| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fresh) SG - James Beaton (fresh) SF - Xavier Garza (fresh) PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) C - Paul English (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Paul English wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Providence | Xavier Garza makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Miller | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Providence | Patrick Williams snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Terry Sacks's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Williams | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Providence | Xavier Garza pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Providence | Patrick Williams scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Beaton | 5-0 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | James Beaton is called for the reach on Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on James Beaton, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Paul English - foul #1 on Paul English, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Xavier Garza is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Raymond Miller - foul #1 on Raymond Miller, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (SF), Billy Brodie (PF), Jean Nelson (C) Xavier Garza, Patrick Williams, Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | Providence | James Beaton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 17:23 | Providence | Jean Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | Providence | James Beaton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 5-7 |
| 16:29 | Providence | Billy Brodie is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Billy Brodie, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (PG), Patrick Williams (PF), Paul English (C) Raymond Miller, James Beaton, Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Andrew Hadley, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:19 | Providence | Paul English grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:00 | Providence | Paul English makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Xavier Garza and he's hacked by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Miller (PG) Curtis Hardin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:00 | Providence | Paul English makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Brodie (fresh) SF - Xavier Garza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul English (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Patrick Williams blocks the short jumper by Ronald Soucy | 8-7 |
| 15:43 | Providence | Patrick Williams grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 15:31 | Providence | Raymond Miller knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Xavier Garza | 10-7 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Hart | 10-9 |
| 14:53 | Providence | Paul English misses the easy layup | 10-9 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Raymond Miller steals it from Ronald Soucy in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 14:47 | Providence | Patrick Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Miller | 12-9 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Joseph Hart travels with the ball | 12-9 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SG), Curtis Hardin (SF), Jean Nelson (C) Xavier Garza, Patrick Williams, Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Terry Sacks (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Ronald Soucy, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 14:20 | Providence | The short jumper by Raymond Miller is denied by Lazaro Bruno | 12-9 |
| 14:18 | Providence | Billy Brodie pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:00 | Providence | Raymond Miller double dribbles | 12-9 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Paul English (C) Raymond Miller, Curtis Hardin, Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Jesse Maes clanks a floater from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Terry Sacks gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 12-9 |
| 13:24 | Providence | Xavier Garza gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:11 | Providence | Billy Brodie misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 12-9 |
| 13:10 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to James Beaton | 12-9 |
| 12:52 | Providence | Patrick Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from James Beaton | 14-9 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the shot from the right side | 14-11 |
| 12:17 | Providence | Xavier Garza lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Beaton and he's hacked by Lazaro Bruno - foul #1 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Miller (PG), Curtis Hardin (SF), Jean Nelson (C) James Beaton, Patrick Williams, Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SG), Dario Gostowski (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Jesse Maes, Joseph Hart, Terry Sacks | |
| 12:17 | Providence | Xavier Garza makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lazaro Bruno | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Xavier Garza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Curtis Hardin (fresh) PF - Billy Brodie (fairly fresh) C - Jean Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dario Gostowski (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Providence | Xavier Garza loses the dribble to Ronald Soucy | 17-14 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Xavier Garza picks off the pass by Lazaro Bruno | 17-14 |
| 11:00 | Providence | Andrew Hadley is called for the reach on Raymond Miller - foul #1 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SG), Patrick Williams (PF), Paul English (C) Xavier Garza, Billy Brodie, Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Andrew Hadley, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 10:52 | Providence | Patrick Williams can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dario Gostowski - foul #1 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SF) Dario Gostowski | |
| 10:52 | Providence | Patrick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:52 | Providence | Patrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses long on a floater from the left side | 19-14 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses the tip | 19-14 |
| 10:31 | Providence | Patrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:17 | Providence | Raymond Miller clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Alfredo Gomez - foul #1 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (SF) Curtis Hardin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Terry Sacks (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi | |
| 10:17 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:17 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Paul English steals it from Ronald Soucy | 21-14 |
| 09:31 | Providence | Paul English misses the lay-in | 21-14 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Terry Sacks grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Jesse Maes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Beaton - foul #2 on James Beaton, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (SG), Curtis Hardin (SF), Jean Nelson (C) James Beaton, Billy Brodie, Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Ronald Soucy | |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:24 | Providence | Patrick Williams snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 09:10 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Hadley - foul #2 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul English (C) Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Lazaro Bruno (C) Andrew Hadley, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 09:10 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:10 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Terry Sacks loses the ball out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (SG) Curtis Hardin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF) Jesse Maes, Joseph Hart | |
| 08:44 | Providence | Paul English hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Billy Brodie | 24-15 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (SF), Jean Nelson (C) Patrick Williams, Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 08:20 | Providence | Billy Brodie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 24-15 |
| 08:18 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Jean Nelson | 24-15 |
| 08:09 | Providence | Raymond Miller is fouled on the floor by Clarence Staab - foul #1 on Clarence Staab, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Williams (PF), Paul English (C) Curtis Hardin, Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Clarence Staab | |
| 08:09 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:09 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt is hacked by Raymond Miller - foul #2 on Raymond Miller, team foul #6 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (SF) Raymond Miller | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Xavier Garza (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Billy Brodie (tiring) SF - Curtis Hardin (fresh) PF - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul English (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Maes | 26-17 |
| 07:23 | Providence | Paul English's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-17 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Soucy | 26-19 |
| 07:05 | Providence | Ronald Soucy picks off the pass by Xavier Garza in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 26-19 |
| 06:57 | Providence | Billy Brodie grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 06:46 | Providence | Dikembe Adi is called for the reach on Xavier Garza - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #9 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Jean Nelson (C) Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (PF) Dikembe Adi | |
| 06:46 | Providence | Xavier Garza makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:46 | Providence | Xavier Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-19 |
| 06:24 | Providence | Billy Brodie gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:06 | Providence | Billy Brodie misses the dunk | 28-19 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Joseph Hart grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Jesse Maes scores on a shot from close range set up by Ronald Soucy and he's fouled by Curtis Hardin - foul #1 on Curtis Hardin, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Miller (PG), James Beaton (SG), Paul English (PF) Billy Brodie, Curtis Hardin, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Ronald Soucy, Joseph Hart, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:41 | Providence | Lazaro Bruno picks off the pass by Paul English | 28-22 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Paul English - foul #2 on Paul English, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Williams (PF) Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:12 | Providence | Paul English misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-24 |
| 05:11 | Providence | Xavier Garza tips it in | 30-24 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Terry Sacks connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Jesse Maes and the foul's on Xavier Garza - foul #1 on Xavier Garza, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (SF) Xavier Garza | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SG) Jesse Maes | |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:01 | Providence | Paul English grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 04:48 | Providence | Paul English is fouled on the floor by Lazaro Bruno - foul #3 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 04:48 | Providence | Paul English misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:48 | Providence | Paul English makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Miller - foul #3 on Raymond Miller, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (SF), Jean Nelson (C) Raymond Miller, Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:39 | Providence | Jean Nelson snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 04:22 | Providence | Dikembe Adi steps in front of the Xavier Garza pass | 31-27 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dario Gostowski | 31-29 |
| 04:06 | Providence | James Beaton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Beaton, team foul #11 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (SF), Paul English (PF) James Beaton, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Dario Gostowski, Clarence Staab | |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Paul English swats the layup by Joseph Hart | 31-29 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Brodie (tiring) 3 reb. SG - Xavier Garza (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Curtis Hardin (fresh) PF - Paul English (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-29 |
| 03:29 | Providence | Paul English grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 03:18 | Providence | Xavier Garza scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Curtis Hardin and the foul's on Ronald Soucy - foul #1 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #11 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Williams (PF) Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Terry Sacks (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi | |
| 03:18 | Providence | Xavier Garza makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy's pass is intercepted by Billy Brodie | 34-29 |
| 02:41 | Providence | Paul English misses short on a jumper in the lane | 34-29 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy clanks a jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 02:33 | Providence | Paul English grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 02:28 | Providence | Billy Brodie makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Paul English and the foul's on Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #2 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #12 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Jean Nelson (C) Paul English | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Clarence Staab (C) Ronald Soucy, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 02:28 | Providence | Billy Brodie makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Jesse Maes scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 37-31 |
| 01:54 | Providence | Billy Brodie comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-31 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Clarence Staab snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the floater from the right side | 37-31 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Joseph Hart hits the follow up shot | 37-33 |
| 01:36 | Providence | Billy Brodie clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Joseph Hart grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Terry Sacks can't finish the layup | 37-33 |
| 01:25 | Providence | Jean Nelson gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 01:05 | Providence | Patrick Williams is fouled on the floor by Terry Sacks - foul #1 on Terry Sacks, team foul #13 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Miller (PG), Paul English (C) Curtis Hardin, Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Joseph Hart, Terry Sacks, Clarence Staab | |
| 01:05 | Providence | Patrick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:05 | Providence | Patrick Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Jesse Maes snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jesse Maes, team foul #14 | 38-33 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Billy Brodie - foul #2 on Billy Brodie, team foul #12 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Jean Nelson (C) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Andrew Hadley | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Paul English drills a shot from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the fullcourt shot | 42-35 |