| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Salmon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Delcid (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Durocher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Justice (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Condrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | James Salmon loses the dribble to George Condrey | 24-21 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Keith Tapia can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-21 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Keith Tapia hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | James Salmon can't tip it in | 24-21 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson tips it but misses | 24-21 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the tip | 24-21 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 24-21 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Keith Tapia buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Hanson | 27-21 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | John Durocher pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 17:47 | Rhode Island | The refs have stopped play. Daniel Grasso is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 27-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF), John Todd (C) Eugene Courtemanche, Thomas Justice, George Condrey, Daniel Grasso | |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | John Durocher scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Szaflarski | 27-24 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the jumper near the basket set up by Keith Tapia | 29-24 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | John Durocher is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Durocher, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Bird (PG) Keith Tapia | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Don Deitch (PG), Thomas Justice (SF), Frank Powell (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, Alvin Boardman, Marvin Nagle | |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Salmon | 31-24 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Travis Delcid swats the layup by John Durocher | 31-24 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Frank Powell - foul #3 on Frank Powell, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG) Timothy Bird | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF) Don Deitch, Thomas Justice, Frank Powell | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Salmon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Hanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Travis Delcid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Durocher (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alvin Boardman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marvin Nagle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Todd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Keith Tapia - foul #2 on Keith Tapia, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice (SF) Alvin Boardman | |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Travis Delcid gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Keith Tapia misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-27 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson tips it in | 35-27 |
| 14:41 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Frank Powell (PF) Eugene Courtemanche, Thomas Justice, Marvin Nagle | |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson drills a driving attempt from close range | 37-27 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from John Durocher out of a doubleteam | 37-29 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | James Salmon is hacked by John Durocher - foul #3 on John Durocher, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Bird (PG) Keith Tapia | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), William Rawley (SG), Thomas Justice (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, John Durocher, Alvin Boardman, Frank Powell | |
| 13:12 | St. John's | James Salmon comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by William Rawley - foul #2 on William Rawley, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradly Martens (C) Travis Delcid | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Durocher (SG) William Rawley | |
| 13:12 | St. John's | James Salmon makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | James Salmon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | John Todd tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | John Durocher steps in front of the Bradly Martens pass | 39-31 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | John Todd tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | James Salmon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Durocher - foul #4 on John Durocher, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG), Travis Delcid (C) Timothy Bird, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Don Deitch (PG), William Rawley (SG), Frank Powell (PF), Daniel Grasso (C) Eugene Courtemanche, John Durocher, Marvin Nagle, John Todd | |
| 11:28 | St. John's | James Salmon misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | James Salmon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:28 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Salmon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Hanson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bradly Martens (fresh) C - Travis Delcid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Don Deitch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Rawley (fresh) SF - Thomas Justice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-36 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Bradly Martens clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Powell - foul #4 on Frank Powell, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Bird (SG), Michael Zhu (PF) James Salmon, Stanley Hanson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), John Durocher (SG), Alvin Boardman (SF), George Condrey (PF) Don Deitch, William Rawley, Thomas Justice, Frank Powell | |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Bradly Martens makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Bradly Martens misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | George Condrey snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Bradly Martens grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Keith Tapia can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Szaflarski - foul #1 on Nicholas Szaflarski, team foul #7 | 40-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stanley Bennett (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (PF) Bradly Martens, Michael Zhu | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Thomas Justice (SF) Nicholas Szaflarski, Alvin Boardman | |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Keith Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Keith Tapia misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Daniel Grasso | 41-36 |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | John Durocher lays it in on a nice dish by Eugene Courtemanche | 41-38 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the runner from close range | 41-38 |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Justice | 41-41 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the jump hook near the basket | 43-41 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Patrick Thibodeau denies the turnaround by John Durocher | 43-41 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Durocher out of the doubleteam | 43-44 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Keith Tapia knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 07:34 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Durocher | 46-47 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | The short jumper by Travis Delcid is denied by George Condrey | 46-47 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | George Condrey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Bird (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Bennett (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Thibodeau (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Travis Delcid (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Durocher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Justice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Condrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Grasso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Timothy Bird steals it from Daniel Grasso | 46-47 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Timothy Bird hits the finger roll | 48-47 |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stanley Bennett | 48-47 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Timothy Bird is whistled for traveling | 48-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Salmon (SG), Stanley Hanson (SF), Bradly Martens (PF), Michael Zhu (C) Keith Tapia, Stanley Bennett, Patrick Thibodeau, Travis Delcid | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), William Rawley (SG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Frank Powell (PF) Eugene Courtemanche, John Durocher, Thomas Justice, George Condrey | |
| 06:03 | Rhode Island | Michael Zhu is called for the reach on Alvin Boardman - foul #1 on Michael Zhu, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Nicholas Szaflarski | 48-49 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | James Salmon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bradly Martens | 51-49 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | William Rawley misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Timothy Bird grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | James Salmon is hacked by Alvin Boardman - foul #1 on Alvin Boardman, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG), Patrick Thibodeau (PF) Timothy Bird, Michael Zhu | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Don Deitch (PG), John Durocher (SG), Thomas Justice (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, William Rawley, Alvin Boardman, Frank Powell | |
| 04:49 | St. John's | James Salmon makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | James Salmon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | John Durocher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 53-49 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | James Salmon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 53-49 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Marvin Nagle picks off the pass by James Salmon | 53-49 |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right block | 53-49 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Bradly Martens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Bird (PG), Travis Delcid (C) Keith Tapia, Bradly Martens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Frank Powell (PF) Don Deitch, Thomas Justice, Marvin Nagle | |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Thibodeau | 53-49 |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | John Durocher grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Timothy Bird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Salmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Hanson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Delcid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Durocher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alvin Boardman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Daniel Grasso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | John Durocher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-49 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Timothy Bird is hacked by Eugene Courtemanche in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Zhu (PF) Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), Thomas Justice (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF) Eugene Courtemanche, Alvin Boardman, Frank Powell | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Timothy Bird makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Timothy Bird misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | John Durocher loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 54-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Frank Powell (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, Marvin Nagle | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:11 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG), Patrick Thibodeau (PF) Timothy Bird, Michael Zhu | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle (PF) Frank Powell | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the jumper from the right side | 54-49 |
| 02:03 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 54-49 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | John Durocher comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Thibodeau - foul #1 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Condrey (PF) Marvin Nagle | |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | John Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | John Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Daniel Grasso is called for the reach on Keith Tapia - foul #2 on Daniel Grasso, team foul #10 | 54-51 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Keith Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Keith Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson grabs the board | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Eugene Courtemanche is called for the reach on Stanley Hanson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #11 | 56-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Zhu (PF) Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Travis Delcid gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Travis Delcid is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Courtemanche - foul #3 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #12 | 58-51 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Travis Delcid makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Travis Delcid makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | John Durocher connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Courtemanche | 60-54 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Keith Tapia is hacked by Eugene Courtemanche in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #13 | 60-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Bird (SF) Stanley Hanson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Keith Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Keith Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | George Condrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-54 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Travis Delcid | 62-54 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stanley Hanson (SF) Timothy Bird | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Keith Tapia runs out the clock | 62-54 |