| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leroy Ostrander (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Aaron Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luke Childress (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Labrecque (fresh) C - Randy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Zipp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Luke Childress inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Providence | Darrick Gill steps in front of the Aaron Thompson pass | 24-30 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | James McCurren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 19:20 | Providence | Luke Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:51 | Providence | Luke Childress hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Thompson | 26-30 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | James McCurren misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Thompson - foul #3 on Aaron Thompson, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Santiago Torres (SG) Aaron Thompson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Leif Taberski (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, James Zipp, Claudio Rossi | |
| 18:47 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:32 | Providence | Randy Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Randy Smith, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (SG) James McCurren | |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 18:11 | Providence | Randy Smith pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:07 | Providence | Santiago Torres loses the ball out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Providence | Olin Danoski (PF) William Labrecque | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski | |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Howse | 26-34 |
| 17:26 | Providence | Luke Childress makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-34 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez tips it back up and in | 29-36 |
| 16:46 | Providence | Luke Childress misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Edward Kelty - foul #1 on Edward Kelty, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Hans Zeitler (PG), William Labrecque (PF), Armando Diaz (C) Leroy Ostrander, Olin Danoski, Randy Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Leif Taberski (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Kenneth Howse, Edward Kelty, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| 16:46 | Providence | Luke Childress makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:46 | Providence | Luke Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Leif Taberski pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Darrick Gill drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Merle Hose | 30-39 |
| 16:07 | Providence | Luke Childress misses the turnaround from the right block | 30-39 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Robinson and he's hacked by Luke Childress - foul #1 on Luke Childress, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Aaron Thompson (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF) Santiago Torres, Luke Childress | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Edward Kelty (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Merle Hose, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski | |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Hans Zeitler (fresh) SG - Aaron Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Labrecque (fresh) C - Armando Diaz (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Providence | William Labrecque misses the shot from the left block | 30-42 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Edward Kelty | 30-42 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Edward Kelty hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James McCurren | 30-44 |
| 15:17 | Providence | William Labrecque comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Darrick Gill buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Edward Kelty | 30-47 |
| 14:54 | Providence | William Labrecque makes the shot from the left side | 32-47 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Edward Kelty knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darrick Gill | 32-49 |
| 14:31 | Providence | Donald Ordonez denies the turnaround by Hans Zeitler | 32-49 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Darrick Gill | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 14:09 | Providence | Armando Diaz hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-51 |
| 14:08 | Providence | Armando Diaz can't tip it in | 32-51 |
| 14:07 | Providence | Christopher Johnson tips it in | 34-51 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Edward Kelty and he's hacked by Aaron Thompson - foul #4 on Aaron Thompson, team foul #4 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Providence | Leroy Ostrander (PG), Santiago Torres (SG), Luke Childress (SF), Olin Danoski (PF), Randy Smith (C) Hans Zeitler, Aaron Thompson, Christopher Johnson, William Labrecque, Armando Diaz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, Claudio Rossi | |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:30 | Providence | Luke Childress makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Leroy Ostrander | 36-54 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | James Zipp loses the dribble to Randy Smith | 36-54 |
| 13:11 | Providence | Luke Childress misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #2 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| 13:11 | Providence | Luke Childress makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 13:11 | Providence | Luke Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | James Zipp drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 12:41 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander is fouled on the floor by Larry Robinson - foul #1 on Larry Robinson, team foul #3 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Leif Taberski (PF) Merle Hose, Larry Robinson | |
| 12:32 | Providence | Luke Childress hits a turnaround in the lane | 40-57 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-57 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Leif Taberski snags the offensive board | 40-57 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is whistled for a carry | 40-57 |
| Subs | Providence | Hans Zeitler (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF) Santiago Torres, Luke Childress | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, Leif Taberski | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leroy Ostrander (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zeitler (fresh) SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Olin Danoski (fresh) C - Randy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Providence | Randy Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Providence | Lyle Muenzenberger (PF) Olin Danoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (SG), Ivan Zausch (C) Darrick Gill, Claudio Rossi | |
| 11:44 | Providence | Randy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 11:44 | Providence | Randy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Edward Kelty | 41-59 |
| 11:17 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-59 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the jumper from the left side | 41-59 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | James McCurren misses badly on a shot in the lane | 41-59 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | James Zipp snags the offensive board | 41-59 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | James Zipp banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Kelty and the foul's on Lyle Muenzenberger - foul #1 on Lyle Muenzenberger, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Providence | Santiago Torres (SG), Luke Childress (SF), Armando Diaz (C) Leroy Ostrander, Christopher Johnson, Randy Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), Leif Taberski (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Edward Kelty, Larry Robinson, Ivan Zausch | |
| 10:35 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the free throw | 41-62 |
| 10:15 | Providence | Claudio Rossi picks off the pass by Luke Childress | 41-62 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | James Zipp buries a jumper from the free throw line | 41-64 |
| 09:35 | Providence | Santiago Torres is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Hans Zeitler | 44-64 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Leif Taberski | 44-66 |
| 09:05 | Providence | Luke Childress can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-66 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Darrick Gill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Leif Taberski tips it but misses | 44-66 |
| 08:55 | Providence | Luke Childress pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 08:44 | Providence | Luke Childress connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-66 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Darrick Gill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-66 |
| 08:17 | Providence | Armando Diaz grabs the board | 47-66 |
| 08:12 | Providence | Luke Childress blows the layup | 47-66 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Merle Hose pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the dunk attempt | 47-66 |
| 08:03 | Providence | Luke Childress pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 07:58 | Providence | Luke Childress misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-66 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Hans Zeitler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Santiago Torres (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luke Childress (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyle Muenzenberger (fairly fresh) C - Armando Diaz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Zipp (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:53 | St. John's | James Zipp clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-66 |
| 07:51 | Providence | Hans Zeitler grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 07:32 | Providence | Claudio Rossi is called for the reach on Armando Diaz - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #5 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Providence | Leroy Ostrander (PG), Aaron Thompson (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF), William Labrecque (PF), Randy Smith (C) Hans Zeitler, Santiago Torres, Luke Childress, Lyle Muenzenberger, Armando Diaz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Merle Hose, Darrick Gill, James Zipp, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| 07:23 | Providence | Randy Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-66 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch gets the rebound | 47-66 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Larry Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-66 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) Kenneth Howse, Ivan Zausch | |
| 06:52 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Leroy Ostrander, team foul #6 | 47-66 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-66 |
| 06:38 | Providence | The rebound goes to Randy Smith | 47-66 |
| 06:33 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Johnson | 50-66 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 50-66 |
| 06:17 | Providence | Christopher Johnson gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 06:04 | Providence | Randy Smith connects on the jumper near the basket | 52-66 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi clanks a shot from the left side | 52-66 |
| 05:48 | Providence | The rebound goes to Randy Smith | 52-66 |
| 05:32 | Providence | Leroy Ostrander misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-66 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Labrecque - foul #2 on William Labrecque, team foul #7 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Providence | Luke Childress (SF), Olin Danoski (PF) Christopher Johnson, William Labrecque | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (PG), Darrick Gill (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Larry Robinson, Claudio Rossi | |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 05:07 | Providence | Luke Childress's floater is tipped away by Darrick Gill | 52-68 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-68 |
| 04:59 | Providence | Aaron Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 04:52 | Providence | Aaron Thompson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ivan Zausch - foul #2 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #6 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Providence | Hans Zeitler (PG), Armando Diaz (C) Leroy Ostrander, Randy Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| 04:52 | Providence | Aaron Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:52 | Providence | Aaron Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ivan Zausch | 53-68 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 04:31 | Providence | Olin Danoski gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:11 | Providence | Hans Zeitler's pass is intercepted by Darrick Gill | 53-68 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Darrick Gill banks in the layup | 53-70 |
| 03:58 | Providence | Luke Childress misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 03:56 | Providence | Luke Childress tips it but misses | 53-70 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Hans Zeitler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Luke Childress (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Olin Danoski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Armando Diaz (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Zausch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:50 | St. John's | James McCurren misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 03:49 | Providence | Luke Childress gets the rebound | 53-70 |
| 03:37 | Providence | Luke Childress misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James McCurren | 53-70 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Olin Danoski is called for the reach on Kenneth Howse - foul #3 on Olin Danoski, team foul #8 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Providence | Santiago Torres (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF), Lyle Muenzenberger (PF) Aaron Thompson, Luke Childress, Olin Danoski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (SG), James Zipp (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Darrick Gill, Ivan Zausch | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 03:08 | Providence | Kenneth Howse steps in front of the Santiago Torres pass | 53-72 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse's pass is intercepted by Hans Zeitler in the backcourt | 53-72 |
| 02:48 | Providence | Santiago Torres scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-72 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 56-72 |
| 02:20 | Providence | Lyle Muenzenberger pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 02:03 | Providence | Christopher Johnson is whistled for traveling | 56-72 |
| Subs | Providence | Olin Danoski (PF) Lyle Muenzenberger | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Darrick Gill (SF) Kenneth Howse, Donald Ordonez | |
| 01:45 | St. John's | James McCurren comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-72 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Darrick Gill can't tip it in | 56-72 |
| 01:41 | Providence | The rebound goes to Armando Diaz | 56-72 |
| 01:37 | Providence | Hans Zeitler misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-72 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | James Zipp snags the defensive board | 56-72 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | James Zipp is whistled for a carry | 56-72 |
| 01:11 | Providence | Hans Zeitler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-72 |
| 01:09 | Providence | Armando Diaz grabs the offensive board | 56-72 |
| 00:53 | Providence | Olin Danoski is fouled on the floor by James Zipp - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #7 | 56-72 |
| 00:53 | Providence | Olin Danoski misses the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 56-72 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi's pass is intercepted by Hans Zeitler | 56-72 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Providence | Santiago Torres makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James McCurren runs out the clock | 58-72 |