| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmett Nurse (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Sylvester Everson inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Providence | Paul Alexander comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on James Holquin - foul #2 on James Holquin, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 19:41 | Providence | Paul Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:41 | Providence | Paul Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Paul Johnson steps in front of the Richard Langford pass | 29-22 |
| 19:15 | Providence | James Holquin is called for the reach on John Phillips - foul #3 on James Holquin, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PF) James Holquin | |
| 19:05 | Providence | Paul Alexander lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Johnson | 31-22 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett makes the jumper from the left block set up by Charles Perkins and the foul's on Sylvester Everson - foul #2 on Sylvester Everson, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:21 | Providence | Emmett Nurse loses the ball out of bounds | 31-25 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Emmett Nurse swats the layup by Thomas Lockett | 31-25 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett tips it in | 31-27 |
| 17:54 | Providence | Paul Alexander scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Paul Johnson | 33-27 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Daniel Felton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Richard Langford tips it in | 33-29 |
| 17:17 | Providence | Sylvester Everson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Felton - foul #2 on Daniel Felton, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (PG), Josh Hill (SG), Terry Colbert (PF), Dean Tatum (C) John Phillips, Paul Johnson, Paul Alexander, Emmett Nurse | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Thomas Lockett, Richard Langford | |
| 17:17 | Providence | Sylvester Everson misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:17 | Providence | Sylvester Everson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Daniel Felton banks in the layup set up by James Cunningham | 34-31 |
| 16:43 | Providence | Josh Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 16:42 | Providence | Dean Tatum snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:19 | Providence | Josh Hill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 16:18 | Providence | David Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:57 | Providence | Dean Tatum loses the dribble to Daniel Felton | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sylvester Everson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dean Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Felton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), Paul Alexander (PF), Emmett Nurse (C) David Sanders, Sylvester Everson, Terry Colbert, Dean Tatum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SG), Thomas Lockett (SF), James Holquin (PF), Richard Langford (C) Vaughn Wynn, Charles Perkins, Daniel Felton, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 15:28 | Providence | Paul Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Richard Langford snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | James Holquin double dribbles | 34-31 |
| 14:44 | Providence | Paul Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | James Holquin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett connects on the turnaround near the basket | 34-33 |
| 14:24 | Providence | Richard Langford is called for the reach on Emmett Nurse - foul #3 on Richard Langford, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Dean Tatum (SF) Josh Hill | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) James Cunningham | |
| 14:02 | Providence | Paul Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn loses the ball out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG), Terry Colbert (PF) Paul Johnson, Paul Alexander | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), Tim Dicarlo (C) Arnold Dennis, Richard Langford | |
| 13:30 | Providence | John Phillips makes the jumper from the baseline set up by David Sanders and he's fouled by Tim Dicarlo - foul #1 on Tim Dicarlo, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Sylvester Everson (SF) Emmett Nurse | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:30 | Providence | John Phillips misses the free throw | 39-33 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tim Dicarlo | 39-33 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Charles Perkins tips it in | 39-35 |
| 13:00 | Providence | David Sanders hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dean Tatum | 41-35 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Terry Colbert is called for the reach on James Holquin - foul #1 on Terry Colbert, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Johnson (SG) John Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SF), Daniel Felton (PF), Richard Langford (C) Thomas Lockett, James Holquin, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Felton | 41-38 |
| 12:17 | Providence | Paul Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Langford - foul #4 on Richard Langford, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Alexander (PF), Emmett Nurse (C) Terry Colbert, Dean Tatum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo (C) Richard Langford | |
| 12:17 | Providence | Paul Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:17 | Providence | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Alexander - foul #3 on Paul Alexander, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:05 | Providence | Paul Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:49 | Providence | Paul Alexander misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Emmett Nurse (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Daniel Felton can't finish the layup | 43-38 |
| 11:31 | Providence | Paul Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:25 | Providence | Paul Alexander clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 43-38 |
| 11:23 | Providence | Emmett Nurse grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:10 | Providence | Emmett Nurse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-38 |
| 11:09 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Sylvester Everson | 43-38 |
| 10:46 | Providence | David Sanders lays it in and the foul's on Vaughn Wynn - foul #3 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Josh Hill (SF), Terry Colbert (PF), Dean Tatum (C) Paul Johnson, Sylvester Everson, Paul Alexander, Emmett Nurse | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SG), Thomas Lockett (SF), James Holquin (PF) Charles Perkins, James Cunningham, Daniel Felton | |
| 10:46 | Providence | David Sanders misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:46 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Tatum | 45-38 |
| 10:18 | Providence | Terry Colbert hits a floater from close range | 47-38 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis is fouled on the floor by Terry Colbert - foul #2 on Terry Colbert, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Providence | David Gerber (SG) David Sanders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG), Hai Chu (C) Vaughn Wynn, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 09:51 | St. John's | James Holquin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Emmett Nurse (C) David Gerber | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:28 | Providence | Emmett Nurse clanks a turnaround from close range | 47-38 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Hai Chu gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Emmett Nurse takes the ball from James Holquin | 47-38 |
| 09:04 | Providence | Emmett Nurse knocks in the floater near the basket and the foul's on James Holquin - foul #4 on James Holquin, team foul #8 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Johnson (SG), Sylvester Everson (SF), Paul Alexander (PF) Josh Hill, Dean Tatum, Terry Colbert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), Daniel Felton (PF) Roger Wright, Arnold Dennis, James Holquin | |
| 09:04 | Providence | Emmett Nurse makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Charles Perkins is whistled for traveling | 50-38 |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (PG) John Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Thomas Lockett, Hai Chu | |
| 08:09 | Providence | Paul Alexander hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Sanders | 52-38 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Colbert (C) Emmett Nurse | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:55 | Providence | Terry Colbert is whistled for traveling | 52-38 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (PF), Richard Langford (C) Daniel Felton, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Richard Langford comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 52-38 |
| 07:41 | Providence | Sylvester Everson gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Colbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Providence | Paul Johnson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 07:36 | Providence | Terry Colbert gets the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 07:19 | Providence | Paul Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-38 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Richard Langford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Holquin | 52-38 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | James Holquin knocks in the floater from close range | 52-40 |
| 06:33 | Providence | Paul Alexander travels with the ball | 52-40 |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Josh Hill (SG), Dean Tatum (SF), Emmett Nurse (C) David Sanders, Paul Johnson, Sylvester Everson, Paul Alexander | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF), Daniel Felton (PF) Charles Perkins, James Holquin | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Terry Colbert - foul #3 on Terry Colbert, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Providence | David Gerber (SG) Terry Colbert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SG) James Cunningham | |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:55 | Providence | John Phillips misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 05:53 | Providence | Emmett Nurse misses the tip | 52-42 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Daniel Felton snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Daniel Felton drills a fadeaway in the lane | 52-44 |
| 05:10 | Providence | Vaughn Wynn is called for the reach on John Phillips - foul #4 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG) David Gerber | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), James Holquin (PF) Vaughn Wynn, Arnold Dennis, Richard Langford | |
| 05:10 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 05:10 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | James Cunningham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Perkins and he's hacked by David Sanders - foul #2 on David Sanders, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses the free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:59 | Providence | Emmett Nurse grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:49 | Providence | David Sanders comes up short on the shot from close range | 54-46 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | James Holquin lays it in | 54-48 |
| 04:06 | Providence | John Phillips buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by David Sanders | 56-48 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Perkins | 56-50 |
| 03:44 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Johnson (SG), Sylvester Everson (SF), Paul Alexander (PF) David Sanders, Josh Hill, Dean Tatum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Richard Langford (C) James Cunningham, Daniel Felton | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Emmett Nurse (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Providence | Thomas Lockett picks off the pass by Emmett Nurse | 56-50 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Charles Perkins comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 56-50 |
| 03:12 | Providence | Sylvester Everson pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:06 | Providence | Paul Alexander's floater is tipped away by Richard Langford | 56-50 |
| 03:05 | Providence | Sylvester Everson can't tip it in | 56-50 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Charles Perkins pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Richard Langford connects on the turnaround in the lane | 56-52 |
| 02:24 | Providence | Sylvester Everson clanks a shot from the right side | 56-52 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Charles Perkins gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Charles Perkins hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 56-54 |
| 01:41 | Providence | John Phillips makes the floater from the left side | 58-54 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the easy layup | 58-54 |
| 01:23 | Providence | Paul Johnson grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 01:01 | Providence | Paul Alexander misses the fadeaway from the right side | 58-54 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Charles Perkins snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn and the foul's on Sylvester Everson - foul #3 on Sylvester Everson, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Providence | Emmett Nurse drills a shot from the right block | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | James Holquin can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Emmett Nurse - foul #2 on Emmett Nurse, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Providence | Paul Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Vaughn Wynn - foul #5 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG) Vaughn Wynn | |
| 00:17 | Providence | Paul Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:17 | Providence | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | James Holquin is hacked by Paul Alexander - foul #4 on Paul Alexander, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:08 | Providence | Emmett Nurse snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Emmett Nurse is hacked by James Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cunningham, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Emmett Nurse misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Emmett Nurse makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett's floater is tipped away by Emmett Nurse | 62-60 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Holquin tips it but misses | 62-60 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Richard Langford pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |