| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) PF - James Rollo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Don Hayes inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Providence | Richard James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Don Hayes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-38 |
| 19:32 | Providence | Kevin Rowland pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:25 | Providence | James Rollo steals it from Richard James | 37-38 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Christian | 37-40 |
| 18:53 | Providence | John Copeland is fouled on the floor by George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Don Hayes (SF) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Marco Esposito | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF) George Smathers | |
| 18:34 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis can't connect on a shot from the left side | 37-40 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Rowland - foul #2 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:56 | Providence | Don Hayes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 17:54 | Providence | Michael Dade gets the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:47 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis is hacked by Ariel Rizzo - foul #2 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:29 | Providence | The short jumper by Don Hayes is denied by James Rollo | 37-41 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 17:10 | Providence | Kevin Rowland gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:01 | Providence | Richard James misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | James Rollo is fouled on the floor by Kevin Rowland - foul #3 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Copeland, Ralph Tuttle, Don Hayes, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Vasily Losiewski (SF), Cecil Reed (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Cecil Reed is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Blanchette | 37-43 |
| 16:20 | Providence | John Bohman misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Randy Blanchette - foul #2 on Randy Blanchette, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Don Hayes (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) Marco Esposito, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:20 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:20 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski scores on a shot from the left block | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vasily Losiewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Cecil Reed (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Providence | Don Hayes is fouled on the floor by Vasily Losiewski - foul #2 on Vasily Losiewski, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Marco Esposito (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) Don Hayes, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF), Gary Heppner (C) Randy Blanchette, Vasily Losiewski, Ariel Rizzo, Cecil Reed | |
| 15:26 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis loses the ball out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) Jeff Sarvis, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Gary Heppner | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | James Rollo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-45 |
| 15:15 | Providence | John Bohman pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:46 | Providence | Richard James can't connect on a floater from the left side | 39-45 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | George Smathers buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Kay | 39-47 |
| 13:58 | Providence | The pull-up jumper by John Bohman is blocked by Robin Williams | 39-47 |
| 13:56 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle tips it home | 41-47 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Stephen Kay travels with the ball | 41-47 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Don Hayes (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Ralph Tuttle, Marco Esposito, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Stephen Kay, Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| 13:20 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis drills a jumpshot from the left side | 43-47 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Heppner (C) James Rollo | |
| 12:54 | Providence | Michael Dade buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jeff Sarvis | 45-47 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Randy Blanchette | |
| 12:20 | Providence | Don Hayes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| 12:18 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Rowland | 45-47 |
| 12:05 | Providence | Richard James hits a floater in the paint set up by Don Hayes | 47-47 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Robert Christian connects on the open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Rowland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-50 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF), Robin Williams (C) George Smathers, Gary Heppner | |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Rollo | 47-52 |
| 11:07 | Providence | John Copeland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Jeff Sarvis, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Kevin Rowland is called for the reach on Stephen Kay - foul #4 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG), Michael Dade (PF) Ralph Tuttle, Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski (SF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Michael Dade is called for the reach on Ronald Spangler - foul #1 on Michael Dade, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Ralph Tuttle (SG), Kevin Rowland (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) Jeff Sarvis, Michael Dade, Richard James | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), George Smathers (SF) Stephen Kay, Vasily Losiewski | |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Robin Williams can't finish the layup | 47-52 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Robin Williams tips it in | 47-54 |
| 10:10 | Providence | Don Hayes drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Rowland | 50-54 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette double dribbles | 50-54 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Jeff Sarvis (SG), Michael Dade (PF), Richard James (C) John Bohman, Ralph Tuttle, Kevin Rowland, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Randy Blanchette | |
| 09:37 | Providence | Don Hayes misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #1 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Kevin Rowland (PF) John Copeland, Michael Dade | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 09:37 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:37 | Providence | Don Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 09:15 | Providence | John Bohman pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 09:04 | Providence | Stephen Kay picks off the pass by John Bohman | 52-54 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Rollo | 52-54 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the contested 3 from the right corner set up by Robin Williams | 52-57 |
| 08:03 | Providence | Don Hayes scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Bohman | 55-57 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Sarvis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Hayes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Kevin Rowland (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Providence | Stephen Kay takes the ball from Jeff Sarvis | 55-60 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the easy layup | 55-60 |
| 07:19 | Providence | Richard James grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 07:02 | Providence | Don Hayes misses the jumper near the basket | 55-60 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephen Kay | 55-60 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | James Rollo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 06:39 | Providence | Don Hayes pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:24 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Bohman | 57-60 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | James Rollo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Smathers | 57-63 |
| 06:01 | Providence | The short jumper by Jeff Sarvis is denied by James Rollo | 57-63 |
| 06:00 | Providence | Richard James tips it in | 59-63 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | George Smathers is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on George Smathers, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Providence | John Copeland (PG), Ralph Tuttle (SG), Marco Esposito (SF), Michael Dade (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) John Bohman, Jeff Sarvis, Don Hayes, Kevin Rowland, Richard James | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Gary Heppner (PF), Cecil Reed (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 05:25 | Providence | Marco Esposito is hacked by Ariel Rizzo - foul #4 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| 05:25 | Providence | Marco Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Cecil Reed | 59-63 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Cecil Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Dade | 59-63 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo tips it home | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:59 | Providence | John Copeland hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Arthur Steinke | 61-65 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Gary Heppner gets the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is whistled for traveling | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Providence | Arthur Steinke drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 63-65 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 04:02 | Providence | Ralph Tuttle snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 03:54 | Providence | Arthur Steinke drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 03:27 | Providence | Michael Dade snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ralph Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marco Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Dade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gary Heppner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Cecil Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Providence | Marco Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-65 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Don Hayes (SF), Kevin Rowland (PF), Richard James (C) John Copeland, Marco Esposito, Michael Dade, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Randy Blanchette, Ronald Spangler, Gary Heppner, Cecil Reed | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Stephen Kay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-65 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Sarvis (SG) Ralph Tuttle | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 02:35 | Providence | Don Hayes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-65 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Stephen Kay gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | James Rollo loses the dribble to Jeff Sarvis | 65-65 |
| 02:09 | Providence | Jeff Sarvis blows the layup | 65-65 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | George Smathers hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Christian | 65-67 |
| 01:41 | Providence | Don Hayes hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jeff Sarvis | 67-67 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Stephen Kay scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by George Smathers | 67-69 |
| 01:06 | Providence | John Bohman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | James Rollo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Kevin Rowland - foul #5 on Kevin Rowland, team foul #5 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Dade (PF) Kevin Rowland | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:42 | Providence | John Bohman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | James Rollo connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Stephen Kay | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Providence | Don Hayes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | John Bohman is called for the reach on James Rollo in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Bohman, team foul #6 | 70-74 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Don Hayes is called for the reach on Robin Williams - foul #1 on Don Hayes, team foul #7 | 70-74 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Stephen Kay is called for the reach on John Bohman - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #9 | 70-76 |
| 00:00 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:00 | Providence | John Bohman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |