| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Kinyon (fresh) SG - Erik Ruelas (fresh) SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) C - Patrick Roland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Michael Petri (fresh) SG - John Ross (fresh) SF - Alan McKay (fresh) PF - Jason Davidson (fresh) C - Steve Rosado (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Patrick Roland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Providence | Patrick Roland clanks a shot from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Davidson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Ross | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Roland is called for the reach on John Ross - foul #1 on Patrick Roland, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee Tech | The short jumper by Steve Rosado is denied by Dean Tatum | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Providence | Patrick Roland is fouled on the floor by Steve Rosado - foul #1 on Steve Rosado, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Petri - foul #1 on Michael Petri, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Providence | Dean Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:29 | Providence | Dean Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee Tech | Steve Rosado is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Steve Rosado, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner (C) Steve Rosado | |
| 18:05 | Providence | Raymond Kinyon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Stuart Wagner | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay drills a floater from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Providence | Dean Tatum buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Roland | 5-4 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Wagner | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner banks in the layup and he's hacked by Terry Colbert - foul #1 on Terry Colbert, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Providence | John Barriga (PG), Gary Allen (C) Raymond Kinyon, Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:50 | Providence | Gary Allen misses the 3 from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Davidson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri tips it in | 5-9 |
| 16:32 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-9 |
| 16:31 | Providence | Gary Allen tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Davidson grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 16:19 | Providence | Gary Allen pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:57 | Providence | John Barriga misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:55 | Providence | Gary Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Barriga (fresh) SG - Erik Ruelas (fairly fresh) SF - Dean Tatum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Colbert (fairly fresh) C - Gary Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Michael Petri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan McKay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stuart Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Providence | Terry Colbert blows the layup but the foul's on Alan McKay - foul #1 on Alan McKay, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Kinyon (PG), John Wilson (SG), Philip Brooks (SF), Patrick Roland (C) John Barriga, Erik Ruelas, Dean Tatum, Gary Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Reginald Beatty (PG), James Upton (SG), Gregg Lesher (SF), Gordon Richerson (PF), Paul Payne (C) Michael Petri, John Ross, Alan McKay, Jason Davidson, Stuart Wagner | |
| 15:43 | Providence | Terry Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:43 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:43 | Providence | Philip Brooks snags the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:29 | Providence | John Wilson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 6-9 |
| 15:28 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:11 | Providence | Raymond Kinyon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Brooks | 9-9 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee Tech | Gregg Lesher banks in the layup and he's hacked by Philip Brooks - foul #1 on Philip Brooks, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Allen (PF) Terry Colbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 14:53 | Tennessee Tech | Gregg Lesher makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:37 | Providence | Raymond Kinyon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Roland blocks the short jumper by Paul Payne | 9-12 |
| 14:23 | Providence | Patrick Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:05 | Providence | Patrick Roland lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Kinyon | 11-12 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee Tech | Gregg Lesher is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gregg Lesher, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Providence | John Barriga (PG), Erik Ruelas (SG), Dean Tatum (SF) Raymond Kinyon, John Wilson, Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri (PG), John Ross (SG), Jason Davidson (PF), Stuart Wagner (C) Reginald Beatty, James Upton, Gordon Richerson, Paul Payne | |
| 13:29 | Providence | The pull-up jumper by John Barriga is blocked by Stuart Wagner | 11-12 |
| 13:27 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses the tip | 11-12 |
| 13:25 | Providence | John Barriga gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:10 | Providence | Philip Brooks hits the finger roll set up by Erik Ruelas | 13-12 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Petri | 13-14 |
| 12:53 | Providence | Michael Petri steps in front of the Philip Brooks pass | 13-14 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Colbert (PF) Gary Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay (SF) Gregg Lesher | |
| 12:28 | Providence | Erik Ruelas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Davidson | 13-16 |
| 12:09 | Providence | John Barriga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 12:01 | Providence | Terry Colbert snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 11:41 | Providence | Philip Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Barriga (fresh) SG - Erik Ruelas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Michael Petri (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan McKay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Davidson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stuart Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 11:32 | Providence | Philip Brooks grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 11:14 | Providence | Stuart Wagner swats the shot by Philip Brooks | 13-16 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 10:50 | Providence | Terry Colbert snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 10:43 | Providence | Terry Colbert hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Barriga | 15-16 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri is hacked by John Barriga - foul #1 on John Barriga, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Kinyon (PG), Adrian Bate (SG), John Wilson (SF), Patrick Roland (C) John Barriga, Erik Ruelas, Dean Tatum, Philip Brooks | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Reginald Beatty (PG), James Upton (SG), Gregg Lesher (SF), Gordon Richerson (PF), Paul Payne (C) Michael Petri, John Ross, Alan McKay, Jason Davidson, Stuart Wagner | |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Tech | Gordon Richerson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Terry Colbert - foul #2 on Terry Colbert, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Allen (PF) Terry Colbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Tech | Gordon Richerson makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Tech | Gordon Richerson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:14 | Providence | Gary Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:02 | Providence | Raymond Kinyon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee Tech | James Upton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 09:51 | Providence | Patrick Roland pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:39 | Providence | Adrian Bate knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Wilson | 20-17 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Payne's floater is tipped away by Gary Allen | 20-17 |
| 09:32 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 20-17 |
| 09:19 | Providence | Reginald Beatty steps in front of the John Wilson pass | 20-17 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee Tech | Gregg Lesher connects on the 3 from straight away set up by James Upton | 20-20 |
| 08:48 | Providence | John Wilson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 08:47 | Providence | Adrian Bate tips it but misses | 20-20 |
| 08:45 | Providence | Gary Allen tips it but misses | 20-20 |
| 08:43 | Providence | Raymond Kinyon snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 08:26 | Providence | Patrick Roland misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Reginald Beatty - foul #1 on Reginald Beatty, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Providence | Erik Ruelas (SG), Dean Tatum (SF) Adrian Bate, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri (PG), John Ross (SG), Alan McKay (SF), Jason Davidson (PF), Stuart Wagner (C) Reginald Beatty, James Upton, Gregg Lesher, Gordon Richerson, Paul Payne | |
| 08:26 | Providence | Patrick Roland makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:26 | Providence | Patrick Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Petri | 22-23 |
| 07:58 | Providence | Erik Ruelas hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dean Tatum | 25-23 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Petri | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Kinyon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Ruelas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Allen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Roland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Michael Petri (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan McKay (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Davidson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stuart Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Providence | Erik Ruelas is called for a charge - foul #1 on Erik Ruelas, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Providence | John Barriga (PG), John Wilson (PF), Philip Brooks (C) Raymond Kinyon, Gary Allen, Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 07:05 | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner clanks a floater from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross snags the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner loses the dribble to John Barriga | 25-26 |
| 06:54 | Providence | John Barriga jams it | 27-26 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-26 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner tips it home | 27-28 |
| 06:16 | Providence | John Wilson throws it down set up by Philip Brooks | 29-28 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-28 |
| 05:48 | Providence | Philip Brooks snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 05:44 | Providence | John Barriga misses long on a jumper from the left side | 29-28 |
| 05:42 | Providence | Dean Tatum pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:22 | Providence | Dean Tatum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-28 |
| 05:20 | Providence | Erik Ruelas snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 05:02 | Providence | John Wilson can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Alan McKay - foul #2 on Alan McKay, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Kinyon (PG), Gary Allen (PF), Patrick Roland (C) John Barriga, Erik Ruelas, Dean Tatum | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Reginald Beatty (PG), James Upton (SG), Gregg Lesher (SF), Gordon Richerson (PF), Paul Payne (C) Michael Petri, John Ross, Alan McKay, Jason Davidson, Stuart Wagner | |
| 05:02 | Providence | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:02 | Providence | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Kinyon steals the ball from Reginald Beatty | 31-28 |
| 04:26 | Providence | Patrick Roland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee Tech | Gordon Richerson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Allen is called for the reach on Reginald Beatty - foul #1 on Gary Allen, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Adrian Bate (SG), Dean Tatum (SF) John Wilson, Philip Brooks | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Reginald Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Reginald Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:03 | Providence | Dean Tatum connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Adrian Bate | 33-30 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee Tech | Gordon Richerson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 03:55 | Providence | Gary Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:46 | Providence | Raymond Kinyon is hacked by Reginald Beatty - foul #2 on Reginald Beatty, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Colbert (PF) Gary Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steve Rosado (C) Paul Payne | |
| 03:46 | Providence | Raymond Kinyon makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:46 | Providence | Raymond Kinyon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee Tech | Reginald Beatty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-30 |
| 03:30 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Kinyon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Bate (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Reginald Beatty (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Upton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregg Lesher (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gordon Richerson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Steve Rosado (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Providence | Dean Tatum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Gordon Richerson | 35-30 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee Tech | Adrian Bate takes the ball from Gordon Richerson | 35-30 |
| 03:10 | Providence | Adrian Bate hits the finger roll | 37-30 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee Tech | Steve Rosado can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-30 |
| 02:49 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 02:31 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee Tech | Gordon Richerson pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Tech | Terry Colbert takes the ball from Reginald Beatty | 37-30 |
| 02:10 | Providence | Adrian Bate loses the ball out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Providence | John Barriga (PG), Erik Ruelas (SG), John Wilson (SF), Gary Allen (C) Raymond Kinyon, Adrian Bate, Dean Tatum, Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Petri (PG), John Ross (SG), Alan McKay (SF), Jason Davidson (PF) Reginald Beatty, James Upton, Gregg Lesher, Gordon Richerson | |
| 01:50 | Tennessee Tech | Erik Ruelas steps in front of the Jason Davidson pass | 37-30 |
| 01:39 | Providence | John Wilson misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Michael Petri - foul #2 on Michael Petri, team foul #9 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner (C) Steve Rosado | |
| 01:39 | Providence | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:39 | Providence | John Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Davidson grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay is hacked by John Barriga - foul #2 on John Barriga, team foul #8 | 38-30 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:21 | Providence | John Ross takes the ball from Terry Colbert | 38-32 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee Tech | The jumper by Jason Davidson is denied by Gary Allen | 38-32 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | Alan McKay misses the tip | 38-32 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 00:35 | Providence | John Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee Tech | Stuart Wagner pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee Tech | John Wilson steals the ball from Alan McKay | 38-34 |
| 00:21 | Providence | John Barriga is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Barriga, team foul #9 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Kinyon (PG), Dean Tatum (SF), Patrick Roland (C) John Barriga, John Wilson, Terry Colbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gordon Richerson (SF), Steve Rosado (C) Alan McKay, Stuart Wagner | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee Tech | Steve Rosado connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Raymond Kinyon hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 38-37 |