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