| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Barbee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Buker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Noguera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell inbounds the ball | 37-41 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Frank Shaw - foul #1 on Frank Shaw, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn buries a 3 from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee is fouled on the floor by Vaughn Wynn - foul #1 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw loses the dribble to Manuel Harrell | 37-46 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell can't finish the layup | 37-46 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker clanks a floater in the paint | 37-46 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera buries a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton (C) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (PG), James Sok (SF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Manuel Harrell, Frederick Wagner | |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera misses the free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | James Sok is fouled on the floor by Frank Shaw - foul #2 on Frank Shaw, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (SG), John Simmons (SF), Scott Andrews (C) Randall Buker, Frank Shaw, Donald Noguera | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG) Raymond Myers, Cecil Pierce | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ralph Barbee steals the ball from Daniel Felton | 39-46 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee lays it up and in | 41-46 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | James Holquin comes up short on the floater from the right block | 41-46 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | James Sok snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | James Sok misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 15:58 | Rhode Island | John Simmons comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Holquin - foul #2 on James Holquin, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randall Buker (SG), Charles Whiten (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) Ralph Barbee, Robert Thorton, Scott Andrews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Sok, Gino Romano, James Holquin | |
| 15:58 | Rhode Island | John Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:58 | Rhode Island | John Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ted McCoy (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Randall Buker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Whiten (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cecil Pierce | 43-49 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the lay-in | 43-49 |
| 14:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Charles Whiten | 43-49 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | John Simmons misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-49 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Vaughn Wynn steals it from John Simmons | 45-49 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn can't finish the layup | 45-49 |
| 14:09 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker loses the ball out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Frank Shaw (SF) Ted McCoy, John Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SF), James Holquin (C) Manuel Harrell, Frederick Wagner | |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Gino Romano scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Myers | 45-51 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee is whistled for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Douglas Neagle (SG), Donald Noguera (C) Randall Buker, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Cecil Pierce | |
| 12:55 | St. John's | James Holquin's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Noguera | 45-51 |
| 12:53 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Douglas Neagle | 47-51 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by James Holquin is blocked by Donald Noguera | 47-51 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | James Holquin tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Daniel Felton snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Charles Whiten swats the layup by Thomas Lockett | 47-53 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the tip | 47-53 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Gino Romano tips it in | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Barbee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Neagle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Whiten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Noguera (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Felton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - James Sok (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | James Holquin is called for the reach on Douglas Neagle - foul #3 on James Holquin, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randall Buker (SG), John Simmons (SF), Robert Thorton (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) Douglas Neagle, Frank Shaw, Charles Whiten, Donald Noguera | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Sok, Gino Romano, James Holquin | |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | John Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 10:46 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson tips it home | 52-55 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Raymond Myers drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frederick Wagner | 52-58 |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | John Simmons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell can't finish the layup | 52-58 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the tip | 52-58 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | John Simmons grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 54-58 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Thorton - foul #1 on Robert Thorton, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (PG), Frank Shaw (SF), Charles Whiten (PF) Ralph Barbee, John Simmons, Robert Thorton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-59 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Raymond Myers travels with the ball | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Simmons (SG), Donald Noguera (C) Randall Buker, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Gino Romano (PF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, Frederick Wagner | |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Thomas Lockett steps in front of the Ted McCoy pass | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ted McCoy (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Whiten (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Noguera (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Felton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - James Sok (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Daniel Felton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses short on a jumper from the left side | 57-59 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Daniel Felton grabs the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | James Holquin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ted McCoy - foul #2 on Ted McCoy, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Randall Buker (SG) Ted McCoy, John Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Sok | |
| 07:01 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee is hacked by James Holquin - foul #4 on James Holquin, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson (C) Donald Noguera | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frederick Wagner (C) James Holquin | |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn loses the dribble to Charles Whiten | 59-61 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson can't tip it in | 59-61 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Raymond Myers connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 59-63 |
| 05:30 | Rhode Island | Cecil Pierce steals the ball from Daniel Johnson | 59-63 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Simmons (SF), Donald Noguera (PF) Frank Shaw, Charles Whiten | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Gino Romano, Frederick Wagner | |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | James Sok is called for the reach on Ralph Barbee - foul #2 on James Sok, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (SG), Robert Thorton (C) Randall Buker, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-64 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Cecil Pierce and the foul's on John Simmons - foul #3 on John Simmons, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerry Wayland (PG), Charles Whiten (PF) Ralph Barbee, Robert Thorton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SG) Raymond Myers | |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:10 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randall Buker (SG), Daniel Johnson (C) Jerry Wayland, Donald Noguera | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (PF) Cecil Pierce | |
| 04:00 | St. John's | James Holquin jams it set up by Manuel Harrell and he's hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #4 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #7 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Frederick Wagner (C) James Sok, Thomas Lockett | |
| 04:00 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the free throw | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Whiten | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ted McCoy (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Randall Buker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Whiten (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gino Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell banks in the layup | 61-72 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Frank Shaw (SF) Ted McCoy, John Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG) James Holquin | |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Gino Romano comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 61-72 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Gino Romano tips it back up and in | 61-74 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | The jumper by Frank Shaw is denied by Frederick Wagner | 61-74 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn gets the rebound | 61-74 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Myers | 61-77 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-77 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner grabs the board | 61-77 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Frank Shaw is called for the reach on Manuel Harrell - foul #3 on Frank Shaw, team foul #8 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerry Wayland (PG), Ted McCoy (SG), John Simmons (SF), Donald Noguera (PF), Robert Thorton (C) Ralph Barbee, Randall Buker, Frank Shaw, Charles Whiten, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Frederick Wagner | |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Jerry Wayland scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Thorton | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Gino Romano's pass is intercepted by John Simmons | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island 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) | |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-79 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell pulls down the rebound | 64-79 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Sok runs out the clock | 64-79 |