| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jonathan Schindler (fresh) SG - Alex Albin (fresh) SF - Santos Ortega (fresh) PF - Santiago Alvarez (fresh) C - Phillip Root (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) C - Robert Poole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Roy Baranski 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) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Santos Ortega - foul #1 on Santos Ortega, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Providence | Phillip Root can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Poole - foul #1 on Robert Poole, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Providence | Phillip Root misses the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Providence | Phillip Root misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Roy Baranski pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Roy Baranski tips it home | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Providence | Roy Baranski picks off the pass by Phillip Root | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Schindler - foul #1 on Jonathan Schindler, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Robert Poole can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Providence | Santiago Alvarez snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Providence | Alex Albin can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Robert Poole gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Alex Albin picks off the pass by Buddy Williams | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | Providence | Phillip Root misses the dunk | 2-5 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Robert Poole grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Roy Baranski blows the layup | 2-5 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Roy Baranski tips it in | 2-7 |
| 16:42 | Providence | Santiago Alvarez drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Schindler | 4-7 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Roy Baranski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Providence | The rebound goes to Phillip Root | 4-7 |
| 15:57 | Providence | Santiago Alvarez makes the jumper from the left side | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jonathan Schindler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Albin (fresh) SF - Santos Ortega (fresh) PF - Santiago Alvarez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Phillip Root (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) SF - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roy Baranski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Poole (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Robert Poole travels with the ball | 6-7 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Reich (PG), Robert Arant (SG), Thomas Isom (SF), Angel Ferrari (PF), Issac Metz (C) Jonathan Schindler, Alex Albin, Santos Ortega, Santiago Alvarez, Phillip Root | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| 15:13 | Providence | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on Thomas Isom - foul #1 on Richard Morrison, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 15:06 | Providence | Issac Metz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claude Coomes | 6-7 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy can't finish the layup | 6-7 |
| 14:52 | Providence | The rebound goes to Robert Arant | 6-7 |
| 14:48 | Providence | Robert Arant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 14:47 | Providence | Thomas Isom gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:35 | Providence | Thomas Witt steals it from Robert Reich | 6-7 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Richard Morrison can't finish the layup | 6-7 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Claude Coomes hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 14:06 | Providence | Robert Reich is hacked by Claude Coomes - foul #1 on Claude Coomes, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Providence | Alex Albin (SG), Santos Ortega (SF), Phillip Root (C) Robert Reich, Thomas Isom, Issac Metz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Richard Morrison | |
| 13:56 | Providence | Robert Arant misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Claude Coomes clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 6-9 |
| 13:42 | Providence | Phillip Root gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:35 | Providence | Santos Ortega misses short on a shot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 13:34 | Providence | Angel Ferrari tips it home | 8-9 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Travis Abbott knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 12:56 | Providence | Alex Albin is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Glancy - foul #1 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Jonathan Schindler (PG), Santiago Alvarez (PF) Robert Arant, Angel Ferrari | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF) Claude Coomes, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 12:37 | Providence | Santos Ortega's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Thomas Witt | 8-12 |
| 12:35 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler tips it but misses | 8-12 |
| 12:33 | Providence | Phillip Root tips it home | 10-12 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Roy Baranski is fouled on the floor by Santiago Alvarez - foul #1 on Santiago Alvarez, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Poole (C) Thomas Witt | |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Phillip Root takes the ball from Buddy Williams | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jonathan Schindler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Albin (fresh) SF - Santos Ortega (fresh) PF - Santiago Alvarez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Phillip Root (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Providence | Alex Albin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Roy Baranski snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Roy Baranski scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Buddy Williams | 10-14 |
| 11:04 | Providence | Roy Baranski picks off the pass by Santiago Alvarez | 10-14 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Stephan Carr drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 10-16 |
| 10:29 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Buddy Williams - foul #1 on Buddy Williams, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Arant (SG), Thomas Isom (SF), Angel Ferrari (PF), Issac Metz (C) Alex Albin, Santos Ortega, Santiago Alvarez, Phillip Root | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Travis Abbott, Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| 10:29 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:29 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Schindler - foul #2 on Jonathan Schindler, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Reich (PG) Jonathan Schindler | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh can't throw it down | 11-16 |
| 10:01 | Providence | Issac Metz grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 09:54 | Providence | Angel Ferrari can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Fredrick Glancy - foul #2 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Richard Morrison (SF), Roy Baranski (PF) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 09:54 | Providence | Angel Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:54 | Providence | Angel Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Thomas Witt loses the ball out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Providence | Alex Albin (SG), Santos Ortega (SF), Phillip Root (C) Robert Reich, Thomas Isom, Issac Metz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:26 | Providence | Roy Baranski picks off the pass by Santos Ortega | 13-16 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Angel Ferrari picks off the pass by Kory Fitzhugh | 13-16 |
| 08:57 | Providence | Santos Ortega knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Angel Ferrari and the foul's on Richard Morrison - foul #2 on Richard Morrison, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF) Claude Coomes, Richard Morrison, Roy Baranski | |
| 08:57 | Providence | Santos Ortega makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Phillip Root swats the layup by Kory Fitzhugh | 16-16 |
| 08:39 | Providence | Phillip Root grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:24 | Providence | Angel Ferrari connects on the floater from the left block | 18-16 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh connects on the floater from the free throw line | 18-18 |
| 07:51 | Providence | Santos Ortega clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Arant (fresh) SG - Alex Albin (fresh) SF - Santos Ortega (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Angel Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. C - Phillip Root (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Witt (fresh) C - Kory Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Travis Abbott knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Stephan Carr | 18-21 |
| 07:30 | Providence | Santos Ortega throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Reich (PG), Thomas Isom (SF), Santiago Alvarez (PF), Issac Metz (C) Robert Arant, Santos Ortega, Angel Ferrari, Phillip Root | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Thomas Witt, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Robert Poole hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Issac Metz - foul #1 on Issac Metz, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Richard Elliott (SF) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:06 | Providence | Santiago Alvarez snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 06:49 | Providence | Alex Albin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Reich | 21-21 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Roy Baranski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Robert Poole snags the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is fouled on the floor by Robert Reich - foul #1 on Robert Reich, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Arant (PG), Santos Ortega (SF), Phillip Root (C) Robert Reich, Alex Albin, Issac Metz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF) Richard Elliott | |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Robert Poole comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 21-21 |
| 05:55 | Providence | Santos Ortega snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 05:41 | Providence | Santiago Alvarez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 05:39 | Providence | Phillip Root hits the follow up shot | 23-21 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 05:26 | Providence | Santos Ortega grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 05:19 | Providence | Robert Arant connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Isom | 26-21 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Robert Poole drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 04:55 | Providence | Phillip Root clanks a floater in the paint | 26-23 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Poole | 26-23 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Phillip Root takes the ball from Roy Baranski | 26-23 |
| 04:22 | Providence | Robert Arant buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Claude Coomes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Reich (PG), Alex Albin (SG), Angel Ferrari (PF) Robert Arant, Thomas Isom, Santiago Alvarez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Claude Coomes, Travis Abbott, Robert Poole | |
| 03:49 | Providence | Angel Ferrari travels with the ball | 29-23 |
| Subs | Providence | Jonathan Schindler (PG), Issac Metz (PF) Robert Reich, Santos Ortega | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (PF) Roy Baranski | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jonathan Schindler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Albin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Angel Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Issac Metz (fresh) C - Phillip Root (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy lays it in | 29-25 |
| 03:13 | Providence | Alex Albin is called for traveling | 29-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Isom (SF) Phillip Root | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG) Thomas Witt | |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-25 |
| 02:59 | Providence | Issac Metz pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 02:53 | Providence | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on Angel Ferrari - foul #3 on Richard Morrison, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Santos Ortega (SF) Thomas Isom | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Richard Morrison | |
| 02:53 | Providence | Angel Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:53 | Providence | Angel Ferrari misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Buddy Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 02:28 | Providence | The rebound goes to Santos Ortega | 30-25 |
| 02:24 | Providence | Travis Abbott steps in front of the Jonathan Schindler pass in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 02:07 | Providence | Angel Ferrari snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 02:03 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler is hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Phillip Root (C) Issac Metz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:03 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:03 | Providence | Jonathan Schindler misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 01:43 | Providence | Angel Ferrari snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 01:22 | Providence | Santos Ortega misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-25 |
| 01:21 | Providence | Phillip Root can't tip it in | 31-25 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a shot in the lane | 31-27 |
| 00:53 | Providence | Alex Albin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-27 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Fredrick Glancy | 31-30 |
| 00:13 | Providence | Angel Ferrari steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Reich (PG), Robert Arant (SG), Thomas Isom (SF), Santiago Alvarez (PF) Jonathan Schindler, Alex Albin, Santos Ortega, Angel Ferrari | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Elliott (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Claude Coomes, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Thomas Isom misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 31-30 |