| Lineup | Providence | PG - Derek Boland (fresh) SG - Trevor Verdin (fresh) SF - John Lines (fresh) PF - Michael Bowman (fresh) C - Arnold Damiano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) SG - William Butz (fresh) SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) PF - David Blanchard (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Michael Bowman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:53 | Providence | John Lines misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Arthur Yutzy - foul #1 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Providence | John Lines makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:53 | Providence | John Lines makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Arnold Damiano blocks the short jumper by William Butz | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | William Butz misses long on a jumper from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Providence | Arnold Damiano pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Providence | Derek Boland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Rodney Heller scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Blanchard and he's hacked by Michael Bowman - foul #1 on Michael Bowman, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Rodney Heller makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Providence | Arnold Damiano misses long on a shot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Damiano | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Providence | Derek Boland buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Trevor Verdin | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Derek Boland is called for the reach on William Butz - foul #1 on Derek Boland, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Heller | 5-3 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 5-3 |
| 17:01 | Providence | The rebound goes to Arnold Damiano | 5-3 |
| 16:38 | Providence | Trevor Verdin hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Boland | 7-3 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Louis Reaves is fouled on the floor by Arnold Damiano - foul #1 on Arnold Damiano, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Providence | Charles Hanna (PG), Don Brewer (SG), Terry Stevens (SF), Roger Treadway (PF), Deangelo Carman (C) Derek Boland, Trevor Verdin, John Lines, Michael Bowman, Arnold Damiano | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Rodney Heller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:06 | Providence | Terry Stevens grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:01 | Providence | Charles Hanna's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Yutzy | 7-3 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Blanchard | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Charles Hanna (fresh) SG - Don Brewer (fresh) SF - Terry Stevens (fresh) PF - Roger Treadway (fresh) C - Deangelo Carman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Butz (fresh) SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) PF - David Blanchard (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | David Blanchard is called for traveling | 7-3 |
| 15:21 | Providence | Don Brewer blows the layup | 7-3 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Rodney Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Louis Reaves drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Yutzy | 7-5 |
| 14:38 | Providence | Charles Hanna hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-5 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 14:18 | Providence | Terry Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:06 | Providence | William Butz is called for the reach on Don Brewer - foul #1 on William Butz, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Providence | Derek Boland (PG), Trevor Verdin (SG), John Lines (SF), Michael Bowman (PF), Arnold Damiano (C) Charles Hanna, Don Brewer, Terry Stevens, Roger Treadway, Deangelo Carman | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) William Butz, Arthur Yutzy, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| 13:48 | Providence | Derek Boland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | James Gamble misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 13:23 | Providence | Michael Bowman grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 13:10 | Providence | John Lines clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Randolph - foul #1 on Nicholas Randolph, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| 13:10 | Providence | John Lines misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:10 | Providence | John Lines misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Derek Boland takes the ball from Rodney Heller | 7-5 |
| 12:27 | Providence | Trevor Verdin connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Lines | 9-5 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Arnold Damiano - foul #2 on Arnold Damiano, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Providence | Deangelo Carman (C) Arnold Damiano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (PG), William Butz (SG), David Blanchard (PF) Rodney Heller, James Gamble, Sammie Hudson | |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | David Blanchard grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Yutzy out of a doubleteam | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Derek Boland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Verdin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bowman (fresh) C - Deangelo Carman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Butz (fresh) SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Providence | John Lines connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Deangelo Carman and he's fouled by Nicholas Randolph - foul #2 on Nicholas Randolph, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG) Nicholas Randolph | |
| 11:29 | Providence | John Lines makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | William Butz is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David Blanchard | 12-10 |
| 11:08 | Providence | Derek Boland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 11:06 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Deangelo Carman | 12-10 |
| 10:49 | Providence | John Lines hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 12-10 |
| 10:47 | Providence | Deangelo Carman tips it in | 14-10 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Louis Reaves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Charles Hanna (PG), Don Brewer (SG), Terry Stevens (SF), Roger Treadway (PF) Derek Boland, Trevor Verdin, John Lines, Michael Bowman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonel Lundin (C) Louis Reaves | |
| 10:20 | Providence | Don Brewer misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Butz - foul #2 on William Butz, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (SG) William Butz | |
| 10:20 | Providence | Don Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:20 | Providence | Don Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Rodney Heller is fouled on the floor by Charles Hanna - foul #1 on Charles Hanna, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Rodney Heller comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 09:40 | Providence | Roger Treadway snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 09:35 | Providence | Roger Treadway is whistled for a carry | 14-10 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| 09:13 | Louisville | James Gamble is hacked by Roger Treadway - foul #1 on Roger Treadway, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Derek Boland (PG), Trevor Verdin (SG), Michael Bowman (PF) Charles Hanna, Don Brewer, Roger Treadway | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Heller | 14-13 |
| 08:48 | Providence | Deangelo Carman's pass is intercepted by Arthur Yutzy | 14-13 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | David Blanchard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Providence | John Lines (SF), Roger Treadway (C) Terry Stevens, Deangelo Carman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| 08:05 | Providence | Derek Boland travels with the ball | 14-13 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Rodney Heller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 07:54 | Providence | Sammie Hudson is called for the reach on John Lines - foul #1 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| 07:39 | Providence | Roger Treadway comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 14-13 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson grabs the board | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Derek Boland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Verdin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lines (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Bowman (fresh) C - Roger Treadway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gamble (fresh) SF - Arthur Yutzy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Louis Reaves is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Arthur Yutzy and he's hacked by Trevor Verdin - foul #1 on Trevor Verdin, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Charles Hanna (PG), Don Brewer (SG) Derek Boland, Michael Bowman | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Blanchard (PF) Sammie Hudson | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:00 | Providence | John Lines lays it in | 16-16 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Deangelo Carman (C) Trevor Verdin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Arthur Yutzy, Louis Reaves | |
| 06:04 | Providence | John Lines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Derek Boland (PG), Michael Bowman (PF) Charles Hanna, Roger Treadway | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:40 | Louisville | David Blanchard comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Don Brewer - foul #1 on Don Brewer, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Stevens (SF) John Lines | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) Nicholas Randolph | |
| 05:40 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 05:40 | Providence | The rebound goes to Michael Bowman | 16-16 |
| 05:21 | Providence | Deangelo Carman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | David Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Bowman - foul #2 on Michael Bowman, team foul #9 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Verdin (SG), Roger Treadway (PF) Don Brewer, Michael Bowman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| 05:03 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 04:54 | Providence | Trevor Verdin is hacked by James Gamble - foul #1 on James Gamble, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph (SF) David Blanchard | |
| 04:54 | Providence | Trevor Verdin misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | James Gamble is called for traveling | 16-17 |
| Subs | Providence | John Lines (SF) Terry Stevens | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:15 | Providence | Derek Boland makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Rodney Heller misses short on a floater from the right side | 18-17 |
| 03:55 | Providence | Deangelo Carman snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 03:43 | Providence | Trevor Verdin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Gamble - foul #2 on James Gamble, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Charles Hanna (PG), Michael Bowman (PF), Arnold Damiano (C) Derek Boland, Roger Treadway, Deangelo Carman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (PG), William Butz (SG), David Blanchard (PF) Rodney Heller, James Gamble, Sammie Hudson | |
| 03:43 | Providence | Trevor Verdin makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 03:43 | Providence | Trevor Verdin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | William Butz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Trevor Verdin - foul #2 on Trevor Verdin, team foul #10 | 20-17 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Charles Hanna (fresh) SG - Trevor Verdin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lines (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arnold Damiano (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Butz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Providence | John Lines clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | John Lines swats the layup by David Blanchard | 20-19 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Randolph | 20-19 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | David Blanchard buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Yutzy | 20-21 |
| 02:31 | Providence | Charles Hanna is hacked by William Butz in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Butz, team foul #10 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Don Brewer (SG), Terry Stevens (SF) Trevor Verdin, John Lines | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (SG) William Butz | |
| 02:31 | Providence | Charles Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 02:31 | Providence | Charles Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 21-21 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 02:10 | Providence | Charles Hanna hits a shot from the right wing set up by Michael Bowman | 23-24 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | David Blanchard hits the follow up shot | 23-26 |
| 01:29 | Providence | Don Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Providence | Derek Boland (PG) Charles Hanna | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Nicholas Randolph, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Rodney Heller misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 23-26 |
| 00:59 | Providence | The rebound goes to Derek Boland | 23-26 |
| 00:47 | Providence | Terry Stevens buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Derek Boland | 25-26 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Rodney Heller is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 00:31 | Providence | Michael Bowman snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 00:22 | Providence | Terry Stevens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Rodney Heller clanks a shot from close range | 25-26 |