| Lineup | Providence | PG - Patrick Worcester (fresh) SG - Don Thomas (fresh) SF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) PF - Timothy West (fresh) C - Jerome Caine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) SG - Johnny Jones (fresh) SF - Thad Edington (fresh) PF - Stanley Drury (fresh) C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Jerome Caine wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Providence | Jeremy Dickerson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Stanley Drury pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Don Thomas steps in front of the Stanley Drury pass | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Providence | Patrick Worcester misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Stanley Drury grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Providence | Tony Shepherd picks off the pass by Patrick Worcester in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Johnny Jones misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Providence | Don Thomas pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Providence | Patrick Worcester comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Anderson | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Johnny Jones | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Providence | Jerome Caine misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Providence | Don Thomas tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jeremy Dickerson - foul #1 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | Providence | Don Thomas knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Worcester | 4-6 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 17:52 | Providence | Timothy West grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Don Thomas throws it down | 6-6 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Stanley Drury comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 17:27 | Providence | Timothy West grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Providence | Jerome Caine connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Dickerson | 9-6 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Stanley Drury misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-6 |
| 16:41 | Providence | The rebound goes to Jerome Caine | 9-6 |
| 16:22 | Providence | Timothy West banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Worcester and the foul's on Stanley Drury - foul #1 on Stanley Drury, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Providence | Gerard Deleo (PG), Joshua Robson (SG), Victor Yarger (SF), Dobromil Strutynski (C) Patrick Worcester, Don Thomas, Jeremy Dickerson, Jerome Caine | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Robert Arneson (SG), Thomas Carlile (SF), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Tony Shepherd, Johnny Jones, Thad Edington, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 16:22 | Providence | Timothy West makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Frank Bates drills a floater from the left block and the foul's on Timothy West - foul #1 on Timothy West, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Providence | Dikembe Abdelhamid (PF) Timothy West | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Frank Bates misses the free throw | 12-8 |
| 16:00 | Providence | Dikembe Abdelhamid snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gerard Deleo (fresh) SG - Joshua Robson (fresh) SF - Victor Yarger (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdelhamid (fresh) C - Dobromil Strutynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) SG - Robert Arneson (fresh) SF - Thomas Carlile (fresh) PF - Frank Bates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Providence | Dobromil Strutynski misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Andrew Gaskins - foul #1 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| 15:40 | Providence | Dobromil Strutynski makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:40 | Providence | Dobromil Strutynski misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Frank Bates gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Frank Bates's layup is rejected by Victor Yarger | 13-8 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Frank Bates tips it home | 13-10 |
| 15:07 | Providence | Andrew Gaskins blocks the short jumper by Dobromil Strutynski | 13-10 |
| 15:06 | Providence | Gerard Deleo tips it back up and in | 15-10 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 15-10 |
| 14:58 | Providence | Gerard Deleo snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 14:46 | Providence | Gerard Deleo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Thad Edington (SF) Steve Hartnett, Thomas Carlile | |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Gerard Deleo - foul #1 on Gerard Deleo, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Cali (SF), Jerome Caine (C) Victor Yarger, Dobromil Strutynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stanley Drury (PF), Steve Mitchell (C) Frank Bates, Andrew Gaskins | |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Terry Cali picks off the pass by Thad Edington | 15-10 |
| 13:44 | Providence | Dikembe Abdelhamid clanks a jump hook near the basket | 15-10 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Thad Edington gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thad Edington | 15-13 |
| 13:09 | Providence | Joshua Robson is hacked by Steve Mitchell - foul #1 on Steve Mitchell, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Worcester (PG), Don Thomas (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (SF), Timothy West (PF) Gerard Deleo, Joshua Robson, Terry Cali, Dikembe Abdelhamid | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Carlile (SG), Frank Bates (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Arneson, Stanley Drury, Steve Mitchell | |
| 12:54 | Providence | Jeremy Dickerson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd buries a shot from the right side | 18-15 |
| 12:34 | Providence | Timothy West hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Victor Yarger (C) Jerome Caine | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG) Thomas Carlile | |
| 12:34 | Providence | Timothy West makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Johnny Jones is hacked by Don Thomas - foul #1 on Don Thomas, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Patrick Worcester is called for the reach on Tony Shepherd - foul #1 on Patrick Worcester, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG) Tony Shepherd | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Patrick Worcester (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Yarger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) SG - Johnny Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-15 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Frank Bates gets the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Jeremy Dickerson steals the ball from Kenneth Anderson | 21-15 |
| 10:56 | Providence | Steve Hartnett is called for the reach on Patrick Worcester - foul #1 on Steve Hartnett, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Gerard Deleo (SG), Jerome Caine (C) Don Thomas, Victor Yarger | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Robert Arneson (SG), Thomas Carlile (SF), Stanley Drury (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Steve Hartnett, Johnny Jones, Thad Edington, Frank Bates, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 10:51 | Providence | Jerome Caine misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Robert Arneson - foul #1 on Robert Arneson, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| 10:51 | Providence | Jerome Caine makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 10:51 | Providence | Jerome Caine makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Stanley Drury connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 10:19 | Providence | Gerard Deleo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Providence | Joshua Robson (SG), Victor Yarger (SF), Dikembe Abdelhamid (PF) Patrick Worcester, Jeremy Dickerson, Timothy West | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 09:55 | Providence | Dikembe Abdelhamid grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 09:47 | Providence | Joshua Robson hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Gerard Deleo | 25-18 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Stanley Drury misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 09:35 | Providence | Joshua Robson gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 09:30 | Providence | Gerard Deleo misses the jumper from the free throw line | 25-18 |
| 09:28 | Providence | Jerome Caine tips it back up and in | 27-18 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Robert Arneson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 27-18 |
| 09:01 | Providence | The rebound goes to Joshua Robson | 27-18 |
| 08:49 | Providence | Gerard Deleo connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Robson and he's hacked by Thomas Carlile - foul #1 on Thomas Carlile, team foul #7 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Providence | Don Thomas (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (SF), Timothy West (PF) Joshua Robson, Victor Yarger, Dikembe Abdelhamid | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG), Thad Edington (SF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Arneson, Thomas Carlile, Andrew Gaskins | |
| 08:49 | Providence | Gerard Deleo makes the free throw | 30-18 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Gerard Deleo steps in front of the Stanley Drury pass | 30-18 |
| 08:19 | Providence | Jerome Caine comes up short on the shot from the left side | 30-18 |
| 08:18 | Providence | Jeremy Dickerson tips it home | 32-18 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Gerard Deleo is called for the reach on Kenneth Anderson - foul #2 on Gerard Deleo, team foul #6 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Worcester (PG) Gerard Deleo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Frank Bates (PF) Tony Shepherd, Stanley Drury | |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Frank Bates is fouled on the floor by Timothy West - foul #2 on Timothy West, team foul #7 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Providence | Dikembe Abdelhamid (PF), Dobromil Strutynski (C) Timothy West, Jerome Caine | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Frank Bates makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Frank Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Patrick Worcester (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dobromil Strutynski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) SG - Johnny Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Providence | Dobromil Strutynski connects on the shot near the basket set up by Don Thomas | 34-20 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Frank Bates misses the easy layup | 34-20 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson can't tip it in | 34-20 |
| 07:15 | Providence | Dobromil Strutynski grabs the board | 34-20 |
| 07:03 | Providence | Patrick Worcester is called for traveling | 34-20 |
| Subs | Providence | Victor Yarger (PF), Jerome Caine (C) Dikembe Abdelhamid, Dobromil Strutynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG) Steve Hartnett | |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Thad Edington knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tony Shepherd and he's hacked by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #2 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #8 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Providence | Joshua Robson (SG), Dikembe Abdelhamid (PF) Don Thomas, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (SG), Stanley Drury (PF) Johnny Jones, Frank Bates | |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:22 | Providence | Joshua Robson lays it up and in | 36-23 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Tony Shepherd | 36-25 |
| 05:51 | Providence | Patrick Worcester misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Thad Edington pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Thad Edington connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Tony Shepherd | 36-27 |
| 05:31 | Providence | Patrick Worcester connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Joshua Robson - foul #1 on Joshua Robson, team foul #9 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Don Thomas (SG) Patrick Worcester | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG) Robert Arneson | |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses the free throw | 39-29 |
| 05:24 | Providence | The rebound goes to Jerome Caine | 39-29 |
| 05:13 | Providence | Don Thomas is hacked by Thad Edington - foul #1 on Thad Edington, team foul #8 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Carlile (SF), Frank Bates (C) Thad Edington, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 05:13 | Providence | Don Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Stanley Drury pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Frank Bates can't tip it in | 39-29 |
| 05:03 | Providence | Joshua Robson pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 04:57 | Providence | Don Thomas hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelhamid | 41-29 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Johnny Jones travels with the ball | 41-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Cali (SF), Dobromil Strutynski (PF), Vernon Lynch (C) Victor Yarger, Dikembe Abdelhamid, Jerome Caine | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins (C) Stanley Drury | |
| 04:28 | Providence | Dobromil Strutynski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Don Thomas | 43-29 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Frank Bates misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 43-29 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Johnny Jones gets the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Johnny Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Worcester (PG), Gerard Deleo (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (SF), Timothy West (PF) Joshua Robson, Don Thomas, Terry Cali, Vernon Lynch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (PG), Thad Edington (SF) Tony Shepherd, Johnny Jones | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Patrick Worcester (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerard Deleo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dobromil Strutynski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Arneson (fresh) SG - Thomas Carlile (fresh) SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | Providence | Patrick Worcester clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Arneson - foul #2 on Robert Arneson, team foul #9 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Jerome Caine (C) Dobromil Strutynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stanley Drury (PF) Andrew Gaskins | |
| 03:37 | Providence | Patrick Worcester makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 03:37 | Providence | Patrick Worcester makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Robert Arneson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Bates | 45-32 |
| 03:09 | Providence | Patrick Worcester is hacked by Robert Arneson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Arneson, team foul #10 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Steve Hartnett (SG), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Arneson, Thomas Carlile, Frank Bates | |
| 03:09 | Providence | Patrick Worcester makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 03:09 | Providence | Patrick Worcester makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett is hacked by Gerard Deleo - foul #3 on Gerard Deleo, team foul #10 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Providence | Don Thomas (SG) Gerard Deleo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG) Tony Shepherd | |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 02:45 | Providence | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 02:29 | Providence | Timothy West is whistled for a carry | 47-33 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG) Steve Hartnett | |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Thad Edington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-33 |
| 02:15 | Providence | Jerome Caine grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 01:54 | Providence | Jerome Caine loses the dribble to Tony Shepherd | 47-33 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Johnny Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Drury | 47-33 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Stanley Drury hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-33 |
| 01:28 | Providence | Timothy West grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 01:11 | Providence | Timothy West is hacked by Kenneth Anderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #11 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Joshua Robson (PG), Victor Yarger (SF), Dobromil Strutynski (C) Patrick Worcester, Jeremy Dickerson, Jerome Caine | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Carlile (SG), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Johnny Jones, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 01:11 | Providence | Timothy West misses the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 01:11 | Providence | Timothy West makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Thad Edington buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Shepherd | 48-35 |
| 00:36 | Providence | Don Thomas drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Timothy West | 51-35 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Joshua Robson - foul #2 on Joshua Robson, team foul #11 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Cali (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (SF) Don Thomas, Timothy West | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Workman (SF) Thad Edington | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Dobromil Strutynski gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Victor Yarger scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Robson | 53-36 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Robert Workman can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 53-36 |