| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scott Scheerer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Paradiso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Kevin Paradiso inbounds the ball | 19-36 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Providence | Scott Scheerer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-36 |
| 19:50 | St. John's | Raymond Adams gets the rebound | 19-36 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-36 |
| 19:22 | Providence | Kevin Paradiso snags the defensive board | 19-36 |
| 19:16 | Providence | Alan Taylor misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ervin Nelson - foul #2 on Ervin Nelson, team foul #1 | 19-36 |
| 19:16 | Providence | Alan Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 19:16 | Providence | Alan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson is fouled on the floor by Scott Scheerer - foul #1 on Scott Scheerer, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-39 |
| 18:02 | Providence | Alan Taylor loses the dribble to Michael Jones | 20-39 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson is hacked by Scott Scheerer - foul #2 on Scott Scheerer, team foul #2 | 20-39 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is hacked by Kevin Paradiso - foul #2 on Kevin Paradiso, team foul #3 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Stefan Ferrari (SF) Kevin Paradiso | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 20-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Russell Patton (PF), Daniel Hocker (C) Wesley Singleton, Alan Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (C) Raymond Adams | |
| 16:35 | Providence | Jose Rivera misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-39 |
| 16:34 | Providence | Jose Rivera grabs the offensive rebound | 20-39 |
| 16:22 | Providence | Daniel Hocker misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Howard Peterson - foul #2 on Howard Peterson, team foul #2 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Sipho Africa (PG), Michael Bryce (SG) Scott Scheerer, Jose Rivera | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Manners (C) Michael Jones | |
| 16:22 | Providence | Daniel Hocker makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 16:22 | Providence | Daniel Hocker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Sipho Africa picks off the pass by Ervin Nelson in the backcourt | 22-39 |
| 16:16 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari lays it in set up by Sipho Africa | 24-39 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Sailor | 24-41 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sipho Africa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bryce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stefan Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Hocker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ervin Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Sailor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steve Manners (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Providence | Russell Patton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steve Manners - foul #1 on Steve Manners, team foul #3 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Paradiso (SF), Alan Taylor (C) Stefan Ferrari, Daniel Hocker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Raymond Adams (C) Ervin Nelson, Ronald Carr, Douglas Sailor, Steve Manners | |
| 15:35 | Providence | Russell Patton misses the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 15:35 | Providence | Russell Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | James Laplant misses the lay-in | 25-41 |
| 15:14 | Providence | The rebound goes to Alan Taylor | 25-41 |
| 14:53 | Providence | Kevin Paradiso throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Bryce | 27-41 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits a jumper from the right block | 27-43 |
| 14:07 | Providence | Michael Bryce makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Paradiso | 30-43 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Richard Urena is hacked by Michael Bryce - foul #1 on Michael Bryce, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Scott Scheerer (PG), Jose Rivera (SG), Stefan Ferrari (SF), Wesley Singleton (PF) Sipho Africa, Michael Bryce, Kevin Paradiso, Russell Patton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Douglas Sailor (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Jerry Smith, Richard Urena, James Laplant, Howard Peterson | |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Raymond Adams is fouled on the floor by Alan Taylor - foul #2 on Alan Taylor, team foul #5 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Hocker (C) Alan Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (C) Raymond Adams | |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson is fouled on the floor by Scott Scheerer - foul #3 on Scott Scheerer, team foul #6 | 30-43 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Howard Peterson comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Hocker - foul #1 on Daniel Hocker, team foul #7 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Russell Patton (C) Daniel Hocker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Howard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Howard Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 12:23 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Patton and he's fouled by Ronald Carr - foul #1 on Ronald Carr, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| 12:23 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 12:01 | Providence | Russell Patton grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 11:54 | Providence | Russell Patton misses short on a floater from the left block | 33-45 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Ronald Carr gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scott Scheerer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stefan Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wesley Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is hacked by Scott Scheerer - foul #4 on Scott Scheerer, team foul #8 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Sipho Africa (PG), Kevin Paradiso (SF), Alan Taylor (C) Scott Scheerer, Stefan Ferrari, Russell Patton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Adams (C) Howard Peterson | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 11:35 | Providence | Alan Taylor gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 11:22 | Providence | Wesley Singleton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Ronald Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor loses the dribble to Alan Taylor | 33-46 |
| 10:40 | Providence | The jump hook by Jose Rivera is blocked by Raymond Adams | 33-46 |
| 10:38 | Providence | Alan Taylor hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Sipho Africa - foul #1 on Sipho Africa, team foul #9 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Russell Patton (PF) Wesley Singleton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 10:07 | Providence | Alan Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-47 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Ronald Carr grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses short on a floater from the baseline | 35-47 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ervin Nelson | 35-50 |
| 09:13 | Providence | Sipho Africa connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jose Rivera | 37-50 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Ronald Carr scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Adams | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:32 | Providence | Kevin Paradiso hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jose Rivera | 39-53 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Russell Patton steps in front of the Ronald Carr pass | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:47 | Providence | Sipho Africa comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sipho Africa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Rivera (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kevin Paradiso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ervin Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Sailor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:14 | Providence | Russell Patton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-55 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Ronald Carr grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Michael Jones drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Carr | 39-57 |
| 06:29 | Providence | Alan Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Sipho Africa | 42-57 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor hits the finger roll | 42-59 |
| 06:02 | Providence | Russell Patton is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Providence | Scott Scheerer (PG), Michael Bryce (SG), Stefan Ferrari (SF), Wesley Singleton (PF), Daniel Hocker (C) Sipho Africa, Jose Rivera, Kevin Paradiso, Russell Patton, Alan Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Howard Peterson (PF), Steve Manners (C) Ervin Nelson, Ronald Carr, Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 05:54 | Providence | Richard Urena steals it from Stefan Ferrari | 42-59 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | James Laplant misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Wesley Singleton - foul #2 on Wesley Singleton, team foul #10 | 42-59 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 04:58 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari loses the dribble to Richard Urena | 42-61 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Howard Peterson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Urena | 42-63 |
| 04:46 | Providence | Michael Bryce travels with the ball | 42-63 |
| Subs | Providence | Sipho Africa (PG), Domingo Lopez (SF) Scott Scheerer, Wesley Singleton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Richard Urena scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 42-66 |
| 04:00 | Providence | Domingo Lopez is fouled on the floor by Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #6 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Providence | Russell Patton (PF) Domingo Lopez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:50 | Providence | Sipho Africa misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Peterson - foul #3 on Howard Peterson, team foul #7 | 42-66 |
| 03:50 | Providence | Sipho Africa makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 03:50 | Providence | Sipho Africa misses the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 03:50 | Providence | Sipho Africa snags the offensive board | 43-66 |
| 03:42 | Providence | Sipho Africa misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-66 |
| 03:41 | Providence | Michael Bryce hits the follow up shot | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sipho Africa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Bryce (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stefan Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hocker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Steve Manners (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Russell Patton blocks the short jumper by Howard Peterson | 45-66 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Howard Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Richard Urena comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Russell Patton - foul #2 on Russell Patton, team foul #11 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (SF) Daniel Hocker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Steve Manners | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 02:56 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 45-67 |
| 02:49 | Providence | Sipho Africa hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stefan Ferrari | 48-67 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-67 |
| 02:28 | Providence | Russell Patton gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 02:02 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari misses the jumper from the right side | 48-67 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Arnold Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Russell Patton is called for the reach on Howard Peterson - foul #3 on Russell Patton, team foul #12 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Hocker (C) Domingo Lopez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Manners (C) Arnold Walker | |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Howard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Howard Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 01:23 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-69 |
| 01:22 | Providence | Russell Patton snags the offensive board | 48-69 |
| 01:05 | Providence | Jerry Smith takes the ball from Russell Patton | 48-69 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | James Laplant can't throw it down | 48-69 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | James Laplant tips it home | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Providence | Daniel Hocker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-71 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | James Laplant pulls down the rebound | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-71 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Sipho Africa snags the defensive board | 48-71 |
| 00:23 | Providence | Daniel Hocker hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sipho Africa | 50-71 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jerry Smith runs out the clock | 50-71 |