| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) SF - Don Hayes (fresh) PF - Richard James (fresh) C - Gerry List (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Barre (fresh) SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) SF - John Rhodes (fresh) PF - Elvin Irving (fresh) C - Herman Lane (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Gerry List wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Providence | Gerry List makes the jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Providence | Gerry List lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeff Sarvis | 4-2 |
| 19:00 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Pedro Rodriguez | 4-4 |
| 18:41 | Providence | Herman Lane blocks the short jumper by Jeff Sarvis | 4-4 |
| 18:40 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:13 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from close range | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Gerry List | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Providence | Herman Lane takes the ball from Jeff Sarvis | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane's floater is tipped away by Gerry List | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Providence | Gerry List snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:01 | Providence | Richard James travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Bryant Soukup (SF), Adam Foss (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Richard James, Gerry List | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 16:44 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | Providence | Bryant Soukup grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Providence | Don Hayes clanks a runner from the left block | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:03 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez is called for 3 seconds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG) Don Hayes | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo (SG), Marion Coleman (PF), Vincent Covell (C) Pedro Rodriguez, Elvin Irving, Herman Lane | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) SG - John Copeland (fresh) SF - Bryant Soukup (fresh) PF - Adam Foss (fresh) C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Barre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Vallejo (fresh) SF - John Rhodes (fresh) PF - Marion Coleman (fresh) C - Vincent Covell (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Providence | Arthur Steinke hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Copeland | 6-4 |
| 15:28 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:27 | Seton Hall | Marion Coleman tips it in | 6-6 |
| 15:23 | Providence | Adam Foss buries a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Marion Coleman - foul #1 on Marion Coleman, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard James (PF), Gerry List (C) John Bohman, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Don Elliott (SG) Bruce Barre | |
| 15:23 | Providence | Adam Foss makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:06 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerry List - foul #1 on Gerry List, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG) Adam Foss | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving (PF) John Rhodes | |
| 15:06 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:06 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:54 | Providence | Elvin Irving swats the layup by Gerry List | 9-8 |
| 14:53 | Providence | Bryant Soukup pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:34 | Providence | Gerry List misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Vincent Covell - foul #1 on Vincent Covell, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Adam Foss (PF) Jeff Sarvis, Richard James | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre (PG), Pedro Rodriguez (SG), Herman Lane (C) Matthew Vallejo, Don Elliott, Vincent Covell | |
| 14:34 | Providence | Gerry List makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:34 | Providence | Gerry List makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:07 | Seton Hall | John Copeland is called for the reach on Pedro Rodriguez - foul #1 on John Copeland, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Providence | Don Hayes (SG), Richard James (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Adam Foss, Gerry List | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Rhodes (SF) Marion Coleman | |
| 13:54 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 13:40 | Providence | Herman Lane is called for the reach on Richard James - foul #1 on Herman Lane, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG) John Copeland, Don Hayes | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Marion Coleman (PF) Elvin Irving | |
| 13:22 | Providence | Bryant Soukup misses short on a floater from the right side | 11-10 |
| 13:21 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to John Rhodes | 11-10 |
| 12:52 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 12:51 | Providence | John Bohman gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:27 | Providence | Richard James is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard James, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Don Hayes (SG), Adam Foss (PF), Gerry List (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Richard James, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving (PF) Herman Lane | |
| 12:09 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre travels with the ball | 11-10 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG) Adam Foss | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo (PG), Don Elliott (SG), Vincent Covell (C) Bruce Barre, Pedro Rodriguez, Marion Coleman | |
| 11:50 | Providence | John Copeland drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Bohman and he's fouled by Don Elliott - foul #1 on Don Elliott, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Providence | Richard James (PF) John Bohman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 11:50 | Providence | John Copeland makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Hayes (fresh) SF - Bryant Soukup (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard James (fresh) C - Gerry List (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Matthew Vallejo (fresh) SG - Don Elliott (fresh) SF - John Rhodes (fresh) PF - Elvin Irving (fresh) C - Vincent Covell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Richard James - foul #2 on Richard James, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG) Richard James | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 11:33 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:33 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:19 | Providence | Bryant Soukup drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerry List | 16-12 |
| 10:52 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell misses the dunk attempt | 16-12 |
| 10:51 | Providence | Bryant Soukup snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 10:32 | Providence | Gerry List banks in the layup on a great pass from John Copeland | 18-12 |
| 10:16 | Seton Hall | Don Hayes steals it from Vincent Covell | 18-12 |
| 09:59 | Providence | Vincent Covell steals the ball from Bryant Soukup | 18-12 |
| 09:37 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-12 |
| 09:35 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell hits the follow up shot | 18-14 |
| 09:21 | Providence | John Bohman clanks a shot from the free throw line | 18-14 |
| 09:19 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:15 | Seton Hall | John Bohman is called for the reach on Matthew Vallejo in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Bohman, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Adam Foss (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Copeland, Bryant Soukup, Gerry List | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre (PG), Pedro Rodriguez (SG), Marion Coleman (SF), Herman Lane (C) Don Elliott, John Rhodes, Elvin Irving, Vincent Covell | |
| 09:04 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 18-14 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG) John Bohman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving (PF) Matthew Vallejo | |
| 08:46 | Providence | Adam Foss makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Hayes | 20-14 |
| 08:22 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bruce Barre | 20-17 |
| 08:09 | Providence | 3 seconds is called on Don Hayes | 20-17 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Bryant Soukup (SF), Gerry List (C) John Copeland, Don Hayes, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo (PF) Elvin Irving | |
| 07:45 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez is denied on a layup by Adam Foss | 20-17 |
| 07:44 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane snags the offensive board | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryant Soukup (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Foss (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerry List (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Barre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Vallejo (fresh) C - Herman Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Gerry List - foul #2 on Gerry List, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Steinke (C) Gerry List | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Rhodes (SF) Matthew Vallejo | |
| 07:28 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:28 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:28 | Providence | The rebound goes to Arthur Steinke | 20-18 |
| 07:16 | Providence | Adam Foss lays it in on a great pass from Jeff Sarvis | 22-18 |
| 06:52 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane misses the easy layup | 22-18 |
| 06:51 | Providence | John Bohman gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 06:37 | Providence | Adam Foss misses badly on a shot in the lane | 22-18 |
| 06:35 | Providence | Arthur Steinke tips it back up and in | 24-18 |
| 06:08 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre is fouled on the floor by Jeff Sarvis - foul #1 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Don Hayes (SF), Richard James (PF), Gerry List (C) John Bohman, Bryant Soukup, Adam Foss, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Don Elliott (SG), Matthew Vallejo (PF), Vincent Covell (C) Pedro Rodriguez, Marion Coleman, Herman Lane | |
| 06:08 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:08 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:08 | Providence | Gerry List grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 05:58 | Providence | Gerry List throws it down on a great pass from Jeff Sarvis | 26-19 |
| 05:31 | Seton Hall | The pull-up jumper by Bruce Barre is blocked by Richard James | 26-19 |
| 05:29 | Providence | Richard James pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:14 | Providence | Don Hayes drills a jumper in the lane set up by John Copeland | 28-19 |
| 04:46 | Seton Hall | Richard James is called for the reach on Bruce Barre - foul #3 on Richard James, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Bryant Soukup (SF), Adam Foss (PF) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Richard James | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez (SG), Marion Coleman (SF), Elvin Irving (PF), Herman Lane (C) Don Elliott, John Rhodes, Matthew Vallejo, Vincent Covell | |
| 04:46 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:46 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:24 | Providence | Don Hayes is fouled on the floor by Marion Coleman - foul #2 on Marion Coleman, team foul #5 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo (PG), Don Elliott (SF) Bruce Barre, Marion Coleman | |
| 04:16 | Providence | Gerry List throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-21 |
| 03:47 | Seton Hall | Don Elliott makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Pedro Rodriguez | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryant Soukup (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Foss (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gerry List (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Matthew Vallejo (fresh) SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elvin Irving (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herman Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Providence | Bryant Soukup comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 28-23 |
| 03:34 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 03:14 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo is open and buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Pedro Rodriguez | 28-25 |
| 03:00 | Providence | Gerry List misses the lay-in but the foul's on Herman Lane - foul #2 on Herman Lane, team foul #6 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG) John Bohman, Adam Foss | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre (PG), John Rhodes (SF), Marion Coleman (C) Matthew Vallejo, Don Elliott, Herman Lane | |
| 03:00 | Providence | Gerry List makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:00 | Providence | Gerry List makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:40 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes lays it in set up by Bruce Barre | 30-27 |
| 02:26 | Providence | Bryant Soukup is hacked by Marion Coleman - foul #3 on Marion Coleman, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Steinke (C) Gerry List | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo (SG), Vincent Covell (C) Pedro Rodriguez, Marion Coleman | |
| 02:26 | Providence | Bryant Soukup makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:26 | Providence | Bryant Soukup makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:07 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Adam Foss (PF), Gerry List (C) John Copeland, Bryant Soukup, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 02:05 | Providence | John Bohman is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Barre - foul #1 on Bruce Barre, team foul #8 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Bryant Soukup (SF) Don Hayes | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 02:05 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:05 | Providence | John Bohman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:05 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:45 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerry List - foul #3 on Gerry List, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (SG), Don Hayes (SF), Arthur Steinke (C) Jeff Sarvis, Adam Foss, Gerry List | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Herman Lane (C) Elvin Irving | |
| 01:45 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:45 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:36 | Providence | Arthur Steinke is hacked by Matthew Vallejo - foul #1 on Matthew Vallejo, team foul #9 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Adam Foss (PF) John Copeland, Bryant Soukup | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 01:36 | Providence | Arthur Steinke makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:36 | Providence | Arthur Steinke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:19 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo is fouled on the floor by Jeff Sarvis - foul #2 on Jeff Sarvis, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (SG), Bryant Soukup (PF) Jeff Sarvis, Adam Foss | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez (SG) Vincent Covell | |
| 01:19 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:19 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:06 | Providence | Arthur Steinke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 01:04 | Providence | Arthur Steinke tips it home | 37-30 |
| 00:40 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 00:38 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo tips it home | 37-32 |
| 00:33 | Providence | John Copeland misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-32 |
| 00:31 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Bruce Barre | 37-32 |
| 00:05 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes makes the floater from the right wing set up by Pedro Rodriguez out of the doubleteam | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | Providence | John Bohman is hacked by John Rhodes - foul #1 on John Rhodes, team foul #10 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Richard James (PF), Gerry List (C) John Copeland, Bryant Soukup, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Don Elliott (PG), Elvin Irving (PF) Bruce Barre, Matthew Vallejo | |
| 00:00 | Providence | John Bohman misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |