| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamey Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Cota (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Cobb inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Robert Fowler misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Michael Hearn - foul #3 on Michael Hearn, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Tim Casper (PG) Michael Hearn | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Robert Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:25 | Providence | Dan Jones comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 26-26 |
| 19:23 | Providence | Tim Casper misses the tip | 26-26 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Richard Kelly snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Richard Kelly hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Cobb | 28-26 |
| 18:28 | Providence | Dan Jones is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bill Cota | 28-28 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 30-28 |
| 17:48 | Providence | Joseph Tucker can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Richard Kelly gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Jamey Robertson is called for the reach on Robert Cobb - foul #2 on Jamey Robertson, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Michael Pagan (SG), Richard Allen (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Fairley (SG), Richard Smith (PF), Kenneth McKay (C) Jamey Robertson, Dan Jones, Joseph Tucker | |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Michael Pagan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Gooch | 33-28 |
| 16:32 | Providence | Kenneth McKay misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Rudy Allen - foul #1 on Rudy Allen, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 16:32 | Providence | Kenneth McKay misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:32 | Providence | Kenneth McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Richard Allen drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 15:42 | Providence | Louis Gooch steals the ball from Richard Smith | 36-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blackmore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Tim Casper (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Fairley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bill Cota (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth McKay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Louis Gooch hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Pagan | 38-29 |
| 14:58 | Providence | Bill Cota comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Louis Gooch snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Richard Allen comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 38-29 |
| 14:49 | Providence | Bill Cota gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 14:29 | Providence | Tim Casper misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-29 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Rudy Allen pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits the follow up shot | 40-29 |
| 13:48 | Providence | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Rudy Allen pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Gooch | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:30 | Providence | Joseph Fairley comes up short on the shot from the left side | 42-29 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Rudy Allen grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Fairley - foul #2 on Joseph Fairley, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF) Louis Gooch, Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, James Blackmore | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Hearn (PG), Jamey Robertson (SG), Dan Jones (PF), Joseph Tucker (C) Tim Casper, Joseph Fairley, Richard Smith, Kenneth McKay | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 12:51 | Providence | Michael Hearn knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jamey Robertson | 44-32 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Joseph Tucker swats the short shot by Rudy Allen | 44-32 |
| 12:33 | Providence | Bill Cota grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:17 | Providence | Bill Cota is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 12:15 | Providence | Joseph Tucker snags the offensive board | 44-32 |
| 11:59 | Providence | Dan Jones dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Hearn | 44-34 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Rudy Allen is whistled for a carry | 44-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Manuel Wheeler, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | Providence | Richard Smith (C) Bill Cota | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamey Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dan Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Providence | Dan Jones is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 44-34 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Robert Cobb is fouled on the floor by Joseph Tucker - foul #1 on Joseph Tucker, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), Manuel Wheeler (PF) Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Michael Pagan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 10:40 | Providence | Dan Jones snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 10:23 | Providence | Michael Hearn connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-37 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Robert Jones hits a shot from the left block | 46-37 |
| 09:56 | Providence | Richard Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Kelly - foul #4 on Richard Kelly, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Richard Allen (SF), James Blackmore (PF) Richard Kelly, Manuel Wheeler, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth McKay (C) Dan Jones | |
| 09:56 | Providence | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:56 | Providence | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Louis Gooch drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 09:16 | Providence | Michael Hearn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Fairley (SG), Dan Jones (PF) Jamey Robertson, Richard Smith | |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Louis Gooch | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:47 | Providence | Joseph Tucker comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Allen - foul #1 on Richard Allen, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SF) Louis Gooch | |
| Subs | Providence | Tim Casper (PG) Michael Hearn | |
| 08:47 | Providence | Joseph Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:47 | Providence | Joseph Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-41 |
| 08:31 | Providence | Dan Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:26 | Providence | Tim Casper makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Fairley | 50-44 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | James Blackmore loses the dribble to Joseph Fairley | 50-44 |
| 08:12 | Providence | Joseph Fairley is hacked by Timothy Fleming in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Jones (PF) Richard Allen, James Blackmore | |
| Subs | Providence | Jamey Robertson (SG), Bill Cota (SF) Joseph Fairley, Kenneth McKay | |
| 08:00 | Providence | Tim Casper's pass is intercepted by Robert Fowler | 50-44 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Robert Jones comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 50-44 |
| 07:45 | Providence | Bill Cota gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:20 | Providence | Bill Cota hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Fowler - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Michael Pagan (SG), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Hearn (PG) Jamey Robertson | |
| 07:20 | Providence | Bill Cota misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:20 | Providence | Bill Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Hearn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tim Casper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Cota (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dan Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Tucker (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Michael Pagan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Fairley (SG), Richard Smith (PF) Tim Casper, Dan Jones | |
| 06:45 | Providence | Louis Gooch is called for the reach on Michael Hearn - foul #2 on Louis Gooch, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SF), James Blackmore (PF) Robert Jones, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth McKay (C) Joseph Tucker | |
| 06:16 | Providence | Richard Smith lays it up and in set up by Michael Hearn | 50-47 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Rudy Allen clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Rudy Allen tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 05:45 | Providence | Bill Cota gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:19 | Providence | Michael Hearn clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 05:17 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Smith | 50-47 |
| 04:52 | Providence | Joseph Fairley travels with the ball | 50-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Louis Gooch, Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, James Blackmore, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | Providence | Jamey Robertson (SG), Tim Casper (SF), Dan Jones (PF), Joseph Tucker (C) Joseph Fairley, Bill Cota, Richard Smith, Kenneth McKay | |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Dan Jones denies the turnaround by Richard Kelly | 50-47 |
| 04:39 | Providence | Tim Casper gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:25 | Providence | Joseph Tucker loses the dribble to Richard Kelly | 50-47 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't finish the layup | 50-47 |
| 04:20 | Providence | Jamey Robertson gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:18 | Providence | Jamey Robertson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jamey Robertson, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Robert Cobb clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Tim Casper - foul #3 on Tim Casper, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:43 | Providence | Dan Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 03:41 | Providence | Joseph Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 03:19 | Providence | Michael Hearn knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Jamey Robertson | 51-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Hearn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamey Robertson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tim Casper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dan Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses long on a floater from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Robert Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 51-49 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Robert Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Casper | 51-49 |
| 02:47 | Providence | Dan Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:23 | Providence | Joseph Tucker connects on the jumper in the paint | 51-51 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Jamey Robertson takes the ball from Richard Kelly in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 02:18 | Providence | Jamey Robertson hits the finger roll | 51-53 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Richard Kelly is called for traveling | 51-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), Michael Pagan (SG), Richard Allen (SF), James Blackmore (PF), Rudy Allen (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Fairley (SG), Bill Cota (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Kenneth McKay (C) Jamey Robertson, Tim Casper, Dan Jones, Joseph Tucker | |
| 01:39 | Providence | Joseph Fairley buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Hearn | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Richard Smith takes the ball from Richard Allen | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Providence | Michael Hearn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 01:06 | Providence | Richard Smith tips it back up and in | 51-58 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Louis Gooch, Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, James Blackmore, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | Providence | Jamey Robertson (SG), Dan Jones (PF), Joseph Tucker (C) Joseph Fairley, Richard Smith, Kenneth McKay | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Robert Fowler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-58 |
| 00:47 | Providence | Joseph Tucker pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Providence | Joseph Tucker is hacked by Richard Kelly in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Kelly, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG) Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Fairley (SG), Tim Casper (SF) Jamey Robertson, Bill Cota | |
| 00:45 | Providence | Joseph Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:45 | Providence | Joseph Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Louis Gooch can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 00:39 | Providence | The rebound goes to Tim Casper | 51-60 |
| 00:36 | Providence | Tim Casper is hacked by Louis Gooch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Gooch, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| 00:36 | Providence | Tim Casper makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:36 | Providence | Tim Casper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Louis Gooch hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-62 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Michael Hearn is hacked by Louis Gooch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Gooch, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Michael Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Michael Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Joseph Fairley - foul #3 on Joseph Fairley, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Morris (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Kenneth McKay (C) Michael Hearn, Dan Jones, Joseph Tucker | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:23 | Providence | Tim Casper snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Tim Casper runs out the clock | 53-64 |