| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Nathaniel Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bradley Kahler (fresh) SF - Richard Warren (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russel James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 28-21 |
| 19:39 | Providence | Russel James snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 19:16 | Providence | Richard Warren clanks a floater from the left side | 28-21 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | William Binder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra gets the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden is whistled for traveling | 28-21 |
| 17:58 | Providence | Richard Warren buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathaniel Hall and the foul's on Barry Baugher - foul #2 on Barry Baugher, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 17:58 | Providence | Richard Warren misses the free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra is hacked by Richard Warren - foul #3 on Richard Warren, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Vandergriff (SF) Richard Warren | |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the turnaround from the left block | 30-23 |
| 17:10 | Providence | Bradley Kahler drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Thomas Vandergriff | 30-25 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses the floater from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra tips it in | 32-25 |
| 16:36 | Providence | Benjamin Oden picks off the pass by Russel James | 32-25 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | William Binder can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 32-25 |
| 16:14 | Providence | John Higgins gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:07 | Providence | Russel James knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Barry Baugher - foul #3 on Barry Baugher, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), Arthur Porterfield (SG), John Lawrence (SF) William Binder, Barry Baugher, Jason Barnhart | |
| Subs | Providence | Roy Newsome (SG), Ronald Hirschberg (SF), Rodney Tallman (C) Nathaniel Hall, Bradley Kahler, John Higgins | |
| 16:07 | Providence | Russel James makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 15:36 | Providence | Rodney Tallman pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Plummer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 3 reb. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Thomas Vandergriff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Hirschberg (fresh) PF - Russel James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Tallman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Providence | Roy Newsome hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Rodney Tallman and he's hacked by Arthur Porterfield - foul #1 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Barry Baugher (SG) Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Warren (SF), Rudy Fiecke (C) Ronald Hirschberg, Russel James | |
| 15:17 | Providence | Roy Newsome misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:17 | Providence | Rodney Tallman grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 14:58 | Providence | Thomas Vandergriff is hacked by Barry Baugher - foul #4 on Barry Baugher, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Jason Barnhart (SF) James Plummer, Barry Baugher | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:38 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke drills a driving attempt in the paint | 32-32 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | William Binder buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Porterfield | 35-32 |
| 14:01 | Providence | Thomas Vandergriff knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden is fouled on the floor by Richard Warren - foul #4 on Richard Warren, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra (PF) Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Providence | Nathaniel Hall (PG), Bradley Kahler (SG) Thomas Vandergriff, Richard Warren | |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 35-34 |
| 13:20 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:08 | Providence | Rodney Tallman misses long on a turnaround from close range | 35-34 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | William Binder connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jason Barnhart and the foul's on Roy Newsome - foul #1 on Roy Newsome, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Oden (C) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Providence | Ronald Hirschberg (SF), Charles Oliver (PF), John Higgins (C) Roy Newsome, Rodney Tallman, Rudy Fiecke | |
| 12:45 | St. John's | William Binder misses the free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:45 | Providence | John Higgins gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:29 | Providence | John Higgins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG) William Binder | |
| Subs | Providence | Russel James (PF) Charles Oliver | |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 11:44 | Providence | John Higgins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 11:42 | Providence | Bradley Kahler hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), John Lawrence (SG) James Plummer, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Vandergriff (SF) Ronald Hirschberg | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jason Barnhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Nathaniel Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Kahler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Vandergriff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russel James (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:56 | Providence | Bradley Kahler buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Nathaniel Hall | 40-39 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | William Binder knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Lawrence Cuadra | 42-39 |
| 10:07 | Providence | Russel James comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 42-39 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | The 3pt attempt by William Binder is denied by Thomas Vandergriff | 42-39 |
| 09:43 | Providence | The rebound goes to Thomas Vandergriff | 42-39 |
| 09:41 | Providence | Nathaniel Hall's pass is intercepted by William Binder in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden buries a runner in the paint set up by William Binder and he's fouled by John Higgins - foul #1 on John Higgins, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (SG) Jason Barnhart | |
| Subs | Providence | Roy Newsome (SG), Ronald Hirschberg (SF), Rodney Tallman (PF), Rudy Fiecke (C) Nathaniel Hall, Bradley Kahler, Russel James, John Higgins | |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 09:21 | Providence | Rodney Tallman snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 08:58 | Providence | Rodney Tallman connects on the 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Rudy Fiecke - foul #3 on Rudy Fiecke, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), Jason Barnhart (SF) William Binder, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Providence | Nathaniel Hall (PG) Thomas Vandergriff | |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:17 | Providence | Lawrence Cuadra takes the ball from Rudy Fiecke | 45-42 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 07:59 | Providence | The rebound goes to Rodney Tallman | 45-42 |
| 07:45 | Providence | Ronald Hirschberg drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Newsome | 45-44 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield clanks a jumper from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 07:22 | Providence | Roy Newsome pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:05 | Providence | Roy Newsome hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 45-44 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Plummer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jason Barnhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Nathaniel Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Hirschberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Tallman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Rudy Fiecke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield clanks a shot from the right side | 45-44 |
| 06:39 | Providence | Ronald Hirschberg grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 06:33 | Providence | Nathaniel Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-44 |
| 06:31 | Providence | Rodney Tallman misses the tip | 45-44 |
| 06:30 | Providence | Nathaniel Hall misses the tip | 45-44 |
| 06:29 | Providence | Rodney Tallman tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jason Barnhart | 47-46 |
| 05:50 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Rudy Fiecke, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Barry Baugher (SG), John Lawrence (SF) James Plummer, Jason Barnhart, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Vandergriff (PG), Bradley Kahler (SG), Richard Warren (SF), Russel James (PF), John Higgins (C) Nathaniel Hall, Roy Newsome, Ronald Hirschberg, Rodney Tallman, Rudy Fiecke | |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| 05:08 | Providence | Bradley Kahler hits a floater from the right wing set up by Russel James and the foul's on Arthur Porterfield - foul #2 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| 05:08 | Providence | Bradley Kahler makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | William Binder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 04:43 | Providence | Richard Warren snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 04:18 | Providence | John Higgins's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Oden | 47-49 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | John Lawrence can't finish the layup | 47-49 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden tips it home | 49-49 |
| 03:42 | Providence | Russel James misses the lay-in | 49-49 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Benjamin Oden | 51-49 |
| 03:16 | Providence | John Higgins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Porterfield - foul #3 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra (PF) Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Providence | Nathaniel Hall (PG), Rodney Tallman (PF) Thomas Vandergriff, Russel James | |
| 03:16 | Providence | John Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:16 | Providence | John Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Barry Baugher and he's fouled by Rodney Tallman - foul #1 on Rodney Tallman, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Barnhart (SF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Providence | Roy Newsome (SG), Ronald Hirschberg (SF), Rudy Fiecke (C) Bradley Kahler, Richard Warren, John Higgins | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Nathaniel Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Hirschberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Tallman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Rudy Fiecke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:42 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Bradley Kahler (SG), Richard Warren (SF), Russel James (PF) Roy Newsome, Ronald Hirschberg, Rudy Fiecke | |
| 02:35 | Providence | Nathaniel Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Barry Baugher connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from William Binder | 56-51 |
| 01:53 | Providence | Bradley Kahler misses the jumper in the paint | 56-51 |
| 01:51 | Providence | Russel James tips it home | 56-53 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Binder | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:14 | Providence | Nathaniel Hall is whistled for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Higgins (C) Rodney Tallman | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Jason Barnhart | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Providence | Nathaniel Hall knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Kahler | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Barry Baugher is hacked by Bradley Kahler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Kahler, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG) William Binder | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:39 | Providence | Nathaniel Hall can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Plummer - foul #1 on James Plummer, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG) James Plummer | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:39 | Providence | Nathaniel Hall misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:39 | Providence | Nathaniel Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Barry Baugher is hacked by Bradley Kahler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Kahler, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG) William Binder | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:38 | Providence | John Higgins pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:31 | Providence | Nathaniel Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 00:29 | Providence | Richard Warren grabs the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:26 | Providence | Richard Warren is hacked by Benjamin Oden - foul #2 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG) James Plummer | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:26 | Providence | Richard Warren makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:26 | Providence | Richard Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart is hacked by Nathaniel Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathaniel Hall, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG) William Binder | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:23 | Providence | Russel James pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:15 | Providence | Richard Warren connects on the 3 from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Barry Baugher is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Kahler - foul #4 on Bradley Kahler, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) James Plummer, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:06 | Providence | William Binder steals the ball from Bradley Kahler | 67-62 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Barry Baugher hits the finger roll set up by William Binder | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Nathaniel Hall comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 69-62 |