| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) PF - Troy Lai (fresh) C - Steve Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Pili Amedee (fresh) SG - Richard Jones (fresh) SF - Lewis Gunnell (fresh) PF - Shane Gurney (fresh) C - Gary Stephens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Gary Stephens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Providence | Shane Gurney is fouled on the floor by John Wiley - foul #1 on John Wiley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Providence | Gary Stephens hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Providence | Shane Gurney tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Troy Lai dunks the ball on a great pass from Steve Johnson | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Providence | Pili Amedee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Troy Lai misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Shane Gurney - foul #1 on Shane Gurney, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Providence | Steve Johnson swats the layup by Gary Stephens | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | UConn | John Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Providence | Shane Gurney gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Providence | Gary Stephens clanks a shot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Steve Johnson can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Stephens - foul #1 on Gary Stephens, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | Providence | Gary Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:18 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the runner near the basket and he's fouled by Troy Lai - foul #1 on Troy Lai, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 17:18 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Steve Johnson snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Troy Lai clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Pili Amedee - foul #1 on Pili Amedee, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Providence | Shane Gurney comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Douglas Lurie - foul #1 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Frick (SG), Ronald Thomas (SF) Richard Jones, Lewis Gunnell | |
| 16:52 | Providence | Shane Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Providence | Shane Gurney makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:39 | UConn | John Wiley is fouled on the floor by Pili Amedee - foul #2 on Pili Amedee, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Jones (SG) Pili Amedee | |
| 16:26 | UConn | Troy Lai is called for traveling | 4-6 |
| 16:08 | Providence | Ronald Thomas steps out of bounds on the sideline | 4-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan Reid (PF) Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:56 | UConn | Stanley Oliver double dribbles | 4-6 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Arthur Frick (fresh) SG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Thomas (fresh) PF - Shane Gurney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Providence | Gary Stephens knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 4-8 |
| 15:26 | UConn | John Wiley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Wiley, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Michael Vaden (SF) John Wiley, Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Providence | Lewis Gunnell (SG) Richard Jones | |
| 15:09 | Providence | Shane Gurney misses the easy layup | 4-8 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Michael Vaden gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Robert Wooton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:56 | Providence | Shane Gurney gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:44 | Providence | Shane Gurney drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Thomas | 4-10 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-10 |
| 14:24 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 14:08 | Providence | Shane Gurney hits a floater from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Robert Wooton hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Oliver | 6-12 |
| 13:32 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 13:31 | Providence | Gary Stephens tips it but misses | 6-12 |
| 13:29 | UConn | Nathan Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Stanley Oliver connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Wooton | 8-12 |
| 13:00 | Providence | Ronald Thomas misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steve Johnson - foul #1 on Steve Johnson, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF), Troy Lai (PF) Robert Wooton, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Jones (PG), Michael Hicks (PF), Derrick Mason (C) Lewis Gunnell, Shane Gurney, Gary Stephens | |
| 13:00 | Providence | Ronald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:00 | Providence | Ronald Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:42 | UConn | Ronald Thomas steals it from Steve Johnson | 8-14 |
| 12:39 | Providence | Ronald Thomas hits the finger roll | 8-16 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Troy Lai knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Steve Johnson | 10-16 |
| 12:17 | Providence | Derrick Mason loses the dribble to Michael Vaden | 10-16 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the offensive board | 10-16 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Stanley Oliver connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Lai and he's fouled by Ronald Thomas - foul #1 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), William Schuster (C) Michael Vaden, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Providence | Shane Gurney (PF), Gary Stephens (C) Ronald Thomas, Derrick Mason | |
| 11:50 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) SG - Arthur Frick (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Hicks (fresh) PF - Shane Gurney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Providence | Stanley Oliver takes the ball from Gary Stephens | 13-16 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the floater from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 11:15 | Providence | Michael Hicks grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 10:53 | Providence | William Schuster picks off the pass by Michael Hicks | 13-16 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Robert Wooton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Douglas Lurie tips it but misses | 13-16 |
| 10:28 | UConn | William Schuster hits the follow up shot | 15-16 |
| 10:10 | Providence | Arthur Frick is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 10:08 | UConn | The rebound goes to Douglas Lurie | 15-16 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Stanley Oliver can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 10:01 | Providence | Gary Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:46 | Providence | Michael Hicks buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Jones | 15-18 |
| 09:33 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Wooton | 17-18 |
| 09:26 | Providence | Shane Gurney shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Wooton - foul #1 on Robert Wooton, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (PG), Nathan Reid (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Stanley Oliver, Troy Lai, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Providence | Lewis Gunnell (SG), Ronald Thomas (SF), Derrick Mason (C) Arthur Frick, Michael Hicks, Gary Stephens | |
| 09:26 | Providence | Shane Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:26 | Providence | Shane Gurney makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Shane Gurney steals it from Robert Wooton | 17-20 |
| 09:02 | Providence | Derrick Mason misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Nathan Reid - foul #1 on Nathan Reid, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Providence | Herschel Carlsen (PF) Shane Gurney | |
| 09:02 | Providence | Derrick Mason misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:02 | Providence | Derrick Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Lewis Gunnell picks off the pass by Douglas Lurie | 17-21 |
| 08:25 | Providence | Derrick Mason misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Robert Wooton grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 08:08 | UConn | Douglas Lurie connects on the runner from the left block set up by Nathan Reid and the foul's on Ronald Thomas - foul #2 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG) Robert Wooton | |
| Subs | Providence | Stephen Blecha (SF), Gary Stephens (C) Ronald Thomas, Herschel Carlsen | |
| 08:08 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:55 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-21 |
| 07:53 | Providence | Derrick Mason tips it home | 20-23 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-23 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Vaden (fresh) SG - Stanley Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Gunnell (fresh) SF - Stephen Blecha (fresh) PF - Derrick Mason (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Providence | Richard Jones is hacked by Stanley Oliver - foul #1 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| 07:39 | Providence | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:39 | Providence | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:16 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-25 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Douglas Lurie tips it home | 25-25 |
| 06:55 | Providence | Richard Jones connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lewis Gunnell | 25-28 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Douglas Lurie buries a runner in the paint | 27-28 |
| 06:28 | Providence | Stephen Blecha misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-28 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Nathan Reid snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Stanley Oliver can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 06:14 | Providence | The rebound goes to Gary Stephens | 27-28 |
| 06:04 | Providence | Gary Stephens scores on a runner from the left block | 27-30 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Michael Vaden is hacked by Stephen Blecha - foul #1 on Stephen Blecha, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Troy Lai (PF), William Schuster (C) Douglas Lurie, Nathan Reid, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Frick (SG), Michael Hicks (SF), Shane Gurney (PF) Lewis Gunnell, Stephen Blecha, Gary Stephens | |
| 05:52 | UConn | Michael Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Michael Vaden makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:35 | Providence | Troy Lai steps in front of the Richard Jones pass | 29-30 |
| 05:14 | UConn | Michael Vaden is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Vaden, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF) Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:51 | Providence | Derrick Mason comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 29-30 |
| 04:50 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Frick | 29-30 |
| 04:45 | Providence | William Schuster is called for the reach on Derrick Mason - foul #1 on William Schuster, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| 04:45 | Providence | Derrick Mason misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:45 | Providence | Derrick Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the jumper near the basket | 31-31 |
| 04:23 | Providence | Richard Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 04:21 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 04:17 | UConn | Stanley Oliver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 04:16 | Providence | Derrick Mason gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 04:01 | Providence | Derrick Mason loses the ball out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Providence | Lewis Gunnell (SG), Stephen Blecha (SF), Gary Stephens (C) Arthur Frick, Michael Hicks, Derrick Mason | |
| 03:46 | UConn | Stanley Oliver buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Wooton | 33-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Richard Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Gunnell (fresh) SF - Stephen Blecha (fresh) PF - Shane Gurney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Providence | Lewis Gunnell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 03:27 | Providence | Stephen Blecha misses the tip | 33-31 |
| 03:26 | UConn | Robert Wooton gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:08 | UConn | Shane Gurney steals the ball from Robert Wooton | 33-31 |
| 02:45 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Troy Lai - foul #2 on Troy Lai, team foul #11 | 33-31 |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Nathan Reid (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Stanley Oliver, Michael Vaden, Troy Lai, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Providence | Pili Amedee (PG), Ronald Thomas (SF) Richard Jones, Stephen Blecha | |
| 02:45 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:45 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Douglas Lurie can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Stephens - foul #2 on Gary Stephens, team foul #8 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Frick (SG) Lewis Gunnell | |
| 02:31 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:15 | Providence | Pili Amedee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 02:13 | Providence | Gary Stephens tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Shane Gurney blocks the short jumper by Douglas Lurie | 34-35 |
| 01:57 | Providence | Shane Gurney pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 01:44 | Providence | Nathan Reid takes the ball from Pili Amedee | 34-35 |
| 01:26 | UConn | Douglas Lurie's floater is tipped away by Gary Stephens | 34-35 |
| 01:24 | UConn | John Wiley gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 01:17 | UConn | John Wiley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-35 |
| 01:15 | Providence | Shane Gurney gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Steve Johnson is called for the reach on Pili Amedee - foul #2 on Steve Johnson, team foul #12 | 34-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Michael Vaden (SF) Robert Wooton, Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Providence | Lewis Gunnell (SG), Michael Hicks (PF), Derrick Mason (C) Arthur Frick, Shane Gurney, Gary Stephens | |
| 01:10 | Providence | Pili Amedee misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Pili Amedee makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Stanley Oliver clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 00:54 | Providence | Michael Hicks grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Pili Amedee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Michael Vaden is hacked by Pili Amedee - foul #3 on Pili Amedee, team foul #9 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (PF), William Schuster (C) Nathan Reid, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Jones (PG) Pili Amedee | |
| 00:11 | UConn | Michael Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Michael Vaden misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Derrick Mason gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Ronald Thomas misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 00:03 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 00:00 | UConn | William Schuster misses the halfcourt shot | 35-39 |