| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocky Russo (fresh) PF - Daniel Hocker (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Renato Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Rocky Russo inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Providence | Joseph Hawkins buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Rocky Russo | 34-34 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 19:23 | Providence | The rebound goes to Renato Giordano | 34-34 |
| 19:21 | Providence | George Holt steals it from Joseph Hawkins in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | George Holt hits the finger roll | 36-34 |
| 19:02 | Providence | Rocky Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Joseph Hawkins is called for the reach on George Holt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Hawkins, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (PG) Joseph Hawkins | |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd is hacked by Renato Giordano - foul #3 on Renato Giordano, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Stefan Ferrari (C) Renato Giordano | |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jose Rivera - foul #2 on Jose Rivera, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:13 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Williamson - foul #1 on Dennis Williamson, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:13 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:13 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | George Holt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-36 |
| 18:04 | Providence | Daniel Hocker gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:48 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari misses the lay-in | 37-36 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 17:20 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari buries a jumper near the basket set up by Jose Rivera | 40-38 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | George Holt hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Charles Broderick | 42-38 |
| 16:50 | Providence | Daniel Hocker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Domingo Lopez | 42-41 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | The short jumper by George Holt is denied by Daniel Hocker | 42-41 |
| 16:30 | Providence | The rebound goes to Daniel Hocker | 42-41 |
| 16:21 | Providence | Daniel Hocker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Stefan Ferrari denies the turnaround by Matthew Boyd | 42-41 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Broderick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Williamson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Domingo Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Rivera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rocky Russo (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Hocker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Stefan Ferrari (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Charles Broderick can't connect on a runner from close range | 42-41 |
| 15:38 | Providence | Daniel Hocker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:32 | Providence | Rocky Russo comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Williamson - foul #2 on Dennis Williamson, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (PG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Leo Kraemer (SF) George Holt, Kerry Anderson, Matthew Boyd | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Hawkins (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), George Garrison (PF), Renato Giordano (C) Domingo Lopez, Jose Rivera, Daniel Hocker, Stefan Ferrari | |
| 15:32 | Providence | Rocky Russo makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:32 | Providence | Rocky Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 15:18 | Providence | Renato Giordano grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 15:01 | Providence | Dennis Williamson is called for the reach on Joseph Hawkins - foul #3 on Dennis Williamson, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 14:47 | Providence | Renato Giordano drills a jump hook from close range | 42-45 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Renato Giordano steals the ball from Charles Broderick | 42-45 |
| 14:20 | Providence | Rocky Russo scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-47 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Christopher Watson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Fauntleroy | 45-47 |
| 13:51 | Providence | George Garrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Leo Kraemer snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Christopher Watson hits a shot in the lane set up by Charles Broderick | 47-47 |
| 13:14 | Providence | Rocky Russo clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Christopher Watson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Leo Kraemer | 50-47 |
| 12:46 | Providence | Rocky Russo misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Leo Kraemer - foul #1 on Leo Kraemer, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Matthew Boyd (SF), Kyle Welke (PF), Arnold Walker (C) Christopher Watson, Ryan Fauntleroy, Leo Kraemer, Charles Broderick, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (PG), Jose Rivera (SG), Stefan Ferrari (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Joseph Hawkins, Robert Richardson, George Garrison, Renato Giordano | |
| 12:46 | Providence | Rocky Russo makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:46 | Providence | Rocky Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by George Holt | 52-49 |
| 12:19 | Providence | Domingo Lopez is whistled for a carry | 52-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Hocker (PF) Rocky Russo | |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd tips it home | 54-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Welke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stefan Ferrari (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Hocker (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Providence | Jose Rivera clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 11:36 | Providence | Joseph Johnson tips it home | 54-51 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kerry Anderson | 56-51 |
| 11:03 | Providence | Jose Rivera misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Arnold Walker | 56-51 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kerry Anderson | 59-51 |
| 10:19 | Providence | Domingo Lopez scores on a 3 from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd clanks a floater from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 10:06 | Providence | The rebound goes to Stefan Ferrari | 59-54 |
| 10:02 | Providence | Domingo Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by George Holt - foul #2 on George Holt, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Charles Broderick (PF), Dennis Williamson (C) Kerry Anderson, Matthew Boyd, Kyle Welke, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Hawkins (PG), Robert Richardson (SF), George Garrison (PF), Renato Giordano (C) Domingo Lopez, Stefan Ferrari, Daniel Hocker, Joseph Johnson | |
| 09:43 | Providence | Jose Rivera knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | George Holt misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-56 |
| 09:25 | Providence | Jose Rivera gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:20 | Providence | Charles Broderick is called for the reach on George Garrison - foul #2 on Charles Broderick, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leo Kraemer (SF) George Holt | |
| Subs | Providence | Rocky Russo (SF) Jose Rivera | |
| 09:06 | Providence | Dennis Williamson steals the ball from Rocky Russo | 59-56 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Christopher Watson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 08:47 | Providence | Renato Giordano clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 08:45 | Providence | Rocky Russo tips it home | 61-58 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Charles Broderick tips it in | 63-58 |
| 08:01 | Providence | George Garrison lays it in set up by Robert Richardson | 63-60 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Christopher Watson is hacked by Robert Richardson - foul #1 on Robert Richardson, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Matthew Boyd (SF), Kyle Welke (PF), Arnold Walker (C) Christopher Watson, Ryan Fauntleroy, Leo Kraemer, Charles Broderick, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (PG), Jose Rivera (SG), Stefan Ferrari (SF), Daniel Hocker (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Joseph Hawkins, Robert Richardson, Rocky Russo, George Garrison, Renato Giordano | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Welke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stefan Ferrari (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hocker (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 07:15 | Providence | Daniel Hocker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 06:57 | Providence | Domingo Lopez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Arnold Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Arnold Walker | 66-60 |
| 06:34 | Providence | Daniel Hocker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-60 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Domingo Lopez steals it from Kyle Welke | 66-60 |
| 06:00 | Providence | Daniel Hocker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-60 |
| 05:58 | Providence | Daniel Hocker pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 05:43 | Providence | Daniel Hocker buries a 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Daniel Hocker steals the ball from Kerry Anderson | 66-63 |
| 05:24 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Broderick (PF), Dennis Williamson (C) Kyle Welke, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Hawkins (PG), Rocky Russo (SF), Renato Giordano (C) Domingo Lopez, Stefan Ferrari, Joseph Johnson | |
| 05:04 | Providence | Jose Rivera misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-63 |
| 05:03 | Providence | Jose Rivera gets the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:58 | Providence | Rocky Russo buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Hocker | 66-65 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is fouled on the floor by Jose Rivera - foul #3 on Jose Rivera, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Hocker - foul #2 on Daniel Hocker, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Stefan Ferrari (PF) Daniel Hocker | |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:55 | Providence | Joseph Hawkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-65 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Charles Broderick snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | George Holt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Rocky Russo - foul #2 on Rocky Russo, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | George Garrison (PF) Rocky Russo | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Broderick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Williamson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stefan Ferrari (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Renato Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Providence | Joseph Hawkins is denied on a layup by Dennis Williamson | 70-65 |
| 03:08 | Providence | Joseph Hawkins snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 02:54 | Providence | George Garrison comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Broderick - foul #3 on Charles Broderick, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Arnold Walker (C) Kerry Anderson, Matthew Boyd, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (PG), Daniel Hocker (PF) Joseph Hawkins, Renato Giordano | |
| 02:54 | Providence | George Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:54 | Providence | George Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Arnold Walker pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | George Holt misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Domingo Lopez - foul #2 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Matthew Boyd (SF), Dennis Williamson (C) Christopher Watson, Ryan Fauntleroy, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Hawkins (PG), Rocky Russo (SF), Renato Giordano (C) Domingo Lopez, Stefan Ferrari, George Garrison | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:00 | Providence | Daniel Hocker misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Broderick - foul #4 on Charles Broderick, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| 02:00 | Providence | Daniel Hocker misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:00 | Providence | Daniel Hocker misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Charles Broderick snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Boyd | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:20 | Providence | Joseph Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds | 75-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), Stefan Ferrari (SF), George Garrison (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Joseph Hawkins, Jose Rivera, Rocky Russo, Daniel Hocker, Renato Giordano | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson is fouled on the floor by Domingo Lopez - foul #3 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Providence | Domingo Lopez is fouled on the floor by George Holt - foul #3 on George Holt, team foul #9 | 77-65 |
| 00:53 | Providence | Domingo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:53 | Providence | Domingo Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the board | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Holt | 79-66 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Domingo Lopez buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | George Holt runs out the clock | 79-68 |