| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Purington (fresh) SG - Joshua Noone (fresh) SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) PF - Marlin Stratton (fresh) C - Whitney Belanger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) PF - George Hui (fresh) C - Eugene Witz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Eugene Witz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Eugene Witz hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Angel Arredondo | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Providence | John Purington buries a shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | John Purington is called for the reach on Randall Tallent - foul #1 on John Purington, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Randall Tallent buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Todd Griffin | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Providence | Eugene Witz steps in front of the Robert Pierce pass | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Eugene Witz buries a jump hook near the basket | 2-6 |
| 18:04 | Providence | Joshua Noone clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Eugene Witz - foul #1 on Eugene Witz, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:04 | Providence | Joshua Noone makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:04 | Providence | Joshua Noone misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Eugene Witz snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Whitney Belanger - foul #1 on Whitney Belanger, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:29 | Providence | John Purington misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Randall Tallent - foul #1 on Randall Tallent, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 17:29 | Providence | John Purington makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:29 | Providence | John Purington makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the 3 from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:08 | Providence | Joshua Noone grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 17:01 | Providence | Marlin Stratton scores on a shot in the paint set up by Robert Pierce | 7-7 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | George Hui misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:49 | Providence | John Purington pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:34 | Providence | Marlin Stratton misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | George Hui pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Todd Griffin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Eugene Witz tips it in | 7-9 |
| 16:14 | Providence | Angel Arredondo is called for the reach on Joshua Noone - foul #1 on Angel Arredondo, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| 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 | |
| 16:00 | Providence | Matthew Stoneking picks off the pass by John Purington | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Purington (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Noone (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Ostrander (fresh) PF - Clifton Jackson (fresh) C - Craig Rupp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) SG - Chen Wang (fresh) SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg is hacked by Clifton Jackson - foul #1 on Clifton Jackson, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Willis (SG) Joshua Noone | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Chen Wang loses the dribble to John Purington | 7-9 |
| 15:27 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Purington | 9-9 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Clifton Jackson is called for the reach on Lanny Mumford - foul #2 on Clifton Jackson, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Providence | John Davenport (SG), Robert Pierce (SF), Marlin Stratton (PF), Whitney Belanger (C) John Purington, Matthew Ostrander, Clifton Jackson, Craig Rupp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 14:54 | St. John's | John Davenport picks off the pass by Angel Arredondo | 9-9 |
| 14:50 | Providence | Todd Willis lays it up and in on a great pass from John Davenport | 11-9 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Chen Wang is whistled for traveling | 11-9 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG) Chen Wang | |
| 14:12 | Providence | John Davenport misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Eugene Witz gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Randall Tallent | 11-11 |
| 13:26 | Providence | Whitney Belanger can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Angel Arredondo - foul #2 on Angel Arredondo, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Providence | John Purington (PG), Joshua Noone (SG), Matthew Ostrander (SF), Craig Rupp (PF) Todd Willis, John Davenport, Robert Pierce, Marlin Stratton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SF) Angel Arredondo | |
| 13:26 | Providence | Whitney Belanger makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:26 | Providence | Whitney Belanger makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Chen Wang connects on the 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 12:58 | Providence | Joshua Noone misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-14 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | George Hui pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-14 |
| 12:40 | Providence | Whitney Belanger grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 12:31 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander hits the finger roll and he's fouled by George Hui - foul #1 on George Hui, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Providence | Zack Bowman (SF) Whitney Belanger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 12:31 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 12:13 | Providence | John Purington grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 12:06 | Providence | John Purington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Purington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Noone (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Zack Bowman (fresh) PF - Matthew Ostrander (fresh) 5 pts. C - Craig Rupp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Lanny Mumford | 16-17 |
| 11:30 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 11:29 | Providence | Craig Rupp gets the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 11:15 | Providence | Zack Bowman's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Stoneking | 16-17 |
| 11:14 | Providence | Zack Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:54 | Providence | Craig Rupp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Pierce (SF), Marlin Stratton (PF), Whitney Belanger (C) Zack Bowman, Matthew Ostrander, Craig Rupp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Eugene Witz grabs the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Eugene Witz clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Marlin Stratton - foul #1 on Marlin Stratton, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Willis (SG) Joshua Noone | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:16 | Providence | Whitney Belanger snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 10:00 | Providence | Marlin Stratton misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Randall Tallent pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Marlin Stratton swats the short shot by Peter Terrazas | 16-18 |
| 09:38 | Providence | Todd Willis grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 09:23 | Providence | Robert Pierce misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Terrazas - foul #1 on Peter Terrazas, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Providence | John Davenport (SG), Craig Rupp (C) John Purington, Whitney Belanger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (SG), Chen Wang (SF) Todd Griffin, Peter Terrazas | |
| 09:23 | Providence | Robert Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | Providence | Robert Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | Providence | Craig Rupp gets the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:06 | Providence | Todd Willis misses short on a jumper in the paint | 17-18 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Hui | 17-18 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Eugene Witz loses the dribble to Marlin Stratton | 17-18 |
| 08:32 | Providence | Craig Rupp lays it in | 19-18 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | George Hui comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-18 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Eugene Witz tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 08:01 | Providence | Craig Rupp buries a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Lanny Mumford - foul #1 on Lanny Mumford, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Providence | John Purington (PG), Joshua Noone (SG), Matthew Ostrander (SF), Whitney Belanger (C) Todd Willis, John Davenport, Robert Pierce, Marlin Stratton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Lanny Mumford, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| 08:01 | Providence | Craig Rupp makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Purington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Noone (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Ostrander (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Rupp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Whitney Belanger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chen Wang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is fouled on the floor by Craig Rupp - foul #1 on Craig Rupp, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Providence | Zack Bowman (SF) Craig Rupp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Peter Terrazas (C) Randall Tallent, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Lanny Mumford | 22-22 |
| 07:20 | Providence | John Purington is fouled on the floor by Peter Terrazas - foul #2 on Peter Terrazas, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (SF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas | |
| 07:20 | Providence | John Purington misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg blows the layup | 22-22 |
| 06:50 | Providence | John Purington snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:29 | Providence | Bert Lagerberg steals the ball from Matthew Ostrander | 22-22 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Todd Griffin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lanny Mumford | 22-25 |
| 05:44 | Providence | Whitney Belanger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Joshua Noone - foul #1 on Joshua Noone, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Pierce (SF), Marlin Stratton (PF), Craig Rupp (C) Zack Bowman, Matthew Ostrander, Whitney Belanger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Todd Griffin, Matthew Stoneking | |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:19 | Providence | Joshua Noone's pass is intercepted by Eugene Witz | 22-27 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chen Wang | 22-30 |
| 04:47 | Providence | Joshua Noone banks in the layup | 24-30 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Henry Hill misses long on a shot from the left side | 24-30 |
| 04:31 | Providence | Marlin Stratton snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 04:11 | Providence | John Purington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bert Lagerberg | 24-30 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Chen Wang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 03:50 | Providence | Craig Rupp gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Purington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Noone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marlin Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Rupp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Hill (fairly fresh) PF - Bert Lagerberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:38 | Providence | Eugene Witz takes the ball from Joshua Noone | 24-30 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the turnaround from the baseline | 24-30 |
| 03:21 | Providence | Marlin Stratton snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 03:11 | Providence | Joshua Noone misses short on a floater near the basket | 24-30 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Chen Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 02:50 | Providence | Marlin Stratton grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 02:32 | Providence | John Purington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Todd Willis (PG), John Davenport (SG), Matthew Ostrander (SF), Clifton Jackson (PF), Whitney Belanger (C) John Purington, Joshua Noone, Robert Pierce, Marlin Stratton, Craig Rupp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Chen Wang, Henry Hill, Bert Lagerberg, Eugene Witz | |
| 02:14 | St. John's | George Hui can't finish the layup | 24-30 |
| 02:13 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 01:52 | Providence | Todd Willis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | George Hui grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Ostrander - foul #1 on Matthew Ostrander, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Eugene Witz (C) Randall Tallent, Peter Terrazas | |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:28 | Providence | Eugene Witz blocks the short jumper by Matthew Ostrander | 24-32 |
| 01:26 | Providence | Clifton Jackson grabs the offensive board | 24-32 |
| 01:13 | Providence | Matthew Ostrander can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Griffin | 24-34 |
| 00:38 | Providence | John Davenport knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Todd Willis | 26-34 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Griffin | 26-34 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | George Hui throws it down | 26-36 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Todd Willis clanks a halfcourt shot | 26-36 |