| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Aaron Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Autry (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Michel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Castaldo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Lynn Ginn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hayman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lloyd Benally (fresh) 2 pts. C - Radman Zorman (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Roger Hayman inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Providence | Lloyd Benally knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Radman Zorman | 34-43 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Thomas Autry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 19:27 | Providence | Lynn Ginn gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 19:22 | Providence | Lynn Ginn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | John Farrell picks off the pass by Steven Jackson | 34-43 |
| 19:00 | Providence | John Farrell banks in the layup set up by Lynn Ginn | 34-45 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Edward Michel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 18:38 | Providence | Roger Hayman gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:26 | Providence | Lloyd Benally's floater is knocked away by Steven Jackson | 34-45 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Aaron Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Thomas Autry drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Lee | 37-45 |
| 17:45 | Providence | Roger Hayman can't throw it down | 37-45 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Jackson | 37-45 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Lloyd Benally swats the layup by Jeffrey Castaldo | 37-45 |
| 17:16 | Providence | Roger Hayman snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 16:51 | Providence | Lloyd Benally hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Farrell and he's fouled by Jeffrey Castaldo - foul #1 on Jeffrey Castaldo, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen (PG), Joe Horace (SG), Marc Starnes (SF), Francis Petit (PF), Joseph Blanchard (C) Aaron Lee, Thomas Autry, Edward Michel, Steven Jackson, Jeffrey Castaldo | |
| Subs | Providence | William Archibald (PG), Jerry Litherland (SG), Corey Erby (SF), Jake Adcock (C) Lynn Ginn, John Farrell, Roger Hayman, Radman Zorman | |
| 16:51 | Providence | Lloyd Benally misses the free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Francis Petit snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Francis Petit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 16:38 | Providence | The rebound goes to Corey Erby | 37-47 |
| 16:21 | Providence | Jake Adcock drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Archibald | 37-49 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Francis Petit knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lloyd Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Horace (fresh) SF - Marc Starnes (fresh) PF - Francis Petit (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - William Archibald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Litherland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Corey Erby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Benally (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Jake Adcock (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Providence | Jerry Litherland drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Archibald | 39-52 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen makes the floater from the left side and the foul's on Jerry Litherland - foul #2 on Jerry Litherland, team foul #1 | 41-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aaron Lee (PG), Freddie Dawe (SF) Joe Horace, Marc Starnes | |
| Subs | Providence | John Farrell (SG) Lloyd Benally | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen misses the free throw | 41-52 |
| 15:27 | Providence | Jake Adcock snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 15:15 | Providence | John Farrell misses the easy layup | 41-52 |
| 15:13 | Providence | Jake Adcock tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Francis Petit can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Archibald - foul #1 on William Archibald, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Autry (SG), Edward Michel (SF), Steven Jackson (PF) Lloyd Hansen, Freddie Dawe, Joseph Blanchard | |
| Subs | Providence | Lynn Ginn (PG), Michael Jones (C) William Archibald, Jake Adcock | |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Francis Petit makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Francis Petit makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 14:49 | Providence | Jerry Litherland can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-54 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Francis Petit grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Thomas Autry hits a floater from the right side | 45-54 |
| 14:27 | Providence | Lynn Ginn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Francis Petit grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Edward Michel drills a floater from the right block | 47-54 |
| 13:59 | Providence | Michael Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen (PG), Jeffrey Castaldo (C) Aaron Lee, Francis Petit | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Hayman (SF), Radman Zorman (C) Jerry Litherland, Corey Erby | |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Thomas Autry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 13:45 | Providence | The rebound goes to Lynn Ginn | 47-54 |
| 13:33 | Providence | John Farrell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Jeffrey Castaldo snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Thomas Autry buries a driving attempt from close range | 49-54 |
| 13:06 | Providence | Radman Zorman's floater is tipped away by Steven Jackson | 49-54 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Steven Jackson gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Castaldo | 52-54 |
| 12:42 | Providence | Steven Jackson is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Steven Jackson, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aaron Lee (PG), Freddie Dawe (SF), Joseph Blanchard (PF) Thomas Autry, Edward Michel, Steven Jackson | |
| Subs | Providence | William Archibald (PG), Jerry Litherland (SG), Corey Erby (PF) Lynn Ginn, John Farrell, Michael Jones | |
| 12:27 | Providence | Radman Zorman misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Blanchard - foul #1 on Joseph Blanchard, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Lloyd Benally (PF) Corey Erby | |
| 12:27 | Providence | Radman Zorman makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 12:27 | Providence | Radman Zorman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Aaron Lee is hacked by Roger Hayman - foul #2 on Roger Hayman, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Petit (PF) Jeffrey Castaldo | |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Erby (SF) Roger Hayman | |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Aaron Lee connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Hansen and he's hacked by William Archibald - foul #2 on William Archibald, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jake Adcock (C) Radman Zorman | |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Aaron Lee makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Aaron Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Dawe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Francis Petit (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - William Archibald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Litherland (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Corey Erby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Benally (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Jake Adcock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Providence | Joseph Blanchard is called for the reach on Corey Erby - foul #2 on Joseph Blanchard, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (SG) Lloyd Hansen | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 11:26 | Providence | Jake Adcock scores on a shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Aaron Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 11:05 | Providence | Jerry Litherland pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:45 | Providence | Corey Erby can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Freddie Dawe - foul #4 on Freddie Dawe, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen (PG), Thomas Autry (SG), Edward Michel (SF), Steven Jackson (PF), Jeffrey Castaldo (C) Aaron Lee, Joe Horace, Freddie Dawe, Francis Petit, Joseph Blanchard | |
| Subs | Providence | Lynn Ginn (PG), John Farrell (SG), Roger Hayman (SF) William Archibald, Jerry Litherland, Lloyd Benally | |
| 10:45 | Providence | Corey Erby makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 10:45 | Providence | Corey Erby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Steven Jackson knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Autry | 58-60 |
| 10:06 | Providence | Corey Erby's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Jackson | 58-60 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Steven Jackson gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Edward Michel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 09:57 | Providence | Roger Hayman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 09:52 | Providence | Lynn Ginn clanks a turnaround from the right block | 58-60 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Edward Michel pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Edward Michel is whistled for a carry | 58-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aaron Lee (PG), Francis Petit (C) Lloyd Hansen, Jeffrey Castaldo | |
| Subs | Providence | Lloyd Benally (PF), Radman Zorman (C) Corey Erby, Jake Adcock | |
| 09:25 | Providence | Aaron Lee takes the ball from Lynn Ginn in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Steven Jackson scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Thomas Autry and he's fouled by Lloyd Benally - foul #2 on Lloyd Benally, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Litherland (SF) Roger Hayman | |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Steven Jackson makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 09:03 | Providence | Jerry Litherland is fouled on the floor by Francis Petit - foul #2 on Francis Petit, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| 08:49 | Providence | Lynn Ginn buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Radman Zorman | 61-62 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Francis Petit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 08:26 | Providence | Lloyd Benally snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 08:21 | Providence | Lynn Ginn can't finish the layup | 61-62 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Steven Jackson grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Edward Michel is fouled on the floor by Jerry Litherland - foul #3 on Jerry Litherland, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen (PG), Joe Horace (SG), Freddie Dawe (SF), Joseph Blanchard (PF), Jeffrey Castaldo (C) Aaron Lee, Thomas Autry, Edward Michel, Steven Jackson, Francis Petit | |
| Subs | Providence | William Archibald (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Corey Erby (PF) Lynn Ginn, John Farrell, Lloyd Benally | |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Jeffrey Castaldo knocks in the shot from the left block | 63-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lloyd Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Horace (fresh) SF - Freddie Dawe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Castaldo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - William Archibald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Litherland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Erby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Radman Zorman (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Providence | Radman Zorman misses the easy layup | 63-62 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 07:21 | Providence | The rebound goes to Radman Zorman | 63-62 |
| 07:08 | Providence | Joe Horace is called for the reach on Jerry Litherland - foul #1 on Joe Horace, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Hayman (SF), Jake Adcock (C) Michael Jones, Radman Zorman | |
| 07:08 | Providence | Jerry Litherland misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Jeffrey Castaldo snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen is fouled on the floor by Jake Adcock - foul #3 on Jake Adcock, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aaron Lee (PG) Joe Horace | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Cleaves (SG) Jerry Litherland | |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:56 | Providence | Corey Erby grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 06:40 | Providence | Roger Hayman makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Archibald and he's hacked by Jeffrey Castaldo - foul #2 on Jeffrey Castaldo, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Petit (PF) Jeffrey Castaldo | |
| Subs | Providence | Lloyd Benally (PF) Jake Adcock | |
| 06:40 | Providence | Roger Hayman makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 06:22 | Providence | Roger Hayman grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 06:17 | Providence | Roger Hayman makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Archibald | 63-67 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Francis Petit tips it back up and in | 65-67 |
| 05:45 | Providence | William Archibald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Autry (SG), Edward Michel (SF) Freddie Dawe, Joseph Blanchard | |
| Subs | Providence | Lynn Ginn (PG), John Farrell (SG), Radman Zorman (C) William Archibald, Jason Cleaves, Corey Erby | |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 05:29 | Providence | Radman Zorman grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 05:00 | Providence | Radman Zorman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 04:58 | Providence | Lynn Ginn tips it but misses | 65-67 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Francis Petit snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen clanks a 3 from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Edward Michel misses the tip | 65-67 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Thomas Autry tips it home | 67-67 |
| 04:37 | Providence | Lynn Ginn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lynn Ginn, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Steven Jackson (PF), Jeffrey Castaldo (C) Aaron Lee, Francis Petit, Lloyd Hansen | |
| Subs | Providence | Jerry Litherland (SF), Corey Erby (PF), Jake Adcock (C) Roger Hayman, Lloyd Benally, Radman Zorman | |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Jerry Litherland denies the turnaround by Edward Michel | 67-67 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Joe Horace grabs the offensive board | 67-67 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Joe Horace misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 04:01 | Providence | Lynn Ginn pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:42 | Providence | Jerry Litherland can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Jackson - foul #3 on Steven Jackson, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| 03:42 | Providence | Jerry Litherland misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:42 | Providence | Jerry Litherland makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joe Horace (fresh) SG - Thomas Autry (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Michel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Castaldo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Lynn Ginn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Farrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Litherland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Corey Erby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jake Adcock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Jeffrey Castaldo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-68 |
| 03:16 | Providence | Corey Erby grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:07 | Providence | John Farrell drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-70 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Thomas Autry hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 02:48 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aaron Lee (PG) Joe Horace | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Hayman (SF), Lloyd Benally (PF), Radman Zorman (C) Jerry Litherland, Corey Erby, Jake Adcock | |
| 02:33 | Providence | Lloyd Benally misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Aaron Lee gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Edward Michel's pass is intercepted by Lynn Ginn | 70-70 |
| 01:50 | Providence | Radman Zorman buries a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Jeffrey Castaldo - foul #3 on Jeffrey Castaldo, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| 01:50 | Providence | Radman Zorman makes the free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Steven Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-73 |
| 01:36 | Providence | Radman Zorman gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 01:31 | Providence | Lynn Ginn makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Benally | 70-75 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | The jump hook by Thomas Autry is blocked by Radman Zorman | 70-75 |
| 01:25 | Providence | Radman Zorman snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| 01:11 | Providence | Roger Hayman misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Thomas Autry snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Lloyd Benally takes the ball from Thomas Autry | 70-75 |
| 00:47 | Providence | John Farrell is called for traveling | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Edward Michel lays it in set up by Aaron Lee and he's hacked by Roger Hayman - foul #3 on Roger Hayman, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Edward Michel makes the free throw | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Providence | John Farrell double dribbles | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Jeffrey Castaldo clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-75 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Lloyd Benally grabs the board | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Lloyd Benally runs out the clock | 73-75 |