| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Berry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hopping (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Robert Matney gets the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 19:27 | Providence | Daniel Berry grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 19:09 | Providence | Donald Hilton hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Cody Booth | 27-38 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 27-38 |
| 18:51 | Providence | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:31 | Providence | Daniel Berry scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Brown | 27-40 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Cody Booth is called for the reach on Justin Niemi - foul #2 on Cody Booth, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), Trevor Verdin (SG), Brian Connolly (SF), Robert Taylor (C) Cody Booth, John Brown, Daniel Berry, Paul Hopping | |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-40 |
| 17:52 | Providence | Christian Hodges grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 17:50 | Providence | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Trevor Verdin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| 17:34 | Providence | Al Burris steals the ball from Robert Taylor | 27-40 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman loses the dribble to Robert Taylor | 27-40 |
| 16:55 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 27-40 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Calvin Malone comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the offensive board | 27-40 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman blows the layup but the foul's on Brian Connolly - foul #1 on Brian Connolly, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Brown (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Gregory Boles (C) Christian Hodges, Trevor Verdin, Brian Connolly, Robert Taylor | |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:24 | Providence | Donald Hilton buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Cody Booth | 29-42 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Spiro | 31-42 |
| 15:54 | Providence | Cody Booth hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Brown | 31-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Samuel Peterman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Daniel Berry (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Hilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Boles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 15:39 | Providence | John Brown gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 15:20 | Providence | Daniel Berry misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 15:19 | Providence | John Brown snags the offensive board | 31-45 |
| 15:06 | Providence | Daniel Berry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Samuel Peterman | 31-45 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Al Burris misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Gregory Boles - foul #3 on Gregory Boles, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), Trevor Verdin (SG), Brian Connolly (SF), Paul Hopping (C) Cody Booth, John Brown, Daniel Berry, Gregory Boles | |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 14:49 | Providence | Paul Hopping gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 14:22 | Providence | Donald Hilton loses the dribble to James Jones | 32-45 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Trevor Verdin steals it from Dan Carter in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| 13:56 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Terry Bennett - foul #4 on Terry Bennett, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG) Christian Hodges | |
| 13:56 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 13:56 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | James Jones gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | James Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Tony Gillis tips it home | 34-46 |
| 13:28 | Providence | Paul Hopping is hacked by Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SG), Daniel Berry (SF) Trevor Verdin, Brian Connolly | |
| 13:16 | Providence | John Brown connects on the open 3 from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is fouled on the floor by Paul Hopping - foul #1 on Paul Hopping, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), Robert Taylor (C) Cody Booth, Paul Hopping | |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 12:53 | Providence | The rebound goes to Donald Hilton | 34-49 |
| 12:51 | Providence | James Jones is called for the reach on Daniel Berry in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| 12:26 | Providence | Tony Gillis steals it from Christian Hodges | 34-49 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Peter Aronson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Dan Carter buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Christian Hodges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Daniel Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Hilton (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Providence | Daniel Berry connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christian Hodges | 36-52 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Mark Spiro clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-52 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Carter | 36-52 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Dan Carter scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Jones | 38-52 |
| 11:10 | Providence | John Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Al Burris (C) Dan Carter, James Jones, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Trevor Verdin (SG), Brian Connolly (SF), Paul Hopping (C) Christian Hodges, John Brown, Daniel Berry, Robert Taylor | |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits a jumpshot from the right side | 40-52 |
| 10:34 | Providence | Cody Booth hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-55 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Calvin Malone comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 10:28 | Providence | The rebound goes to Donald Hilton | 40-55 |
| 10:04 | Providence | Paul Hopping's pass is intercepted by Justin Niemi | 40-55 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Al Burris clanks a turnaround near the basket | 40-55 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Justin Niemi tips it back up and in | 42-55 |
| 09:38 | Providence | Trevor Verdin is called for traveling | 42-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Lammers (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Gregory Boles (C) Trevor Verdin, Brian Connolly, Paul Hopping | |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Al Burris hits a floater from close range | 44-55 |
| 08:55 | Providence | Daniel Berry is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Brown | 44-58 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Al Burris knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Dan Carter and he's fouled by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), James Jones (SG) Dan Carter, Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Hopping (PF) Donald Hilton | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:43 | Providence | Samuel Peterman picks off the pass by Paul Hopping in the backcourt | 47-58 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Robert Matney connects on the jump hook near the basket | 49-58 |
| 08:33 | Providence | James Lammers is called for the reach on Daniel Berry in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Lammers, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Tony Gillis (C) James Jones, James Lammers, Samuel Peterman, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), Brian Connolly (SF) Cody Booth, Daniel Berry | |
| 08:14 | Providence | Paul Hopping drills a floater from the left block | 49-60 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 07:44 | Providence | Paul Hopping pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Aronson (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Gillis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Christian Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Brian Connolly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Hopping (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Boles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Providence | Robert Matney steps in front of the Brian Connolly pass in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Robert Matney scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Christian Hodges - foul #2 on Christian Hodges, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Trevor Verdin (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Donald Hilton (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Christian Hodges, John Brown, Brian Connolly, Paul Hopping, Gregory Boles | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:59 | Providence | Daniel Berry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-60 |
| 06:57 | Providence | Trevor Verdin gets the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 06:45 | Providence | Daniel Berry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 06:44 | Providence | Robert Taylor hits the follow up shot | 52-62 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Mark Spiro loses the ball out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Lammers (SF) Robert Matney, Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 06:04 | Providence | Daniel Berry misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-62 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Dan Carter buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Jones | 55-62 |
| 05:34 | Providence | Donald Hilton can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-62 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Donald Hilton picks off the pass by James Jones | 55-62 |
| 05:01 | Providence | Daniel Berry is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Daniel Berry, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (C) James Jones, James Lammers, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), John Brown (SG), Brian Connolly (SF), Paul Hopping (PF), Gregory Boles (C) Cody Booth, Trevor Verdin, Daniel Berry, Donald Hilton, Robert Taylor | |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Dan Carter is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:44 | Providence | Brian Connolly snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 04:28 | Providence | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 56-62 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 56-62 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by Gregory Boles - foul #4 on Gregory Boles, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:59 | Providence | John Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 03:52 | Providence | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:50 | Providence | Brian Connolly travels in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Hilton (PF) Gregory Boles | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Calvin Malone comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Hopping - foul #2 on Paul Hopping, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Trevor Verdin (SG), Daniel Berry (SF) Christian Hodges, John Brown, Brian Connolly | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Trevor Verdin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Berry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Donald Hilton (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Hopping (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Providence | Calvin Malone steals it from Paul Hopping | 60-62 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the dunk | 60-62 |
| 02:57 | Providence | Paul Hopping grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 02:28 | Providence | Cody Booth travels with the ball | 60-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (SG), Brian Connolly (SF), Gregory Boles (C) Trevor Verdin, Daniel Berry, Paul Hopping | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the tip | 60-62 |
| 02:05 | Providence | The rebound goes to Brian Connolly | 60-62 |
| 02:05 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG) Dan Carter, James Jones | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Verdin (SG), Robert Taylor (C) Christian Hodges, Gregory Boles | |
| 01:41 | Providence | The short jumper by Donald Hilton is denied by Justin Niemi | 60-62 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Calvin Malone snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Robert Matney is hacked by Cody Booth - foul #3 on Cody Booth, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Paul Hopping (C) Trevor Verdin, Brian Connolly, Robert Taylor | |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:16 | Providence | Paul Hopping gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:47 | Providence | Cody Booth misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-62 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Al Burris tips it home | 63-62 |
| 00:16 | Providence | Terry Bennett blocks the short jumper by Cody Booth | 63-62 |
| 00:14 | Providence | Daniel Berry snags the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 00:05 | Providence | Cody Booth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-62 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Al Burris is hacked by Cody Booth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cody Booth, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Providence calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Cody Booth hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 65-62 |