| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fresh) SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) SF - Jamal Kelly (fresh) PF - Ray Majors (fresh) C - James Ryan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) PF - Richard James (fresh) C - Kevin Rowland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | James Ryan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Jamal Kelly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Providence | Kevin Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Providence | Marco Esposito comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Providence | Kevin Rowland grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Providence | Ray Majors swats the short shot by Richard James | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Providence | Marco Esposito grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Jamal Kelly slams it home and the foul's on Marco Esposito - foul #1 on Marco Esposito, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Jamal Kelly makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Copeland and the foul's on Ray Majors - foul #1 on Ray Majors, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Robert Foshee is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Providence | John Copeland misses the lay-in | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Louis Keith snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Jamal Kelly knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:13 | Providence | Louis Keith steals it from Richard James | 6-3 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the finger roll | 8-3 |
| 16:48 | Providence | John Copeland buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jeff Sarvis | 8-5 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Robert Foshee misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-5 |
| 16:41 | UConn | James Ryan tips it in | 10-5 |
| 16:19 | Providence | Richard James clanks a jumper from the left block | 10-5 |
| 16:17 | Providence | Marco Esposito grabs the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 16:01 | Providence | Richard James lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Foshee - foul #1 on Robert Foshee, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Jack Beegle (SG), Michael Howard (SF), Robert Cross (PF) Louis Keith, Robert Foshee, Jamal Kelly, Ray Majors | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito, Kevin Rowland | |
| 16:01 | Providence | Richard James makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Floyd Thompson (fresh) SG - Jack Beegle (fresh) SF - Michael Howard (fresh) PF - Robert Cross (fresh) C - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Donald Duffey (fresh) SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) SF - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) PF - Richard James (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Dade (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Floyd Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Providence | Omer Zuver (PF) Richard James | |
| 15:25 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle's floater is knocked away by James Ryan | 10-8 |
| 15:24 | UConn | Robert Cross gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Floyd Thompson can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Duffey - foul #1 on Donald Duffey, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Ray Majors (PF) James Ryan | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:05 | UConn | Floyd Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Floyd Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Floyd Thompson snags the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Jack Beegle is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 14:28 | Providence | Omer Zuver misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Ray Majors - foul #2 on Ray Majors, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG), Robert Foshee (SG), Jamal Kelly (SF) Floyd Thompson, Jack Beegle, Ray Majors | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:28 | Providence | Omer Zuver makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:28 | Providence | Omer Zuver misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:28 | Providence | Michael Dade grabs the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:12 | Providence | Donald Duffey hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ralph Tuttle | 13-11 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Ralph Tuttle steals it from Robert Cross | 13-11 |
| 13:40 | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi is hacked by Jamal Kelly - foul #1 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle, Alphonso Bianchi | |
| 13:20 | Providence | John Copeland loses the dribble to Robert Foshee | 13-11 |
| 13:07 | UConn | The jump hook by Robert Cross is blocked by Michael Dade | 13-11 |
| 13:05 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Copeland | 13-11 |
| 12:58 | Providence | John Copeland can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jamal Kelly - foul #2 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SF), James Ryan (C) Jamal Kelly, Robert Cross | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard James (PF) Omer Zuver | |
| 12:58 | Providence | John Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:58 | Providence | John Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Jack Beegle misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Copeland - foul #1 on John Copeland, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Kevin Rowland (C) Jeff Sarvis, Michael Dade | |
| 12:38 | UConn | Jack Beegle makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Jack Beegle makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:25 | Providence | John Copeland misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 12:23 | UConn | James Ryan gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Jack Beegle hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Louis Keith | 18-13 |
| 11:57 | Providence | Richard James misses the easy layup | 18-13 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Michael Howard snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Beegle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) C - James Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Harvey (fresh) PF - Richard James (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | UConn | James Ryan comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Rowland - foul #1 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (SG), Robert Cross (PF) Robert Foshee, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Matthew Harvey, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| 11:48 | UConn | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:48 | UConn | James Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:26 | Providence | Floyd Thompson is called for the reach on Jeff Sarvis - foul #1 on Floyd Thompson, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Richard James (PF) Donald Duffey, Alphonso Bianchi, Omer Zuver | |
| 11:03 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-13 |
| 11:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jack Beegle | 20-13 |
| 10:48 | UConn | James Ryan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Keith | 22-13 |
| 10:25 | Providence | Michael Dade can't finish the layup | 22-13 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Jack Beegle grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Matthew Harvey steals it from James Ryan | 22-13 |
| 09:47 | Providence | John Copeland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-13 |
| 09:46 | UConn | James Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:41 | UConn | Louis Keith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 09:40 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Keith | 22-13 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Robert Cross misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard James - foul #1 on Richard James, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (SG), Michael Howard (SF) Louis Keith, Jack Beegle | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Matthew Harvey, Richard James, Michael Dade | |
| 09:29 | UConn | Robert Cross makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Robert Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 09:19 | Providence | Omer Zuver is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Omer Zuver, team foul #6 | 24-13 |
| 09:02 | UConn | Michael Howard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-13 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Robert Foshee gets the offensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Marco Esposito steals it from Robert Cross | 24-13 |
| 08:28 | Providence | Marco Esposito lays it in | 24-15 |
| 08:14 | UConn | James Ryan is hacked by Marco Esposito - foul #2 on Marco Esposito, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG), Jack Beegle (SF) Floyd Thompson, Robert Cross | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Richard James (PF) Donald Duffey, Ralph Tuttle, Marco Esposito, Omer Zuver | |
| 08:14 | UConn | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:14 | UConn | James Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:04 | Providence | Richard James drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from John Copeland | 26-17 |
| 07:44 | UConn | James Ryan can't throw it down but the foul's on Kevin Rowland - foul #2 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Dade (C) Kevin Rowland | |
| 07:44 | UConn | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:44 | UConn | James Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) SF - Jack Beegle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Howard (fresh) C - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) PF - Richard James (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Dade (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Providence | John Copeland can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Louis Keith - foul #1 on Louis Keith, team foul #7 | 28-17 |
| 07:26 | Providence | John Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 07:26 | Providence | John Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Louis Keith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-19 |
| 07:01 | Providence | Richard James gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:54 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis can't finish the layup | 28-19 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:29 | UConn | James Ryan lays it up and in | 30-19 |
| 06:10 | Providence | Jack Beegle picks off the pass by Alphonso Bianchi | 30-19 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Louis Keith banks in the layup set up by Jack Beegle | 32-19 |
| 05:44 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis is hacked by Robert Foshee - foul #2 on Robert Foshee, team foul #8 | 32-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Robert Cross (PF) Louis Keith, Robert Foshee | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Marco Esposito (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Kevin Rowland (C) John Copeland, Alphonso Bianchi, Richard James, Michael Dade | |
| 05:44 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 05:44 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Michael Howard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Marco Esposito - foul #3 on Marco Esposito, team foul #9 | 32-21 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Providence | Timothy Lage (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Matthew Harvey (SF) Donald Duffey, Jeff Sarvis, Marco Esposito | |
| 05:26 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 05:11 | Providence | Matthew Harvey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 05:10 | Providence | Kevin Rowland hits the follow up shot | 34-23 |
| 04:57 | UConn | Jack Beegle is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Ryan | 36-23 |
| 04:43 | Providence | The jump hook by Ralph Tuttle is blocked by Robert Cross | 36-23 |
| 04:41 | UConn | Michael Howard snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Jack Beegle misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-23 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Floyd Thompson tips it back up and in | 38-23 |
| 04:06 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle is called for traveling | 38-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG) Jack Beegle | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SF), Richard James (PF) Timothy Lage, Matthew Harvey, Omer Zuver | |
| 03:48 | UConn | Michael Howard drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Floyd Thompson and the foul's on Jeff Sarvis - foul #1 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #10 | 40-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Foshee (SG), Ray Majors (PF), Jamal Kelly (C) Floyd Thompson, Robert Cross, James Ryan | |
| Subs | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi (SF) Ralph Tuttle | |
| 03:48 | UConn | Michael Howard makes the free throw | 41-23 |
| 03:34 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis misses the easy layup | 41-23 |
| 03:33 | Providence | John Copeland snags the offensive board | 41-23 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Louis Keith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Foshee (fresh) SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Majors (fresh) C - Jamal Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alphonso Bianchi (fresh) PF - Richard James (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Providence | John Copeland buries a driving attempt in the lane | 41-25 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Jeff Sarvis is called for the reach on Robert Foshee - foul #2 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #11 | 41-25 |
| Subs | UConn | James Ryan (C) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Duffey (PG), Matthew Harvey (SF), Michael Dade (C) John Copeland, Alphonso Bianchi, Kevin Rowland | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Robert Foshee makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Robert Foshee misses the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 03:10 | Providence | Richard James grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 02:45 | Providence | Richard James clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-25 |
| 02:43 | UConn | Jamal Kelly grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 02:38 | UConn | The short jumper by James Ryan is denied by Michael Dade | 42-25 |
| 02:36 | Providence | Richard James gets the rebound | 42-25 |
| 02:22 | Providence | Robert Foshee is called for the reach on Richard James - foul #3 on Robert Foshee, team foul #9 | 42-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Beegle (SG), Robert Cross (C) Robert Foshee, James Ryan | |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Kevin Rowland (C) Donald Duffey, Matthew Harvey, Michael Dade | |
| 02:22 | Providence | Richard James misses the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Robert Cross pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Jamal Kelly misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-25 |
| 02:02 | Providence | Richard James gets the rebound | 42-25 |
| 01:57 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Copeland and the foul's on Jamal Kelly - foul #3 on Jamal Kelly, team foul #10 | 42-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Floyd Thompson (PG), Michael Howard (SF) Louis Keith, Jamal Kelly | |
| Subs | Providence | Alphonso Bianchi (SF), Omer Zuver (PF) Ralph Tuttle, Richard James | |
| 01:57 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis makes the free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Jack Beegle misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Omer Zuver - foul #2 on Omer Zuver, team foul #12 | 42-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Richard James (PF) Jeff Sarvis, Omer Zuver | |
| 01:37 | UConn | Jack Beegle misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Jack Beegle misses the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:37 | Providence | Kevin Rowland snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 01:19 | Providence | Richard James misses the floater from the right block | 42-28 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Robert Cross gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Michael Howard travels with the ball | 42-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Keith (PG) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SF), Omer Zuver (PF), Michael Dade (C) Alphonso Bianchi, Richard James, Kevin Rowland | |
| 00:42 | Providence | John Copeland clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Ray Majors pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Jack Beegle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Robert Cross tips it home | 44-28 |
| 00:02 | Providence | John Copeland misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 44-28 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Michael Dade hits the follow up shot | 44-30 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Louis Keith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 44-30 |