| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Corey Dow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brent Robertson (fresh) PF - Mario Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Griffie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Blair (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harry Giunta (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Sharpton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Long Kung (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Brent Robertson inbounds the ball | 18-24 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Providence | Mario Hughes misses the dunk | 18-24 |
| 19:41 | Providence | Brent Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 19:27 | Providence | Ronald Griffie misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-24 |
| 19:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Sharpton | 18-24 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Harry Giunta hits a runner from the left block | 18-26 |
| 18:42 | Providence | Mario Hughes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Sharpton - foul #3 on Robert Sharpton, team foul #1 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Johnson (PF) Robert Sharpton | |
| 18:42 | Providence | Mario Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 18:42 | Providence | Mario Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 18:40 | UConn | William Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| 18:22 | Providence | Sammy Attwood comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 18:20 | UConn | Long Kung pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 18:08 | UConn | Robert Wood steps out of bounds on the sideline | 20-26 |
| 17:42 | Providence | Ronald Griffie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Wood - foul #1 on Robert Wood, team foul #2 | 20-26 |
| 17:42 | Providence | Ronald Griffie makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 17:42 | Providence | Ronald Griffie makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Charles Johnson double dribbles | 22-26 |
| 17:05 | Providence | Sammy Attwood is fouled on the floor by Harry Giunta - foul #1 on Harry Giunta, team foul #3 | 22-26 |
| 17:00 | Providence | Sammy Attwood is whistled for traveling | 22-26 |
| 16:40 | UConn | Robert Wood is called for traveling | 22-26 |
| Subs | Providence | Steven Spinks (SG) Corey Dow | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Huff (SG), Albert Johnson (C) Robert Wood, Long Kung | |
| 16:19 | Providence | Steven Spinks dunks the ball | 24-26 |
| 16:15 | UConn | Harry Giunta makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Albert Johnson | 24-28 |
| 15:49 | Providence | Sammy Attwood misses long on a floater near the basket | 24-28 |
| 15:47 | UConn | Charles Johnson gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Spinks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brent Robertson (fairly fresh) PF - Mario Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Griffie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Blair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Huff (fresh) SF - Harry Giunta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | UConn | Albert Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Griffie - foul #3 on Ronald Griffie, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Dow (SG) Steven Spinks | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wood (SG), Robert Sharpton (PF), Long Kung (C) Ronald Huff, Harry Giunta, Charles Johnson | |
| 15:25 | UConn | Albert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 15:25 | UConn | Albert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 15:03 | Providence | Ronald Griffie is hacked by Long Kung - foul #1 on Long Kung, team foul #4 | 24-30 |
| 14:52 | Providence | Long Kung blocks the jumper by Mario Hughes | 24-30 |
| 14:51 | Providence | Brent Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 14:30 | Providence | Corey Dow comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 14:28 | Providence | Corey Dow grabs the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 14:10 | Providence | Corey Dow blows the layup | 24-30 |
| 14:09 | UConn | Long Kung gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Brent Robertson takes the ball from Robert Wood | 24-30 |
| 13:23 | Providence | Robert Sharpton steals it from Ronald Griffie | 24-30 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Long Kung is denied on a layup by Mario Hughes | 24-30 |
| 13:15 | UConn | Long Kung tips it back up and in | 24-32 |
| 12:46 | Providence | Sammy Attwood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-32 |
| 12:45 | Providence | Mario Hughes misses the tip | 24-32 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Albert Johnson snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Long Kung hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Wood | 24-34 |
| 11:51 | Providence | Ronald Griffie is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Ronald Griffie, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Platt (PG), Steven Spinks (SG), Mark Garner (SF), Dale Prince (PF), Timothy Curry (C) Sammy Attwood, Corey Dow, Brent Robertson, Mario Hughes, Ronald Griffie | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Huff (SG), Harry Giunta (SF), Charles Johnson (PF) Robert Wood, Albert Johnson, Robert Sharpton | |
| 11:33 | UConn | William Blair makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Huff | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Platt (fresh) SG - Steven Spinks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Garner (fresh) PF - Dale Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Blair (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Huff (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Giunta (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Long Kung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Providence | Steven Spinks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Huff - foul #1 on Ronald Huff, team foul #5 | 24-37 |
| 11:11 | Providence | Steven Spinks makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 11:11 | Providence | Steven Spinks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 10:57 | UConn | William Blair misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 10:56 | UConn | William Blair gets the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 10:44 | UConn | Charles Johnson buries a floater from the right side set up by William Blair | 26-39 |
| 10:15 | Providence | Steven Spinks hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Garner | 28-39 |
| 10:05 | UConn | Ronald Huff misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 10:04 | Providence | Steven Spinks snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 09:40 | Providence | Steven Spinks misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-39 |
| 09:38 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Garner | 28-39 |
| 09:18 | Providence | Steven Spinks can't throw it down but the foul's on Long Kung - foul #2 on Long Kung, team foul #6 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Sammy Attwood (PG), Brent Robertson (SF), Mario Hughes (PF), Ronald Griffie (C) Robert Platt, Mark Garner, Dale Prince, Timothy Curry | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wood (SG), Robert Sharpton (PF) Ronald Huff, Long Kung | |
| 09:18 | Providence | Steven Spinks makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 09:18 | Providence | Steven Spinks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Harry Giunta misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-39 |
| 08:51 | Providence | Ronald Griffie pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 08:46 | Providence | Sammy Attwood makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Brent Robertson | 32-39 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Robert Wood is whistled for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Dow (SG) Steven Spinks | |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Johnson (C) Charles Johnson | |
| 08:16 | Providence | Ronald Griffie misses long on a floater in the lane | 32-39 |
| 08:14 | UConn | Robert Sharpton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 07:59 | UConn | Robert Sharpton is whistled for traveling | 32-39 |
| 07:30 | Providence | Sammy Attwood scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Ronald Griffie | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Corey Dow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brent Robertson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mario Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Griffie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Blair (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harry Giunta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Sharpton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | UConn | Robert Wood can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 07:07 | Providence | Mario Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 06:38 | Providence | Ronald Griffie's pass is intercepted by Robert Sharpton | 34-39 |
| 06:23 | UConn | Harry Giunta scores on a shot near the basket | 34-41 |
| 06:00 | Providence | Mario Hughes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sammy Attwood | 36-41 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Harry Giunta comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Corey Dow - foul #3 on Corey Dow, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Steven Spinks (SF), Dale Prince (PF), Timothy Curry (C) Brent Robertson, Mario Hughes, Ronald Griffie | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Young (PG), Ronald Huff (SG), Charles Johnson (PF), Long Kung (C) William Blair, Robert Wood, Robert Sharpton, Albert Johnson | |
| 05:55 | UConn | Harry Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Harry Giunta makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 05:32 | Providence | Dale Prince can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 05:30 | UConn | Harry Giunta snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Harry Giunta misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 05:25 | Providence | Corey Dow grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 04:56 | Providence | Dale Prince is whistled for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Platt (PG), Mark Garner (SF) Sammy Attwood, Corey Dow | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wood (SG), Robert Sharpton (PF) Ronald Huff, Harry Giunta | |
| 04:34 | UConn | Robert Sharpton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 04:32 | Providence | Mark Garner pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 04:06 | Providence | Steven Spinks makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | UConn | Robert Wood connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Richard Young | 39-45 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Providence | Steven Spinks drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Platt (fresh) SG - Steven Spinks (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Mark Garner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sharpton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Long Kung (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | UConn | Robert Sharpton misses the easy layup | 42-45 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Long Kung tips it home | 42-47 |
| 03:08 | Providence | Dale Prince can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Long Kung pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | UConn | Richard Young clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-47 |
| 02:45 | Providence | Dale Prince gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 02:45 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Sammy Attwood (PG), Corey Dow (SG), Brent Robertson (SF), Mario Hughes (PF), Ronald Griffie (C) Robert Platt, Steven Spinks, Mark Garner, Dale Prince, Timothy Curry | |
| Subs | UConn | William Blair (PG), Harry Giunta (SF) Richard Young, Charles Johnson | |
| 02:38 | Providence | Sammy Attwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Harry Giunta snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Robert Wood clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 02:21 | Providence | The rebound goes to Brent Robertson | 42-47 |
| 02:07 | Providence | Ronald Griffie comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Long Kung - foul #3 on Long Kung, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| 02:07 | Providence | Ronald Griffie makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 02:07 | Providence | Ronald Griffie misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 02:07 | UConn | Robert Sharpton pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Long Kung misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 43-47 |
| 01:39 | Providence | The rebound goes to Ronald Griffie | 43-47 |
| 01:33 | Providence | Robert Sharpton steps in front of the Brent Robertson pass | 43-47 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Harry Giunta is fouled on the floor by Corey Dow - foul #4 on Corey Dow, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| 00:51 | UConn | William Blair misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 00:49 | Providence | Mario Hughes gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Sammy Attwood misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Mario Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Providence | Sammy Attwood buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | UConn | Robert Wood is hacked by Corey Dow in the backcourt - foul #5 on Corey Dow, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Steven Spinks (SG) Corey Dow | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:10 | UConn | Robert Wood is hacked by Steven Spinks - foul #1 on Steven Spinks, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Steven Spinks is called for the reach on Robert Wood - foul #2 on Steven Spinks, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:08 | Providence | Providence calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Providence | Mario Hughes is fouled on the floor by William Blair - foul #3 on William Blair, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Mario Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Long Kung gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Long Kung runs out the clock | 46-49 |