - foul #3 on Billy Mier, team foul #11 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Holleb Brazinski (PG), Benjamin Wood (C) Billy Mier, Robert Larsen | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), Gary Allen (C) David Sanders, Patrick Roland | |
| 00:01 | Providence | John Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:01 | Providence | John Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 26-29 |