| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) C - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jamey Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Corey Lloyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Kao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Jason Harris inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Providence | Corey Lloyd is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jamey Robertson | 24-30 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 19:33 | Providence | Jason Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 19:19 | Providence | Charles Lee misses the easy layup | 24-30 |
| 19:18 | Providence | Jamey Robertson tips it in | 24-32 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Billy Tucker connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Ray Richards and he's fouled by Jason Harris - foul #3 on Jason Harris, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Morris (SF) Jason Harris | |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:25 | Providence | Corey Lloyd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Billy Tucker pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Jamey Robertson picks off the pass by Paul Smith in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| 18:08 | Providence | Corey Lloyd connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jamey Robertson | 27-35 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Morris - foul #1 on Gary Morris, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:34 | Providence | Charles Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari is called for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Goodwin (SF), Andrew Hoops (C) Corey Lloyd, Charles Lee | |
| 16:37 | Providence | Jamey Robertson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Kao | 29-38 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Billy Tucker buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 16:14 | Providence | Jamey Robertson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Jamey Robertson takes the ball from David Brooks | 31-38 |
| 16:01 | Providence | Robert Goodwin misses the easy layup | 31-38 |
| 15:59 | Providence | Andrew Hoops snags the offensive board | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) C - David Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jamey Robertson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Morris (fresh) SF - Robert Goodwin (fresh) PF - Charles Kao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hoops (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Providence | Charles Kao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Billy Tucker, Paul Pierce, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Lloyd (PG), Jason Harris (SF), Charles Lee (PF) Jamey Robertson, Robert Goodwin, Charles Kao | |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-38 |
| 15:14 | Providence | Jason Harris grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 14:45 | Providence | Jason Harris double dribbles | 31-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), Vaughn Fowler (C) Gary Morris, Andrew Hoops | |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by Terry Flood - foul #1 on Terry Flood, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Providence | Jamey Robertson (PG) Terry Flood | |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 14:11 | Providence | Charles Lee gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 13:54 | Providence | Charles Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Steven Hunt - foul #1 on Steven Hunt, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 13:54 | Providence | Charles Lee makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 13:54 | Providence | Charles Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Paul Smith is hacked by Vaughn Fowler - foul #1 on Vaughn Fowler, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Goodwin (PF) Charles Lee | |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the dunk attempt | 31-40 |
| 13:16 | Providence | Robert Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 12:59 | Providence | Gahuj Afshari is called for the reach on Corey Lloyd - foul #2 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari | |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Hoops (C) Vaughn Fowler | |
| 12:44 | Providence | Corey Lloyd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 12:42 | Providence | Robert Goodwin tips it in | 31-42 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | David Brooks blows the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Hoops - foul #1 on Andrew Hoops, team foul #5 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Morris (SG), Charles Kao (PF), Charles Lee (C) Corey Lloyd, Robert Goodwin, Andrew Hoops | |
| 12:29 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:00 | Providence | Charles Lee hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jamey Robertson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Morris (fresh) SF - Jason Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Kao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | David Brooks connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Leo Paxton | 35-45 |
| 11:23 | Providence | Charles Lee comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 35-45 |
| 11:21 | Providence | Charles Lee can't tip it in | 35-45 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Billy Tucker's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Lee | 35-45 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam gets the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Charles Lee picks off the pass by Thomas Gilliam | 35-45 |
| 10:12 | Providence | Jason Harris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Leo Paxton snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 35-45 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 09:12 | Providence | Charles Lee double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 38-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Billy Tucker, Paul Pierce, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), Corey Lloyd (SG), Robert Goodwin (PF), Andrew Hoops (C) Jamey Robertson, Jason Harris, Charles Kao, Charles Lee | |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell is hacked by Gary Morris - foul #2 on Gary Morris, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Charles Kao (PF) Gary Morris | |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Steven Hunt loses the dribble to Terry Flood | 38-45 |
| 08:39 | Providence | Terry Flood can't finish the layup | 38-45 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Ray Richards gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell is whistled for traveling | 38-45 |
| 07:55 | Providence | Corey Lloyd buries a 3 from the right corner | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) SG - Corey Lloyd (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Goodwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Kao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hoops (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Steven Hunt is whistled for a carry | 38-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jamey Robertson (PG), Gary Morris (SF) Terry Flood, Charles Kao | |
| 07:17 | Providence | Andrew Hoops misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 07:17 | Providence | Andrew Hoops makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:17 | Providence | Andrew Hoops misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:17 | Providence | Robert Goodwin grabs the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 07:04 | Providence | Jamey Robertson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Corey Lloyd | 38-51 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 06:50 | Providence | The rebound goes to Corey Lloyd | 38-51 |
| 06:32 | Providence | Corey Lloyd can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-51 |
| 06:30 | Providence | Jamey Robertson tips it but misses | 38-51 |
| 06:28 | Providence | Gary Morris gets the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 06:11 | Providence | Andrew Hoops double dribbles | 38-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Steven Hunt, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Harris (SF), Charles Lee (PF), Vaughn Fowler (C) Corey Lloyd, Robert Goodwin, Andrew Hoops | |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Billy Tucker scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Leo Paxton | 40-51 |
| 05:28 | Providence | Jamey Robertson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-51 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Billy Tucker | 40-51 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 05:09 | Providence | Jason Harris pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 04:45 | Providence | Charles Lee is hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Billy Tucker, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Lloyd (PG) Jamey Robertson | |
| 04:26 | Providence | Charles Lee scores on a turnaround near the basket | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Paul Pierce | 43-53 |
| 04:00 | Providence | Corey Lloyd misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), Andrew Hoops (C) Gary Morris, Vaughn Fowler | |
| 04:00 | Providence | Corey Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 04:00 | Providence | Corey Lloyd misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 04:00 | Providence | Corey Lloyd makes the 3rd free throw | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Paul Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Pierce | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) C - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) SG - Corey Lloyd (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Hoops (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Providence | Jason Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-55 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 49-55 |
| 03:02 | Providence | Charles Lee misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 49-55 |
| 03:01 | Providence | Andrew Hoops pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 02:42 | Providence | Charles Lee misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), David Brooks (C) Gregory Caldwell, Paul Pierce, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Providence | Jamey Robertson (PG), Gary Morris (SF), Charles Kao (PF) Terry Flood, Jason Harris, Andrew Hoops | |
| 02:42 | Providence | Charles Lee makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:42 | Providence | Charles Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF), Ray Richards (C) Steven Hunt, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Harris (SF) Gary Morris | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Paul Smith scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Tucker | 51-57 |
| 01:54 | Providence | Charles Lee misses short on a turnaround from close range | 51-57 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari drills a 3 from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 01:21 | Providence | Charles Kao misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Pierce - foul #4 on Paul Pierce, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| 01:21 | Providence | Charles Kao misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:21 | Providence | Charles Kao makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Paul Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-58 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 00:52 | Providence | Charles Kao gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Providence | Charles Kao is hacked by Paul Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Smith, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:49 | Providence | Charles Kao makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:49 | Providence | Charles Kao makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Ray Richards hits the follow up shot | 56-60 |
| 00:37 | Providence | Thomas Gilliam is called for the reach on Jamey Robertson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:37 | Providence | Jamey Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 00:31 | Providence | Charles Kao pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:29 | Providence | Charles Kao is hacked by Gahuj Afshari in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Morris (SF) Jason Harris | |
| 00:29 | Providence | Charles Kao misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:29 | Providence | Charles Kao makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Ray Richards is hacked by Charles Lee - foul #1 on Charles Lee, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Harris (SF) Gary Morris | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Thomas Gilliam is called for the reach on Jamey Robertson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Morris (SF), Robert Goodwin (PF) Jason Harris, Charles Kao | |
| 00:20 | Providence | Jamey Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Jamey Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 00:14 | Providence | The rebound goes to Gary Morris | 58-63 |
| 00:14 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Hoops (C) Charles Lee | |
| 00:13 | Providence | Andrew Hoops is fouled in the backcourt by Gahuj Afshari - foul #4 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #12 | 58-63 |
| 00:13 | Providence | Andrew Hoops makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:13 | Providence | Andrew Hoops makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 00:06 | Providence | Andrew Hoops grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Jamey Robertson runs out the clock | 58-65 |