| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Collette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Galloway (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gerald Tirado (fresh) PF - Kenneth Starks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Grise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Gerald Tirado inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Providence | William Grise makes the 3 from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Dennis Murray scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Higgins | 40-33 |
| 19:19 | Providence | John Collette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Donald Knight knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 18:54 | Providence | Gerald Tirado buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Collette | 43-35 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Richard Sanders buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Herman Etherton | 43-37 |
| 18:35 | Providence | Gerald Tirado scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Starks | 45-37 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Herman Etherton knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from James Higgins | 45-39 |
| 18:01 | Providence | Gerald Tirado misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Donald Knight snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by William Grise - foul #2 on William Grise, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG) James Higgins | |
| 17:36 | UConn | Dennis Murray makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:36 | Providence | The rebound goes to Kenneth Starks | 45-40 |
| 17:19 | Providence | William Grise is fouled on the floor by Donald Knight - foul #1 on Donald Knight, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Ronald Wingert (PF), Dennis Redmond (C) Kenneth Starks, William Grise | |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG), Gordon Davis (SF), Michael Wilson (C) Herman Etherton, Donald Knight, Dennis Murray | |
| 17:05 | Providence | Gerald Tirado hits a shot from close range set up by John Collette | 47-40 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Rogelio Russo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Richard Sanders hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 16:29 | Providence | Gordon Davis swats the short shot by Ronald Wingert | 47-42 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Richard Sanders grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Matthew Land loses the dribble to John Collette | 47-42 |
| 16:12 | Providence | Ronald Wingert banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Collette | 49-42 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Gordon Davis lays it up and in set up by Rogelio Russo | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Collette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Galloway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gerald Tirado (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Wingert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Providence | Gerald Tirado knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 15:29 | UConn | Gordon Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gordon Davis, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Providence | Brock Larsen (PG), Norman Wright (SG), Kenneth Lanigan (SF), Kenneth Starks (PF), William Grise (C) John Collette, William Galloway, Gerald Tirado, Ronald Wingert, Dennis Redmond | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Rogelio Russo, Gordon Davis, Richard Sanders | |
| 15:02 | Providence | Herman Etherton steps in front of the Brock Larsen pass | 52-44 |
| 14:42 | UConn | James Higgins loses the ball out of bounds | 52-44 |
| 14:19 | Providence | Kenneth Lanigan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Herman Etherton pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Herman Etherton scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Higgins | 52-46 |
| 13:36 | Providence | Brock Larsen hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Wright | 55-46 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 13:11 | Providence | Kenneth Starks gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 13:03 | Providence | William Grise misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Murray - foul #1 on Dennis Murray, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Providence | John Collette (PG), William Galloway (SG), Gerald Tirado (SF), Ronald Wingert (PF) Brock Larsen, Norman Wright, Kenneth Lanigan, Kenneth Starks | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Donald Knight (SF), Richard Sanders (PF) James Higgins, Eljasz Ulanski, Michael Wilson | |
| 13:03 | Providence | William Grise makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 13:03 | Providence | William Grise makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Richard Sanders blows the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Wingert - foul #3 on Ronald Wingert, team foul #2 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Dennis Redmond (C) William Grise | |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG), Gordon Davis (C) Herman Etherton, Dennis Murray | |
| 12:41 | UConn | Richard Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Richard Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 12:18 | Providence | Dennis Redmond misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 57-48 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Gordon Davis grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 11:48 | UConn | Richard Sanders banks in the layup | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Collette (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Galloway (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gerald Tirado (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ronald Wingert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gordon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Providence | Ronald Wingert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 11:27 | Providence | Dennis Redmond snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 11:08 | Providence | Dennis Redmond is fouled on the floor by Gordon Davis - foul #3 on Gordon Davis, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Starks (PF), William Grise (C) Ronald Wingert, Dennis Redmond | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG), Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Dennis Murray (C) Matthew Land, Rogelio Russo, Donald Knight, Gordon Davis | |
| 10:54 | Providence | William Grise comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Dennis Murray pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 10:32 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski clanks a shot from close range | 57-50 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Dennis Murray hits the follow up shot | 57-52 |
| 10:08 | Providence | William Galloway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-52 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Herman Etherton snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 09:44 | UConn | Gerald Tirado steals the ball from Dennis Murray | 57-52 |
| 09:26 | Providence | William Galloway is hacked by Richard Sanders - foul #2 on Richard Sanders, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Brock Larsen (PG), Norman Wright (SG), Kenneth Lanigan (SF) John Collette, William Galloway, Gerald Tirado | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Wilson (PF) Richard Sanders | |
| 09:12 | Providence | William Grise is denied on a layup by Dennis Murray | 57-52 |
| 09:11 | UConn | Dennis Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:06 | UConn | James Higgins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 09:04 | Providence | Kenneth Starks pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:46 | Providence | Norman Wright dunks the ball set up by Kenneth Lanigan | 59-52 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Herman Etherton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 08:31 | Providence | Kenneth Starks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 08:16 | Providence | Kenneth Starks misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 07:55 | UConn | Dennis Murray slams it home on a nice dish by Herman Etherton | 59-54 |
| 07:38 | Providence | Norman Wright misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 07:37 | Providence | William Grise grabs the offensive board | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Brock Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Lanigan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Starks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - William Grise (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Providence | William Grise drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brock Larsen | 61-54 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 07:00 | Providence | Norman Wright grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 06:39 | Providence | William Grise comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Michael Wilson gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Brock Larsen picks off the pass by Eljasz Ulanski | 61-54 |
| 06:05 | Providence | Norman Wright banks in the layup set up by Brock Larsen | 63-54 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Dennis Murray scores on a floater from the right block set up by James Higgins | 63-56 |
| 05:57 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Providence | John Collette (PG), William Galloway (SG), Gerald Tirado (SF), Ronald Wingert (PF), Dennis Redmond (C) Brock Larsen, Norman Wright, Kenneth Lanigan, Kenneth Starks, William Grise | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG), Donald Knight (SG), Gordon Davis (SF), Richard Sanders (PF) James Higgins, Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Dennis Murray | |
| 05:38 | Providence | Matthew Land steps in front of the Dennis Redmond pass | 63-56 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Dennis Redmond is called for the reach on Matthew Land - foul #2 on Dennis Redmond, team foul #3 | 63-56 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Michael Wilson buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Sanders | 63-58 |
| 04:53 | Providence | William Galloway misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-58 |
| 04:51 | Providence | Gerald Tirado grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 04:46 | Providence | Dennis Redmond scores on a jumper from the left side | 65-58 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Gordon Davis can't finish the layup | 65-58 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Gordon Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Richard Sanders hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Ronald Wingert - foul #4 on Ronald Wingert, team foul #4 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Providence | William Grise (C) Dennis Redmond | |
| Subs | UConn | Herman Etherton (SG), Dennis Murray (C) Gordon Davis, Michael Wilson | |
| 04:21 | UConn | Richard Sanders makes the free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:04 | Providence | Ronald Wingert connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Gerald Tirado and he's hacked by Richard Sanders - foul #3 on Richard Sanders, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski (SF) Donald Knight | |
| 04:04 | Providence | Ronald Wingert makes the free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Herman Etherton makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Land | 68-64 |
| 03:34 | Providence | William Galloway misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 03:32 | UConn | Dennis Murray snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Collette (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Galloway (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gerald Tirado (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Wingert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Grise (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Land (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herman Etherton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eljasz Ulanski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | UConn | Dennis Murray hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on William Grise - foul #3 on William Grise, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Starks (PF) Ronald Wingert | |
| Subs | UConn | James Higgins (PG) Matthew Land | |
| 03:15 | UConn | Dennis Murray makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Dennis Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:15 | UConn | Richard Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-65 |
| 03:01 | Providence | The rebound goes to Kenneth Starks | 68-65 |
| 02:43 | Providence | James Higgins picks off the pass by John Collette | 68-65 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Herman Etherton misses the dunk attempt | 68-65 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Herman Etherton snags the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Murray | 68-67 |
| 02:11 | Providence | Gerald Tirado misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Higgins - foul #2 on James Higgins, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Providence | Brock Larsen (PG), Norman Wright (SG), Ronald Wingert (C) John Collette, William Galloway, William Grise | |
| Subs | UConn | Rogelio Russo (SG), Donald Knight (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Gordon Davis (C) Herman Etherton, Eljasz Ulanski, Richard Sanders, Dennis Murray | |
| 02:11 | Providence | Gerald Tirado makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:11 | Providence | Gerald Tirado makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:07 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Providence | John Collette (PG), William Galloway (SG), William Grise (C) Brock Larsen, Norman Wright, Ronald Wingert | |
| Subs | UConn | Herman Etherton (SG), Eljasz Ulanski (SF), Richard Sanders (PF) Rogelio Russo, Donald Knight, Gordon Davis | |
| 01:52 | UConn | Richard Sanders's floater is tipped away by William Grise | 70-67 |
| 01:50 | UConn | Richard Sanders snags the offensive board | 70-67 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Herman Etherton loses the ball out of bounds | 70-67 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Murray (C) Michael Wilson | |
| 01:22 | Providence | William Galloway scores on a floater from the left side | 72-67 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Richard Sanders misses the shot near the basket | 72-67 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Richard Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:42 | UConn | James Higgins misses the floater from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 00:41 | Providence | Gerald Tirado pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Providence | Gerald Tirado is hacked by Herman Etherton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Etherton, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Providence | Norman Wright (SG) William Galloway | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:38 | Providence | Gerald Tirado makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:38 | Providence | Gerald Tirado makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 00:31 | Providence | The rebound goes to Kenneth Starks | 74-67 |
| 00:30 | Providence | James Higgins is called for the reach on Kenneth Starks in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Higgins, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| 00:30 | Providence | Kenneth Starks misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:30 | Providence | William Grise grabs the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | Providence | William Grise is hacked by Richard Sanders - foul #4 on Richard Sanders, team foul #10 | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | Providence | William Grise misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | Providence | William Grise misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Richard Sanders gets the rebound | 74-67 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 00:19 | Providence | John Collette grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 00:16 | Providence | John Collette is hacked by Herman Etherton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Etherton, team foul #11 | 74-67 |
| 00:16 | Providence | John Collette makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:16 | Providence | John Collette misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Dennis Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | UConn | Eljasz Ulanski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dennis Murray | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Providence | James Higgins is called for the reach on William Grise in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Higgins, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Providence | Brock Larsen (PG) John Collette | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:10 | Providence | William Grise misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Providence | William Grise misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Richard Sanders pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | UConn | William Grise takes the ball from James Higgins | 75-70 |
| 00:04 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| 00:01 | Providence | William Grise is hacked by James Higgins in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Higgins, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Land (PG) James Higgins | |
| 00:01 | Providence | William Grise makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:01 | Providence | William Grise makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Matthew Land clanks a halfcourt shot | 77-70 |