| Lineup | Providence | PG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Kaufmann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Thornley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Arthur Smith (fresh) SG - Derek Hancock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Austin Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Raymond Russell inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Randy Anthony is called for a backcourt violation | 28-22 |
| 19:11 | Providence | Thomas Price misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 28-22 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Raymond Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Jessie Dotson takes the ball from Raymond Russell | 28-22 |
| 18:44 | Providence | Jessie Dotson banks in the layup | 30-22 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Randy Anthony's fadeaway is rejected by William Kaufmann | 30-22 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Perry Thornley takes the ball from Derek Hancock | 30-22 |
| 17:38 | Providence | William Kaufmann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-22 |
| 17:36 | Providence | William Kaufmann grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 17:24 | Providence | Jessie Dotson is hacked by Arthur Smith - foul #3 on Arthur Smith, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Maynard (PG), George Foos (C) Arthur Smith, Randy Anthony | |
| 17:07 | Providence | Raymond Russell is called for the reach on Thomas Price - foul #2 on Raymond Russell, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Providence | George Marshall (SF) Gregory Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:54 | Providence | Jessie Dotson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 16:52 | Providence | Perry Thornley can't tip it in | 30-22 |
| 16:51 | Providence | William Kaufmann tips it in | 32-22 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Derek Hancock misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 16:20 | Providence | George Marshall gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 16:06 | Providence | William Kaufmann drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Price | 34-22 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Raymond Russell connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Maynard | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Thomas Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Dotson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Kaufmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Perry Thornley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Maynard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Hancock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Russell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Austin Ratliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Foos (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Providence | George Marshall scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-24 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Derek Hancock clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 14:53 | Providence | George Marshall pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 14:39 | Providence | Jessie Dotson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Raymond Russell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Derek Hancock | 39-26 |
| 14:03 | Providence | Thomas Price drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by George Marshall and he's fouled by Derek Hancock - foul #2 on Derek Hancock, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Providence | Lamar Winston (SG), Gregory Brown (SF), James Jonas (C) Jessie Dotson, George Marshall, Perry Thornley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Smith (PG), Jimmie Fielding (SG), Hedeon Zimmerman (SF), Michael Kelley (PF), Randy Anthony (C) Donald Maynard, Derek Hancock, Raymond Russell, Austin Ratliff, George Foos | |
| 14:03 | Providence | Thomas Price makes the free throw | 42-26 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Gregory Brown picks off the pass by Hedeon Zimmerman | 42-26 |
| 13:22 | Providence | Thomas Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Hedeon Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Randy Anthony banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Smith | 42-28 |
| 12:49 | Providence | Michael Kelley picks off the pass by Lamar Winston | 42-28 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Arthur Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 12:44 | Providence | James Jonas grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 12:40 | Providence | Lamar Winston misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jimmie Fielding | 42-28 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Arthur Smith drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Anthony | 42-31 |
| 12:09 | Providence | Thomas Price can't connect on a shot from the right side | 42-31 |
| 12:07 | Providence | Thomas Price grabs the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 11:54 | Providence | Gregory Brown is fouled on the floor by Michael Kelley - foul #1 on Michael Kelley, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Providence | Jessie Dotson (SG), Daniel Prochaska (PF) Thomas Price, William Kaufmann | |
| Subs | St. John's | Derek Hancock (SG), Raymond Russell (SF) Jimmie Fielding, Hedeon Zimmerman | |
| 11:42 | Providence | James Jonas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Providence | Perry Thornley (C) James Jonas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Lamar Winston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Dotson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Prochaska (fresh) C - Perry Thornley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Arthur Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derek Hancock (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Kelley (fresh) 2 stl. C - Randy Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Michael Kelley comes up short on the runner in the paint | 42-31 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Arthur Smith gets the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Raymond Russell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jessie Dotson - foul #2 on Jessie Dotson, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Price (PG), George Marshall (SF) Lamar Winston, Gregory Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Maynard (PG), Austin Ratliff (PF), George Foos (C) Arthur Smith, Michael Kelley, Randy Anthony | |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Raymond Russell makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Raymond Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 10:40 | Providence | George Marshall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Derek Hancock misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-33 |
| 10:17 | Providence | The rebound goes to Daniel Prochaska | 42-33 |
| 10:02 | Providence | George Marshall hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jessie Dotson | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Donald Maynard loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-33 |
| Subs | Providence | William Kaufmann (PF), James Jonas (C) Daniel Prochaska, Perry Thornley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Smith (PG), Jimmie Fielding (SG), Hedeon Zimmerman (SF) Donald Maynard, Derek Hancock, Raymond Russell | |
| 09:46 | Providence | George Marshall clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Hedeon Zimmerman gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | William Kaufmann is called for the reach on Austin Ratliff - foul #1 on William Kaufmann, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Brown (SF) George Marshall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Anthony (C) George Foos | |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Hedeon Zimmerman is denied on a layup by James Jonas | 45-33 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Hedeon Zimmerman tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 08:53 | Providence | Thomas Price misses the jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Hedeon Zimmerman misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 45-35 |
| 08:29 | Providence | James Jonas grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 08:17 | Providence | Gregory Brown misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Austin Ratliff - foul #3 on Austin Ratliff, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Lamar Winston (PG), George Marshall (SG), Perry Thornley (C) Thomas Price, Jessie Dotson, James Jonas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Maynard (PG), Derek Hancock (SG), Raymond Russell (SF) Arthur Smith, Jimmie Fielding, Hedeon Zimmerman | |
| 08:17 | Providence | Gregory Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 08:17 | Providence | Gregory Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Donald Maynard is called for traveling | 46-35 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Kelley (PF) Austin Ratliff | |
| 07:47 | Providence | Lamar Winston is fouled on the floor by Derek Hancock - foul #3 on Derek Hancock, team foul #6 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Prochaska (PF) William Kaufmann | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Foos (C) Randy Anthony | |
| 07:42 | Providence | Perry Thornley can't finish the layup | 46-35 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Donald Maynard pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Lamar Winston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Prochaska (fresh) 2 reb. C - Perry Thornley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Maynard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Hancock (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Russell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Kelley (fresh) 2 stl. C - George Foos (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | St. John's | George Foos blows the layup | 46-35 |
| 07:13 | Providence | Daniel Prochaska grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 06:55 | Providence | Lamar Winston clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Raymond Russell gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | George Foos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Price (PG), Jessie Dotson (SG), William Kaufmann (PF) Lamar Winston, Gregory Brown, Daniel Prochaska | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Smith (PG), Austin Ratliff (PF) Donald Maynard, Michael Kelley | |
| 06:14 | Providence | George Marshall comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-35 |
| 06:13 | Providence | William Kaufmann misses the tip | 46-35 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Arthur Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Derek Hancock knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Russell | 46-38 |
| 05:37 | Providence | George Marshall's pass is intercepted by Austin Ratliff | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Derek Hancock makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 04:48 | Providence | Perry Thornley knocks in the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on George Foos - foul #1 on George Foos, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Brown (SF), Daniel Prochaska (PF) George Marshall, William Kaufmann | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jimmie Fielding (SG), Hedeon Zimmerman (SF), Randy Anthony (C) Derek Hancock, Raymond Russell, George Foos | |
| 04:48 | Providence | Perry Thornley misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Austin Ratliff | 48-41 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Randy Anthony makes the shot from the left side | 48-43 |
| 04:15 | Providence | Thomas Price misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Randy Anthony is denied on a layup by Daniel Prochaska | 48-43 |
| 04:07 | Providence | Gregory Brown grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 03:45 | Providence | Daniel Prochaska is open but misses the lay-in | 48-43 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Randy Anthony snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Arthur Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 03:17 | Providence | Gregory Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Thomas Price (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Dotson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Prochaska (fresh) 3 reb. C - Perry Thornley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Arthur Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmie Fielding (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hedeon Zimmerman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Austin Ratliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Anthony (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Providence | Thomas Price drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jessie Dotson | 50-43 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Providence | William Kaufmann (PF), James Jonas (C) Daniel Prochaska, Perry Thornley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Derek Hancock (SG), Raymond Russell (SF) Jimmie Fielding, Hedeon Zimmerman | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Raymond Russell misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 02:33 | Providence | James Jonas gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Providence | Thomas Price clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 50-43 |
| 02:09 | Providence | James Jonas gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 01:43 | Providence | Randy Anthony denies the turnaround by James Jonas | 50-43 |
| 01:41 | Providence | Jessie Dotson snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 01:28 | Providence | Thomas Price's fadeaway is rejected by Austin Ratliff | 50-43 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Arthur Smith grabs the board | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Arthur Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Perry Thornley (C) James Jonas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:59 | Providence | Thomas Price misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-43 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Arthur Smith snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Derek Hancock is fouled on the floor by Gregory Brown - foul #3 on Gregory Brown, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Derek Hancock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Randy Anthony tips it in | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Providence | Jessie Dotson is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Smith - foul #4 on Arthur Smith, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Lamar Winston (PG), Daniel Prochaska (PF) Thomas Price, William Kaufmann | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:37 | Providence | Jessie Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:37 | Providence | Jessie Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Arthur Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 00:31 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Providence | George Marshall (SF), William Kaufmann (PF) Gregory Brown, Daniel Prochaska | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:29 | Providence | Arthur Smith is called for the reach on Lamar Winston in the backcourt - foul #5 on Arthur Smith, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Maynard (PG) Arthur Smith | |
| 00:29 | Providence | Lamar Winston makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:29 | Providence | Lamar Winston misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:29 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to William Kaufmann | 53-48 |
| 00:26 | Providence | William Kaufmann is fouled on the floor by Austin Ratliff - foul #4 on Austin Ratliff, team foul #10 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Brown (SF) George Marshall | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:26 | Providence | William Kaufmann makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:26 | Providence | William Kaufmann makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Derek Hancock's pass is intercepted by Perry Thornley | 55-48 |
| 00:19 | Providence | Donald Maynard is called for the reach on Lamar Winston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Maynard, team foul #11 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Prochaska (PF) William Kaufmann | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:19 | Providence | Lamar Winston makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:19 | Providence | Lamar Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Donald Maynard is fouled on the floor by Daniel Prochaska - foul #1 on Daniel Prochaska, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Price (PG), William Kaufmann (PF) Lamar Winston, Daniel Prochaska | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Donald Maynard is fouled on the floor by Perry Thornley - foul #2 on Perry Thornley, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Derek Hancock misses the 3 from straight away | 57-48 |
| 00:05 | Providence | William Kaufmann grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Thomas Price runs out the clock | 57-48 |