| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Spivey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Moody (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Sexton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Baril (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Seibold (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Vance Taylor (fresh) PF - Orval Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Vance Taylor inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Providence | Robert Nelson drills a turnaround in the lane | 27-26 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas State | Orval Brown blocks the jumper by John Bloom | 27-26 |
| 19:21 | Providence | Vance Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:06 | Providence | Andrew Edwards banks in the layup | 27-28 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas State | John Sexton connects on the floater from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 18:27 | Providence | Michael Seibold is hacked by Michael Baril - foul #2 on Michael Baril, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 17:58 | Providence | Michael Seibold comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Sexton - foul #3 on John Sexton, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vern Holman (SF) John Sexton | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:58 | Providence | Michael Seibold makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:58 | Providence | Michael Seibold makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:45 | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Baril | 32-30 |
| 17:39 | Providence | Orval Brown misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 17:37 | Providence | Andrew Edwards tips it home | 32-32 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas State | Orval Brown swats the short shot by John Bloom | 32-32 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody misses the tip | 32-32 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas State | John Bloom gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril is whistled for a carry | 32-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Myron Deacon (PG), Lawrence Fey (C) Charles Spivey, John Bloom | |
| Subs | Providence | Glenn Mahurin (SG), Matthew Palmer (SF) Robert Nelson, Vance Taylor | |
| 16:47 | Providence | Matthew Palmer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman loses the ball out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 16:21 | Providence | Michael Seibold makes the fadeaway from close range | 32-34 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody's floater is tipped away by Matthew Palmer | 32-34 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:46 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody is fouled on the floor by Glenn Mahurin - foul #2 on Glenn Mahurin, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne (PG), John Sexton (SF), John Bloom (C) Jerry Moody, Michael Baril, Lawrence Fey | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Nelson (PG), Vance Taylor (SF) Michael Seibold, Andrew Edwards | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Keith Vandyne (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Myron Deacon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sexton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vern Holman (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Mahurin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Vance Taylor (fresh) PF - Orval Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Palmer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Arkansas State | Glenn Mahurin is called for the reach on Myron Deacon - foul #3 on Glenn Mahurin, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey (SG) Myron Deacon | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:17 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman hits a shot from the right side | 34-34 |
| 14:59 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin banks in the layup set up by Robert Nelson | 34-36 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas State | John Bloom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody (SG) Charles Spivey | |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Edwards (C) Orval Brown | |
| 14:20 | Providence | Matthew Palmer is whistled for a carry | 34-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Baril (PF) Vern Holman | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Seibold (SG) Glenn Mahurin | |
| 14:06 | Arkansas State | John Bloom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 14:05 | Providence | Michael Seibold grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:47 | Providence | John Bloom is called for the reach on Andrew Edwards - foul #1 on John Bloom, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Providence | Orval Brown (PF) Matthew Palmer | |
| 13:32 | Providence | Michael Seibold misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas State | John Sexton is fouled on the floor by Robert Nelson - foul #2 on Robert Nelson, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vern Holman (C) John Bloom | |
| Subs | Providence | Glenn Mahurin (SG) Robert Nelson | |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne's pass is intercepted by Glenn Mahurin | 34-36 |
| 12:57 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin lays it in | 34-38 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman is hacked by Glenn Mahurin - foul #4 on Glenn Mahurin, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey (C) John Sexton | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Nelson (PG) Glenn Mahurin | |
| 12:40 | Arkansas State | Michael Seibold steps in front of the Jerry Moody pass | 34-38 |
| 12:11 | Providence | Michael Seibold hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 34-38 |
| 12:09 | Providence | Vance Taylor snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 11:47 | Providence | Robert Nelson drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Edwards | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Keith Vandyne (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jerry Moody (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Vern Holman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Baril (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Fey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Seibold (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. SF - Vance Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Orval Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Arkansas State | Andrew Edwards blocks the short jumper by Michael Baril | 34-40 |
| 11:35 | Providence | Robert Nelson pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 11:17 | Providence | Orval Brown blows the layup | 34-40 |
| 11:15 | Providence | Vance Taylor tips it but misses | 34-40 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 10:55 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey clanks a jumper from the baseline | 34-40 |
| 10:54 | Providence | The rebound goes to Robert Nelson | 34-40 |
| 10:25 | Providence | Orval Brown hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Seibold | 34-42 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas State | Andrew Edwards picks off the pass by Jerry Moody | 34-42 |
| 09:52 | Providence | Michael Seibold hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 09:51 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Edwards | 34-42 |
| 09:30 | Providence | Vance Taylor makes the jumpshot from the right side | 34-44 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-44 |
| 09:23 | Providence | Michael Seibold grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 08:55 | Providence | Robert Nelson misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Keith Vandyne - foul #4 on Keith Vandyne, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey (PG), Myron Deacon (SG), John Sexton (SF), Eugene Johnson (PF), John Bloom (C) Keith Vandyne, Jerry Moody, Vern Holman, Michael Baril, Lawrence Fey | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Palmer (SF) Vance Taylor | |
| 08:55 | Providence | Robert Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:55 | Providence | Robert Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas State | John Bloom grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas State | John Sexton scores on a floater from the left side | 36-45 |
| 08:23 | Providence | John Bloom blocks the short jumper by Orval Brown | 36-45 |
| 08:22 | Providence | Andrew Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 08:03 | Providence | Michael Seibold lays it up and in | 36-47 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas State | John Sexton travels with the ball | 36-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Providence | Glenn Mahurin (SG), Vance Taylor (SF) Michael Seibold, Andrew Edwards | |
| 07:30 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin hits a jumper from the right wing | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Spivey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myron Deacon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sexton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Johnson (fresh) C - John Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Mahurin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SF - Vance Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orval Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Palmer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Arkansas State | Eugene Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-49 |
| 07:21 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 06:59 | Providence | Matthew Palmer clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 06:57 | Arkansas State | John Sexton pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas State | John Sexton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to John Bloom | 36-49 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas State | The jumper by John Sexton is denied by Robert Nelson | 36-49 |
| 06:40 | Providence | Matthew Palmer pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 06:34 | Providence | Vance Taylor lays it in | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:15 | Arkansas State | John Sexton hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Spivey | 38-51 |
| 05:48 | Providence | Orval Brown hits the finger roll | 38-53 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne (PG), Jerry Moody (SG), Michael Baril (PF) Charles Spivey, Myron Deacon, Eugene Johnson | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Seibold (PG), Andrew Edwards (C) Robert Nelson, Orval Brown | |
| 05:24 | Arkansas State | John Bloom misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas State | John Bloom tips it but misses | 38-53 |
| 05:21 | Providence | Matthew Palmer gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 05:06 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas State | John Sexton is hacked by Vance Taylor - foul #2 on Vance Taylor, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Providence | Orval Brown (PF) Vance Taylor | |
| 04:37 | Arkansas State | John Sexton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Matthew Palmer - foul #1 on Matthew Palmer, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey (PG), Myron Deacon (SG), Vern Holman (PF), Lawrence Fey (C) Keith Vandyne, Jerry Moody, Michael Baril, John Bloom | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:37 | Arkansas State | John Sexton misses the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas State | John Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 04:25 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Myron Deacon - foul #2 on Myron Deacon, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne (PG), Jerry Moody (SG), Michael Baril (PF) Charles Spivey, Myron Deacon, Lawrence Fey | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:25 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 04:25 | Providence | Glenn Mahurin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Moody and he's hacked by Orval Brown - foul #1 on Orval Brown, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey (PG), Myron Deacon (SG), Lawrence Fey (C) Keith Vandyne, Jerry Moody, John Sexton | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:02 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Providence | Matthew Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | George Jacobs (C) Michael Baril | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Nelson (PG) Matthew Palmer | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Orval Brown - foul #2 on Orval Brown, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Spivey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myron Deacon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Fey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vern Holman (fresh) 6 pts. C - George Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Seibold (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. SF - Glenn Mahurin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Orval Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:43 | Providence | Michael Seibold is fouled on the floor by Vern Holman - foul #3 on Vern Holman, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Providence | Vance Taylor (SF) Glenn Mahurin | |
| 02:30 | Providence | Orval Brown is denied on a layup by Vern Holman | 44-55 |
| 02:29 | Providence | Andrew Edwards hits the follow up shot | 44-57 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Myron Deacon | 47-57 |
| 01:55 | Providence | Orval Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-59 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Seibold - foul #2 on Michael Seibold, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 01:18 | Providence | Orval Brown is hacked by Vern Holman - foul #4 on Vern Holman, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| 01:18 | Providence | Orval Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 01:18 | Providence | Orval Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-61 |
| 00:59 | Providence | Orval Brown gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Providence | Orval Brown makes the runner from the right block | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Arkansas State | Myron Deacon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey gets the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey loses the dribble to Vance Taylor | 49-63 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Robert Nelson runs out the clock | 49-63 |