| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xavier Garza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Curtis Hardin (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul English (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Curtis Hardin inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Providence | Patrick Williams can't finish the layup | 32-36 |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SF), Billy Brodie (PF) Curtis Hardin, Paul English | |
| 19:10 | Providence | Billy Brodie can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Jesse Maes scores on a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Xavier Garza - foul #1 on Xavier Garza, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (SF), Paul English (C) Xavier Garza, Patrick Williams | |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:22 | Providence | Paul English can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Soucy - foul #4 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Ronald Soucy | |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (SG) James Beaton | |
| 18:22 | Providence | Paul English makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:22 | Providence | Paul English makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | The jumper by Lazaro Bruno is denied by Raymond Miller | 35-38 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi tips it but misses | 35-38 |
| 18:03 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul English | 35-38 |
| 17:44 | Providence | Raymond Miller loses the dribble to Jesse Maes | 35-38 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno buries a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Xavier Garza - foul #2 on Xavier Garza, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SF), Patrick Williams (PF) Curtis Hardin, Paul English | |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:11 | Providence | James Beaton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jesse Maes - foul #2 on Jesse Maes, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (SF), Paul English (C) Xavier Garza, Billy Brodie | |
| 17:11 | Providence | James Beaton misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:11 | Providence | James Beaton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Joseph Hart grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 16:44 | Providence | Patrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:22 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Hadley - foul #2 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG) Jesse Maes | |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (SG), Billy Brodie (C) Curtis Hardin, Paul English | |
| 16:22 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:22 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 16:06 | Providence | Billy Brodie grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:01 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:01 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:01 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:01 | Providence | Billy Brodie gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:55 | Providence | Xavier Garza dunks the ball on a great pass from Billy Brodie | 38-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xavier Garza (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Beaton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Brodie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | St. John's | A charge is called on Joseph Hart - foul #2 on Joseph Hart, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Andrew Hadley | |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (SF), Paul English (C) James Beaton, Billy Brodie | |
| 15:06 | Providence | Xavier Garza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG) Dario Gostowski | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SG), Billy Brodie (PF) Xavier Garza, Patrick Williams | |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Jesse Maes connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Alfredo Gomez | 40-42 |
| 14:31 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the dunk attempt | 40-42 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Terry Sacks pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | James Beaton is called for the reach on Jesse Maes - foul #3 on James Beaton, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Dario Gostowski (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (SG), Patrick Williams (PF) James Beaton, Billy Brodie | |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Jesse Maes drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Hadley and he's hacked by Xavier Garza - foul #3 on Xavier Garza, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (PG) Raymond Miller | |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:19 | Providence | James Beaton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Paul English steals the ball from Dario Gostowski | 43-42 |
| 12:38 | Providence | Lincoln Bettencourt is called for the reach on Xavier Garza - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SG), Lazaro Bruno (C) Jesse Maes, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Miller (PG), Billy Brodie (SF), Jean Nelson (C) James Beaton, Curtis Hardin, Paul English | |
| 12:19 | Providence | Raymond Miller buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Patrick Williams | 43-44 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Terry Sacks (PF) Ronald Soucy, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SG), Curtis Hardin (SF), Paul English (C) Xavier Garza, Patrick Williams, Jean Nelson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Beaton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Hardin (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Billy Brodie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul English (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Providence | Paul English is fouled on the floor by Lazaro Bruno - foul #3 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Andrew Hadley | |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (SG), Patrick Williams (PF) Curtis Hardin, Billy Brodie | |
| 11:38 | Providence | Paul English makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:38 | Providence | Paul English makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Paul English - foul #2 on Paul English, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG) Dario Gostowski | |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (SF), Billy Brodie (PF) James Beaton, Paul English | |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:02 | Providence | Patrick Williams misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Alfredo Gomez - foul #2 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #9 | 44-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SG), Paul English (C) Xavier Garza, Billy Brodie | |
| 11:02 | Providence | Patrick Williams misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:02 | Providence | Patrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Paul English is called for the reach on Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #3 on Paul English, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (SG), Billy Brodie (PF) James Beaton, Patrick Williams | |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Joseph Hart clanks a floater near the basket | 44-47 |
| 10:37 | Providence | Billy Brodie pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:13 | Providence | Billy Brodie makes the runner from the left block | 44-49 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Joseph Hart is whistled for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Alfredo Gomez, Terry Sacks, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Jean Nelson (C) Curtis Hardin, Billy Brodie, Paul English | |
| 09:19 | Providence | Patrick Williams buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Raymond Miller | 44-51 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Patrick Williams swats the short shot by Lazaro Bruno | 44-51 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi tips it in | 46-51 |
| 08:43 | Providence | Raymond Miller can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 08:24 | Providence | James Beaton gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:14 | Providence | Xavier Garza comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Joseph Hart snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Jesse Maes knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Hadley | 48-51 |
| 07:43 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Joseph Hart gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Xavier Garza (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Beaton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jean Nelson (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled on the floor by James Beaton - foul #4 on James Beaton, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Joseph Hart, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (SF), Billy Brodie (PF), Paul English (C) Xavier Garza, Patrick Williams, Jean Nelson | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:18 | Providence | Billy Brodie gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:03 | Providence | Raymond Miller comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 07:01 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the tip | 48-51 |
| 07:00 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Brodie | 48-51 |
| 06:36 | Providence | Raymond Miller's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Adi | 48-51 |
| 06:34 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Paul English | 48-51 |
| 06:21 | Providence | Paul English comes up short on the floater from the right block | 48-51 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Terry Sacks gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Jesse Maes's floater is tipped away by Paul English | 48-51 |
| 06:00 | Providence | Billy Brodie grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:47 | Providence | Paul English banks in the layup | 48-53 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul English - foul #4 on Paul English, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Lazaro Bruno (C) Andrew Hadley, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (SG), Patrick Williams (PF) James Beaton, Billy Brodie | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:13 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Xavier Garza | 50-55 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the shot from the right side | 50-55 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt snags the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the floater from the left block | 52-55 |
| 04:13 | Providence | Paul English buries a jumpshot from the left side | 52-57 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt is fouled on the floor by Patrick Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Joseph Hart (SF) Jesse Maes, Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (PG), Billy Brodie (SG) Raymond Miller, Xavier Garza | |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:51 | Providence | Paul English pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 03:31 | Providence | Paul English makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Beaton | 53-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Beaton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Brodie (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. SF - Curtis Hardin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul English (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 53-59 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno can't tip it in | 53-59 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno tips it in | 55-59 |
| 02:48 | Providence | Patrick Williams is denied on a dunk by Lazaro Bruno | 55-59 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Joseph Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Terry Sacks (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Miller (PG), Xavier Garza (SG) James Beaton, Paul English | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SF) Curtis Hardin | |
| 02:14 | Providence | Xavier Garza drills a runner from close range on a great pass from James Beaton and he's hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #3 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (SF), Paul English (C) James Beaton, Billy Brodie | |
| 02:14 | Providence | Xavier Garza makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:12 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG) Dario Gostowski | |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (PF) Patrick Williams | |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-62 |
| 01:48 | Providence | Raymond Miller snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:23 | Providence | Raymond Miller loses the dribble to Dikembe Adi | 55-62 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 01:03 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul English | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Providence | Dikembe Adi is called for the reach on Billy Brodie - foul #4 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Nichols (SF) Curtis Hardin | |
| 00:57 | Providence | Billy Brodie misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:57 | Providence | Billy Brodie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 00:50 | Providence | Raymond Miller grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 00:48 | Providence | Raymond Miller is hacked by Andrew Hadley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #12 | 55-63 |
| 00:48 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:48 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 55-64 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 00:41 | Providence | Paul English grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 00:39 | Providence | Jesse Maes is called for the reach on Paul English in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Maes, team foul #13 | 55-64 |
| 00:39 | Providence | Paul English misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:39 | Providence | Paul English makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Jesse Maes is blocked by Billy Brodie | 55-65 |
| 00:32 | Providence | Billy Brodie pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Providence | Xavier Garza double dribbles | 55-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (SF), Patrick Williams (PF) Earl Nichols, Billy Brodie | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Raymond Miller runs out the clock | 55-65 |