| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Purington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Noone (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marlin Stratton (fresh) C - Whitney Belanger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Robert Pierce inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Providence | Robert Pierce's floater is knocked away by George Hui | 22-24 |
| 19:44 | Providence | Robert Pierce hits the follow up shot | 24-24 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Eugene Witz connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Todd Griffin | 24-26 |
| 19:33 | Providence | John Purington loses the ball out of bounds | 24-26 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Randall Tallent's pass is intercepted by John Purington | 24-26 |
| 19:06 | Providence | John Purington lays it up and in | 26-26 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-26 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo tips it home | 26-28 |
| 18:44 | Providence | Eugene Witz denies the turnaround by Robert Pierce | 26-28 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Randall Tallent can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 18:22 | Providence | Robert Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:07 | Providence | Joshua Noone scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Randall Tallent | 28-31 |
| 17:34 | Providence | Marlin Stratton is fouled on the floor by George Hui - foul #1 on George Hui, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 17:21 | Providence | Joshua Noone's floater is knocked away by George Hui | 28-31 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eugene Witz | 28-31 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Eugene Witz hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 16:55 | Providence | Randall Tallent steals the ball from Whitney Belanger | 28-33 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Whitney Belanger is called for the reach on Eugene Witz - foul #1 on Whitney Belanger, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Willis (SG), Matthew Ostrander (SF), Clifton Jackson (PF), Craig Rupp (C) Joshua Noone, Robert Pierce, Marlin Stratton, Whitney Belanger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chen Wang | 28-35 |
| 16:04 | Providence | Todd Willis is hacked by Matthew Stoneking - foul #3 on Matthew Stoneking, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Providence | John Davenport (SG) John Purington | |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (SF) Matthew Stoneking | |
| 15:44 | Providence | John Davenport can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Henry Hill | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Todd Willis (fresh) SG - John Davenport (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Ostrander (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifton Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Rupp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) SF - Henry Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Chen Wang pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Clifton Jackson - foul #3 on Clifton Jackson, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Providence | John Purington (PG), Joshua Noone (SG), Whitney Belanger (C) Todd Willis, John Davenport, Craig Rupp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Henry Hill, Peter Terrazas | |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:13 | Providence | Whitney Belanger grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 15:09 | Providence | Randall Tallent steps in front of the Matthew Ostrander pass | 28-36 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Eugene Witz's pass is intercepted by Whitney Belanger | 28-36 |
| 14:44 | Providence | Clifton Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Eugene Witz snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | John Purington picks off the pass by Randall Tallent | 28-36 |
| 14:26 | Providence | John Purington can't finish the layup | 28-36 |
| 14:25 | Providence | Whitney Belanger grabs the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:08 | Providence | Eugene Witz swats the layup by Whitney Belanger | 28-36 |
| 14:07 | Providence | Joshua Noone tips it home | 30-36 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Whitney Belanger - foul #2 on Whitney Belanger, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Pierce (SF), Marlin Stratton (PF), Craig Rupp (C) Matthew Ostrander, Clifton Jackson, Whitney Belanger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), George Hui (PF) Todd Griffin, Bert Lagerberg | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the free throw | 30-38 |
| 13:49 | Providence | The rebound goes to Craig Rupp | 30-38 |
| 13:22 | Providence | John Purington scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Pierce | 33-38 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Chen Wang scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Randall Tallent | 33-40 |
| 12:59 | Providence | Angel Arredondo picks off the pass by Marlin Stratton | 33-40 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Randall Tallent banks in the layup on a nice dish by Angel Arredondo | 33-42 |
| 12:34 | Providence | John Purington clanks a floater from the left side | 33-42 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Chen Wang gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Chen Wang is fouled on the floor by Marlin Stratton - foul #1 on Marlin Stratton, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Willis (PG), John Davenport (SG), Whitney Belanger (C) John Purington, Joshua Noone, Craig Rupp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Bert Lagerberg (C) Angel Arredondo, Eugene Witz | |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-42 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Chen Wang tips it back up and in | 33-44 |
| 11:43 | Providence | Marlin Stratton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Todd Willis (fresh) SG - John Davenport (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marlin Stratton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Whitney Belanger (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chen Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | John Davenport is called for the reach on Todd Griffin - foul #2 on John Davenport, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Providence | John Purington (PG) John Davenport | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG) Randall Tallent | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Chen Wang connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Lanny Mumford | 36-47 |
| 10:56 | Providence | John Purington is fouled on the floor by George Hui - foul #2 on George Hui, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Joshua Noone (SG), Matthew Ostrander (SF), Clifton Jackson (PF) Todd Willis, Robert Pierce, Marlin Stratton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Angel Arredondo (SF), Eugene Witz (C) Chen Wang, Bert Lagerberg | |
| 10:40 | Providence | Eugene Witz takes the ball from Matthew Ostrander | 36-47 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Lanny Mumford | 36-49 |
| 10:18 | Providence | Clifton Jackson is denied on a layup by Eugene Witz | 36-49 |
| 10:16 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander misses the tip | 36-49 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Eugene Witz grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo travels with the ball | 36-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Craig Rupp (C) Whitney Belanger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Peter Terrazas (PF) Todd Griffin, George Hui | |
| 09:46 | Providence | Joshua Noone hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Purington | 38-49 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Randall Tallent scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Lanny Mumford and the foul's on Clifton Jackson - foul #4 on Clifton Jackson, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Providence | Zack Bowman (SF) Clifton Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Bert Lagerberg (PF) Lanny Mumford, Peter Terrazas | |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:35 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Angel Arredondo - foul #1 on Angel Arredondo, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Marlin Stratton (PF) Zack Bowman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:35 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:35 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Randall Tallent is blocked by Craig Rupp | 40-52 |
| 09:10 | Providence | Joshua Noone grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 09:05 | Providence | John Purington clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randall Tallent - foul #3 on Randall Tallent, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Pierce (SF) Matthew Ostrander | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Terrazas (C) Eugene Witz | |
| 09:05 | Providence | John Purington misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:05 | Providence | John Purington makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-52 |
| 08:40 | Providence | Joshua Noone gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:16 | Providence | John Purington comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Willis (PG), John Davenport (SG), Matthew Ostrander (PF), Whitney Belanger (C) John Purington, Joshua Noone, Marlin Stratton, Craig Rupp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), George Hui (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Chen Wang, Angel Arredondo, Bert Lagerberg | |
| 07:53 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander is fouled on the floor by George Hui - foul #3 on George Hui, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Witz (C) Matthew Stoneking | |
| 07:34 | Providence | Whitney Belanger drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Todd Willis | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Todd Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Davenport (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Ostrander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Whitney Belanger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF) Randall Tallent, Peter Terrazas | |
| 07:07 | Providence | Robert Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Clifton Jackson (PF) Robert Pierce | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Eugene Witz comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Ostrander - foul #1 on Matthew Ostrander, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Providence | John Purington (PG), Joshua Noone (SG), Marlin Stratton (PF) Todd Willis, John Davenport, Clifton Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:56 | Providence | Whitney Belanger grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 06:36 | Providence | Marlin Stratton makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Purington | 46-53 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | George Hui misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 06:22 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:10 | Providence | John Purington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Eugene Witz grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Angel Arredondo | 46-55 |
| 05:31 | Providence | John Purington is hacked by Todd Griffin - foul #2 on Todd Griffin, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Pierce (SF), Clifton Jackson (PF), Craig Rupp (C) Matthew Ostrander, Marlin Stratton, Whitney Belanger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Chen Wang (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 05:31 | Providence | John Purington makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:31 | Providence | John Purington makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Chen Wang | 48-58 |
| 04:51 | Providence | John Purington's pass is intercepted by Lanny Mumford | 48-58 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Randall Tallent | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:27 | Providence | Bert Lagerberg is called for the reach on Robert Pierce - foul #1 on Bert Lagerberg, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Willis (PG), John Davenport (SG) John Purington, Joshua Noone | |
| Subs | St. John's | Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF) Lanny Mumford, Peter Terrazas | |
| 04:27 | Providence | Robert Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 04:27 | Providence | Robert Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | George Hui grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses the 3 from straight away | 49-60 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | George Hui tips it home | 49-62 |
| 03:52 | Providence | Robert Pierce is hacked by George Hui - foul #4 on George Hui, team foul #9 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Providence | Marlin Stratton (PF), Whitney Belanger (C) Clifton Jackson, Craig Rupp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Eugene Witz (C) Chen Wang, Bert Lagerberg | |
| 03:52 | Providence | Robert Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:52 | Providence | Robert Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | George Hui hits a jump hook from close range set up by Todd Griffin | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Todd Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Davenport (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marlin Stratton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Whitney Belanger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Providence | Whitney Belanger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-64 |
| 03:11 | Providence | Todd Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 02:55 | Providence | John Davenport's pass is intercepted by Todd Griffin | 51-64 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Eugene Witz throws it down | 51-66 |
| 02:25 | Providence | Angel Arredondo denies the turnaround by Marlin Stratton | 51-66 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Randall Tallent | 51-66 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Eugene Witz's floater is tipped away by Marlin Stratton | 51-66 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | George Hui hits the follow up shot | 51-68 |
| 01:46 | Providence | John Davenport is fouled on the floor by Randall Tallent - foul #4 on Randall Tallent, team foul #10 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Ostrander (SF), Clifton Jackson (PF), Craig Rupp (C) Robert Pierce, Marlin Stratton, Whitney Belanger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 01:46 | Providence | John Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:46 | Providence | John Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Chen Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-68 |
| 01:13 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Clifton Jackson | 55-68 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg is fouled on the floor by Clifton Jackson - foul #5 on Clifton Jackson, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Providence | Zack Bowman (SF) Clifton Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Todd Willis | 57-70 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-70 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas misses the tip | 57-70 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas snags the offensive board | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford runs out the clock | 57-70 |