| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vince Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Withrow (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jason Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Simmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | James Withrow inbounds the ball | 17-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Providence | Jason Harris's floater is tipped away by Paul Pierce | 17-22 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg's dunk attempt is rejected by Jason Harris | 17-22 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the follow up shot | 19-22 |
| 18:59 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Freudenberg - foul #1 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #1 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 18:59 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 18:59 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 18:59 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Harris | 19-23 |
| 18:48 | Providence | Jason Harris misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Freudenberg - foul #2 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #2 | 19-23 |
| 18:48 | Providence | Jason Harris makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 18:48 | Providence | Jason Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is hacked by Jason Harris - foul #2 on Jason Harris, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #3 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:49 | Providence | James Withrow knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Flood | 19-28 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Richard Sheets evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the tip | 19-28 |
| 17:18 | Providence | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Simmon | 19-28 |
| 16:51 | Providence | Jason Harris misses short on a floater from the right block | 19-28 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Toney Dumas connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Rafael Ayala | 21-28 |
| 16:19 | Providence | Jason Harris hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Vince Marshall | 21-30 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't finish the layup | 21-30 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the follow up shot | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Toney Dumas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vince Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Withrow (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jason Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Simmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Providence | Jason Harris misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Toney Dumas grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 15:21 | Providence | The rebound goes to Jason Harris | 23-30 |
| 15:05 | Providence | Vince Marshall misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Sheets | 23-30 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Toney Dumas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-30 |
| 14:34 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 14:07 | Providence | Richard Sheets steps in front of the Jason Harris pass | 23-30 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-30 |
| 13:37 | Providence | Vince Marshall grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 13:11 | Providence | Vince Marshall is hacked by Toney Dumas - foul #3 on Toney Dumas, team foul #4 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Kevin Kemp (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Providence | Gerard Stewart (PG), Thomas Price (SG), James Zeimetz (SF), Daniel Bell (PF), Paul Palmer (C) Terry Flood, Vince Marshall, James Withrow, Jason Harris, Jeffrey Simmon | |
| 12:52 | Providence | Christopher Freudenberg swats the short shot by Daniel Bell | 23-30 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Paul Palmer - foul #1 on Paul Palmer, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses the free throw | 25-30 |
| 12:29 | Providence | Paul Palmer snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 12:04 | Providence | Daniel Bell scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Zeimetz and he's hacked by Christopher Freudenberg - foul #3 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #5 | 25-32 |
| 12:04 | Providence | Daniel Bell makes the free throw | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gerard Stewart (fresh) SG - Thomas Price (fresh) SF - James Zeimetz (fresh) PF - Daniel Bell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Pierce | 28-33 |
| 11:14 | Providence | Daniel Bell is hacked by Timothy Marinelli - foul #2 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #6 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Kemp (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), Jason Harris (PF), James Withrow (C) Gerard Stewart, Daniel Bell, Paul Palmer | |
| 11:02 | Providence | James Withrow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Kemp - foul #1 on Kevin Kemp, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 11:02 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 11:02 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs is whistled for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG) Timothy Marinelli | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:15 | Providence | James Withrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Providence | Vince Marshall (SG) Thomas Price | |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Richard Sheets loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 28-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 09:35 | Providence | Terry Flood connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jason Harris and he's hacked by Christopher Freudenberg - foul #4 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #8 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Palmer (C) James Zeimetz | |
| 09:35 | Providence | Terry Flood makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 08:54 | Providence | Terry Flood can't connect on a shot from the right side | 30-38 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Paul Pierce lays it in | 32-38 |
| 08:00 | Providence | Jason Harris is whistled for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Kevin Kemp (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Providence | Gerard Stewart (PG), Thomas Price (SG), Daniel Bell (PF), Jeffrey Simmon (C) Terry Flood, Vince Marshall, Jason Harris, Paul Palmer | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Kemp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gerard Stewart (fresh) SG - Thomas Price (fresh) SF - James Withrow (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Daniel Bell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Simmon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Richard Sheets splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Kevin Kemp tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| 07:11 | Providence | James Withrow scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Gerard Stewart and he's fouled by Clifford Jacobs - foul #1 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #9 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Clifford Jacobs, Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), Jason Harris (PF) Gerard Stewart, Daniel Bell | |
| 07:11 | Providence | James Withrow makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Freudenberg | 37-41 |
| 06:35 | Providence | Christopher Freudenberg steps in front of the Terry Flood pass | 37-41 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Richard Sheets knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Pierce | 39-41 |
| 05:45 | Providence | Christopher Freudenberg steps in front of the Jason Harris pass | 39-41 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Michael Moore is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 42-41 |
| 05:06 | Providence | Jason Harris misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a jumper from the right block | 42-41 |
| 04:41 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 04:35 | Providence | Terry Flood makes the jumper near the basket | 42-43 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Providence | Vince Marshall (SG) Thomas Price | |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Jeffrey Simmon is called for the reach on Toney Dumas - foul #1 on Jeffrey Simmon, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses the floater in the paint | 42-43 |
| 03:48 | Providence | Jason Harris grabs the board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vince Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Withrow (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jason Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Simmon (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Providence | Vince Marshall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 03:20 | Providence | Terry Flood tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 44-45 |
| 02:39 | Providence | Jason Harris misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 02:38 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 02:21 | Providence | Jason Harris gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 01:52 | Providence | Jason Harris scores on a 3 from the left wing | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-50 |
| 01:34 | Providence | Jason Harris grabs the board | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:28 | Providence | Jason Harris clanks a jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 01:27 | Providence | James Withrow tips it home | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 01:18 | Providence | Vince Marshall pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 00:54 | Providence | James Withrow's pass is intercepted by Toney Dumas | 44-52 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala lays it in on a great pass from Toney Dumas | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Providence | James Withrow is hacked by Timothy Marinelli in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #10 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Providence | Edwin Marshall (SG), James Zeimetz (PF) Vince Marshall, Jason Harris | |
| 00:48 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:48 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Richard Sheets evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 00:42 | Providence | James Withrow snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 00:42 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| 00:39 | Providence | James Withrow is fouled in the backcourt by Toney Dumas - foul #4 on Toney Dumas, team foul #11 | 46-54 |
| 00:39 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:39 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Paul Pierce clanks a shot from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 00:32 | Providence | Terry Flood gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Providence | Terry Flood is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gerard Stewart (PG), Thomas Price (SG), Daniel Bell (PF), Paul Palmer (C) Terry Flood, Edwin Marshall, James Withrow, Jeffrey Simmon | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 46-56 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Paul Pierce connects on the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Gerard Stewart - foul #1 on Gerard Stewart, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), Vince Marshall (SG), James Withrow (SF), Jason Harris (PF), Jeffrey Simmon (C) Gerard Stewart, Thomas Price, James Zeimetz, Daniel Bell, Paul Palmer | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Providence | James Withrow is hacked by Richard Sheets in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #12 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Edwin Marshall (SG), James Zeimetz (PF) Vince Marshall, Jason Harris | |
| 00:17 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:17 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | James Withrow picks off the pass by Richard Sheets out of a doubleteam | 49-58 |
| 00:10 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Toney Dumas is called for the reach on James Zeimetz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Toney Dumas, team foul #13 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG) Toney Dumas | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Harris (PF) Jeffrey Simmon | |
| 00:07 | Providence | James Zeimetz makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:07 | Providence | James Zeimetz misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Michael Moore grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs loses the dribble to Terry Flood | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Terry Flood runs out the clock | 49-59 |