| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Long (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Doney (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) C - Eric Whetstone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Christopher Doney inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Providence | Richard Johnson picks off the pass by Christopher Doney | 26-25 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson lays it up and in | 26-27 |
| 19:24 | Providence | Donald Hilton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bill Greenman - foul #1 on Bill Greenman, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), John Keith (SG), Albert Anderson (SF), Barry Teems (C) Gregory Hoff, Lester Long, Christopher Doney, Eric Whetstone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:24 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:24 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman's pass is intercepted by John Keith | 27-27 |
| 19:01 | Providence | John Keith lays it in | 29-27 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Daniel Berry is called for the reach on Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Daniel Berry, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), John Brown (SG), Christopher Doney (SF), Eric Whetstone (C) Daniel Berry, John Keith, Donald Hilton, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 29-30 |
| 18:07 | Providence | Christopher Doney buries a floater from the baseline | 31-30 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 31-30 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Lester Long (SG), Donald Hilton (PF), Barry Teems (C) Gregory Hoff, John Brown, Albert Anderson, Eric Whetstone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:12 | Providence | Barry Teems misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Albert Anderson (SF) Cody Booth, Christopher Doney | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 17:12 | Providence | Barry Teems misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:12 | Providence | Barry Teems makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent hits a shot from close range set up by Richard Johnson and he's fouled by Lester Long - foul #3 on Lester Long, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG), Christopher Doney (SF), Eric Whetstone (C) Lester Long, Albert Anderson, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:47 | Providence | John Keith knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Berry | 35-33 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman double dribbles | 35-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Albert Anderson (PF), Barry Teems (C) Daniel Berry, Donald Hilton, Eric Whetstone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant | |
| 16:09 | Providence | Gregory Hoff misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-33 |
| 16:07 | Providence | Barry Teems can't tip it in | 35-33 |
| 16:06 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Anderson | 35-33 |
| 15:42 | Providence | Albert Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 15:41 | Providence | Albert Anderson tips it home | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Doney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Teems (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Barry Teems - foul #1 on Barry Teems, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Lester Long (SG), John Brown (SF), Donald Hilton (PF), Eric Whetstone (C) Gregory Hoff, John Keith, Christopher Doney, Albert Anderson, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 3rd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:53 | Providence | Cody Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-36 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 14:33 | Providence | Donald Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:18 | Providence | Lester Long misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Hilton - foul #2 on Donald Hilton, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Christopher Doney (SF), Albert Anderson (PF) Cody Booth, John Brown, Donald Hilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Bill Greenman | |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:50 | Providence | Eric Whetstone knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Lester Long | 39-38 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan drills a shot in the paint | 39-40 |
| 12:58 | Providence | Eric Whetstone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Donald Hilton (PF), Barry Teems (C) Gregory Hoff, Christopher Doney, Eric Whetstone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) Patrick Grant | |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Christopher Doney (SF) Daniel Berry, Albert Anderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 12:14 | Providence | Lester Long loses the dribble to Nicholas Pegg | 39-40 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | John Jackson lays it in on a nice dish by Nicholas Pegg | 39-42 |
| 12:01 | Providence | Jon Carnahan is called for the reach on Gregory Hoff - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Brown (SF), Albert Anderson (PF), Eric Whetstone (C) Gregory Hoff, Christopher Doney, Donald Hilton, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 11:50 | Providence | Albert Anderson knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by John Brown | 41-42 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman's pass is intercepted by Eric Whetstone | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lester Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Whetstone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:02 | Providence | Cody Booth comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | John Brown is called for the reach on Bill Greenman - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), John Keith (SG), Christopher Doney (SF), Donald Hilton (PF), Barry Teems (C) Cody Booth, Lester Long, John Brown, Albert Anderson, Eric Whetstone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson | |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 10:23 | Providence | Christopher Doney gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:06 | Providence | Gregory Hoff clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-42 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 41-45 |
| 09:39 | Providence | Eldridge Kent picks off the pass by Christopher Doney | 41-45 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the finger roll | 41-47 |
| 09:09 | Providence | John Keith loses the dribble to Patrick Grant | 41-47 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent can't throw it down | 41-47 |
| 08:46 | Providence | Donald Hilton grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 08:25 | Providence | Gregory Hoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Lester Long (SG), John Brown (SF), Albert Anderson (PF), Eric Whetstone (C) Gregory Hoff, John Keith, Christopher Doney, Donald Hilton, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 41-49 |
| 08:03 | Providence | Lester Long can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-49 |
| 08:02 | Providence | Albert Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 07:41 | Providence | Albert Anderson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 41-49 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 41-49 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Albert Anderson - foul #2 on Albert Anderson, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Christopher Doney (SF) Daniel Berry, John Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lester Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Doney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Whetstone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Providence | Albert Anderson hits the finger roll | 43-51 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 06:42 | Providence | The rebound goes to Eric Whetstone | 43-51 |
| 06:23 | Providence | Christopher Doney is hacked by Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Donald Hilton (PF) Cody Booth, Christopher Doney | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Jerry Lee (SF) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman | |
| 06:06 | Providence | Albert Anderson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jon Carnahan | 43-53 |
| 05:23 | Providence | John Jackson steps in front of the Lester Long pass | 43-53 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the easy layup | 43-53 |
| 05:04 | Providence | Donald Hilton snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 04:49 | Providence | Albert Anderson buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Donald Hilton | 45-53 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Pegg | 45-56 |
| 03:42 | Providence | Lester Long misses short on a shot in the lane | 45-56 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Pegg | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Providence | Gregory Hoff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Hilton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Whetstone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan can't throw it down | 45-58 |
| 03:07 | Providence | The rebound goes to Donald Hilton | 45-58 |
| 02:57 | Providence | John Jackson is called for the reach on Lester Long - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Keith (SG), John Brown (SF), Barry Teems (C) Gregory Hoff, Lester Long, Donald Hilton, Eric Whetstone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:50 | Providence | Eldridge Kent takes the ball from Cody Booth | 45-58 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Albert Anderson blocks the short jumper by Bill Greenman | 45-58 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent tips it home | 45-60 |
| 02:06 | Providence | John Keith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Patrick Wade snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee dunks the ball on a nice dish by Patrick Wade | 45-62 |
| 01:37 | Providence | Cody Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 01:35 | Providence | Barry Teems tips it back up and in | 47-62 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee's dunk attempt is rejected by Albert Anderson | 47-62 |
| 01:13 | Providence | The rebound goes to Barry Teems | 47-62 |
| 00:54 | Providence | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Eldridge Kent - foul #1 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Wade, Eldridge Kent | |
| 00:54 | Providence | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a shot from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 00:29 | Providence | The rebound goes to Barry Teems | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Providence | Barry Teems scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-62 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson runs out the clock | 49-62 |