| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Beaton (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Billy Brodie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Earl Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jean Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul English (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Terry Sacks inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Shaiming Chin is blocked by Jean Nelson | 32-37 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 32-37 |
| 19:28 | Providence | James Beaton grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 18:59 | Providence | Jean Nelson comes up short on the runner from close range | 32-37 |
| 18:58 | Providence | Paul English tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 18:56 | Providence | Paul English tips it home | 34-37 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jean Nelson - foul #3 on Jean Nelson, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Williams (SG) Billy Brodie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:20 | Providence | Paul English throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Earl Nichols is called for the reach on Lazaro Bruno - foul #3 on Earl Nichols, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (SF) Earl Nichols | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-39 |
| 17:44 | Providence | Jean Nelson snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:26 | Providence | James Beaton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 17:24 | Providence | Paul English tips it home | 36-39 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Shaiming Chin | 36-42 |
| 17:08 | Providence | James Beaton loses the dribble to Ronald Soucy in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the lay-in | 36-42 |
| 17:05 | Providence | The rebound goes to Jean Nelson | 36-42 |
| 17:01 | Providence | James Beaton misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Soucy - foul #4 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (SG) Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (C) Ronald Soucy, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 17:01 | Providence | James Beaton makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:01 | Providence | James Beaton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin is fouled on the floor by Jean Nelson - foul #4 on Jean Nelson, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Williams (PF) Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Lazaro Bruno (C) Neil Anderson, Shaiming Chin | |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley is fouled on the floor by Xavier Garza - foul #2 on Xavier Garza, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul English (C) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Joseph Hart clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Xavier Garza - foul #3 on Xavier Garza, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:07 | Providence | Billy Brodie misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 38-43 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Joseph Hart is whistled for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Nichols (SF), Patrick Williams (C) Robert Williams, Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Beaton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Brodie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Earl Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Xavier Garza (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Providence | James Beaton knocks in the floater from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Billy Brodie picks off the pass by Dikembe Adi | 40-43 |
| 14:57 | Providence | Xavier Garza connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 14:40 | Providence | Patrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:16 | Providence | Earl Nichols's floater is tipped away by Paul Seabolt | 42-43 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Joseph Hart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 14:09 | Providence | Xavier Garza snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:40 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-43 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the fadeaway from the left block | 42-45 |
| 13:02 | Providence | Xavier Garza buries a floater from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | A charge is called on Paul Seabolt - foul #4 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Jean Nelson (PF), Paul English (C) James Beaton, Billy Brodie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Andrew Hadley, Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Paul Seabolt | |
| 12:23 | Providence | Jean Nelson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lazaro Bruno - foul #2 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (SG) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:23 | Providence | Jean Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:23 | Providence | Jean Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Neil Anderson | 45-47 |
| 11:43 | Providence | Paul English is hacked by Ronald Soucy - foul #5 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Williams (SG) Billy Brodie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Ronald Soucy | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Xavier Garza (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Earl Nichols (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jean Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul English (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Providence | Jean Nelson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 45-47 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno can't finish the layup | 45-47 |
| 11:05 | Providence | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:51 | Providence | Jean Nelson can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Lazaro Bruno - foul #3 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (PG), Billy Brodie (SG) Xavier Garza, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Andrew Hadley | |
| 10:51 | Providence | Jean Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:51 | Providence | Jean Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 10:41 | Providence | The rebound goes to Jean Nelson | 47-47 |
| 10:17 | Providence | Billy Brodie clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Neil Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Paul English swats the layup by Lazaro Bruno | 47-47 |
| 10:02 | Providence | Paul English grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:48 | Providence | Paul English hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-47 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Paul English blocks the short jumper by Shaiming Chin | 47-47 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Neil Anderson tips it in | 47-49 |
| 09:13 | Providence | Paul English's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin | |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Hadley | 47-51 |
| 08:36 | Providence | Earl Nichols can't connect on a floater from the left side | 47-51 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dikembe Adi | 47-51 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Earl Nichols swats the layup by Joseph Hart | 47-51 |
| 08:18 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul English | 47-51 |
| 07:57 | Providence | Neil Anderson steals it from Billy Brodie | 47-51 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno connects on the shot from the left block | 47-53 |
| 07:35 | Providence | Paul English is called for a charge - foul #2 on Paul English, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (PG), Patrick Williams (SG) James Beaton, Billy Brodie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Shaiming Chin (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Neil Anderson, Dikembe Adi, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Xavier Garza (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Earl Nichols (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jean Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul English (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Joseph Hart loses the dribble to Earl Nichols | 47-53 |
| 07:15 | Providence | Xavier Garza banks in the layup set up by Earl Nichols | 49-53 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin slams it home on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 49-55 |
| 06:35 | Providence | Joseph Hart is called for the reach on Earl Nichols - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (PG), Billy Brodie (SG) Xavier Garza, Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF) Joseph Hart | |
| 06:16 | Providence | Jean Nelson hits a shot from the left block | 51-55 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:27 | Providence | Patrick Williams throws it down and he's fouled by Paul Seabolt - foul #5 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul English (C) Billy Brodie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Dikembe Adi (C) Andrew Hadley, Paul Seabolt | |
| 05:27 | Providence | Patrick Williams makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the shot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Terry Sacks tips it back up and in | 54-60 |
| 04:54 | Providence | Patrick Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| 04:52 | Providence | Paul English gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 04:41 | Providence | James Beaton connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Williams | 57-60 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (SG) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Joseph Hart (SF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Alfredo Gomez, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Providence | Dikembe Adi steals the ball from Earl Nichols | 57-60 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno's layup is rejected by Paul English | 57-60 |
| 03:33 | Providence | The rebound goes to Billy Brodie | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Beaton (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Billy Brodie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Earl Nichols (tired) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jean Nelson (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul English (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 stl. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Providence | James Beaton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Hart | 57-60 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (PG), Patrick Williams (C) James Beaton, Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF) Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Neil Anderson misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Brodie - foul #3 on Billy Brodie, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:30 | Providence | Xavier Garza travels with the ball | 57-62 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (PG), Paul English (C) Xavier Garza, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin can't throw it down | 57-62 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Terry Sacks tips it in | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Providence | Paul English banks in the layup | 59-64 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Neil Anderson blows the layup | 59-64 |
| 01:35 | Providence | Paul English gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Providence | James Beaton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 59-64 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Neil Anderson grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-64 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the easy layup | 59-64 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Paul English pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:42 | Providence | Jean Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Neil Anderson is hacked by Billy Brodie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Brodie, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Providence | James Beaton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | James Beaton is called for the reach on Neil Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Beaton, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Neil Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:30 | Providence | Paul English grabs the board | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Providence | James Beaton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 00:23 | Providence | Jean Nelson grabs the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:21 | Providence | James Beaton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Terry Sacks snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 62-66 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Neil Anderson is hacked by James Beaton in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Beaton, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Neil Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Providence | James Beaton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin is fouled in the backcourt by James Beaton - foul #4 on James Beaton, team foul #11 | 62-68 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Billy Brodie snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 00:03 | Providence | James Beaton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley grabs the board | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley runs out the clock | 62-69 |