| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Gary Edmond inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the turnaround from close range set up by Jason Henderson | 36-34 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James King | 36-37 |
| 19:04 | Providence | Gary Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | James King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:48 | Providence | Gary Edmond snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 18:30 | Providence | Keith Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | James King evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away | 36-40 |
| 18:03 | Providence | Gary Stephens buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Edmond | 38-40 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Richard Hearn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-40 |
| 17:39 | Providence | Gary Edmond snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:33 | Providence | Keith Wilson connects on the 3 from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Steve Seitz tips it home | 41-42 |
| 16:57 | Providence | William Robinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | James King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-42 |
| 16:41 | Providence | Gary Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:28 | Providence | Gary Stephens connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from William Robinson and the foul's on Robert Hirschman - foul #2 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Harold Andersen (PG), Ernest Perry (SG), David Cost (C) Jason Henderson, Keith Wilson, William Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Robert Hirschman | |
| 16:28 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Ernest Perry is called for the reach on George Frost - foul #2 on Ernest Perry, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Mason Coleman (SF), Larry Ridout (PF) Gary Edmond, Gary Stephens | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:57 | St. John's | James King misses the 3 from straight away | 44-42 |
| 15:56 | Providence | Larry Ridout snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Harold Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Perry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mason Coleman (fresh) PF - Larry Ridout (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cost (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Frost (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Providence | Ernest Perry hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mason Coleman | 47-42 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Steve Seitz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Cost - foul #1 on David Cost, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Henderson (PG), Gary Edmond (SF), William Robinson (C) Harold Andersen, Mason Coleman, David Cost | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF) Richard Jennings | |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Steve Seitz misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Steve Seitz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:54 | Providence | Larry Ridout scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Henderson | 49-43 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Richard Hearn can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Robinson - foul #2 on William Robinson, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Keith Wilson (SG) Ernest Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) George Frost | |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:15 | Providence | Larry Ridout buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Keith Wilson and he's fouled by Mark Rowland - foul #3 on Mark Rowland, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (PF) Mark Rowland | |
| 14:15 | Providence | Larry Ridout makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Richard Hearn can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Edmond - foul #1 on Gary Edmond, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Stephens (PF) Larry Ridout | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:29 | Providence | Keith Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | James King grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | James King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 13:15 | Providence | The rebound goes to Keith Wilson | 52-47 |
| 13:03 | Providence | James King is called for the reach on Jason Henderson - foul #4 on James King, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Harold Andersen (PG) Jason Henderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF) Richard Hearn | |
| 12:55 | Providence | William Robinson is whistled for traveling | 52-47 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Steve Seitz drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James King | 52-49 |
| 12:23 | Providence | William Robinson makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Andersen | 54-49 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | James King buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 11:40 | Providence | Harold Andersen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-52 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Hirschman | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Harold Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Edmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Stephens (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Seitz (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Hirschman | 54-54 |
| 11:21 | Providence | Gary Edmond comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 11:20 | Providence | Keith Wilson tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-54 |
| 11:01 | Providence | The rebound goes to William Robinson | 56-54 |
| 10:43 | Providence | Gary Edmond is hacked by Richard Jennings - foul #1 on Richard Jennings, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Henderson (PG), Ernest Perry (SG), Mason Coleman (SF), Larry Ridout (PF), David Cost (C) Harold Andersen, Keith Wilson, Gary Edmond, Gary Stephens, William Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Mark Rowland (PF), Eric Lavigne (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman, Steve Seitz | |
| 10:34 | Providence | Jason Henderson is fouled on the floor by George Frost - foul #3 on George Frost, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| 10:24 | Providence | Richard Hearn steals it from Ernest Perry | 56-54 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Richard Hearn jams it | 56-56 |
| 10:02 | Providence | Larry Ridout clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 56-56 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Rowland | 56-56 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | James King evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Hearn | 56-59 |
| 09:31 | Providence | George Frost steps in front of the Larry Ridout pass | 56-59 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Richard Hearn clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 09:17 | Providence | Mason Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:11 | Providence | George Frost steals the ball from Ernest Perry | 56-59 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Richard Hearn hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Frost | 56-61 |
| 08:49 | Providence | Mason Coleman connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Perry | 58-61 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James King and the foul's on David Cost - foul #2 on David Cost, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Providence | Keith Wilson (SG), Gary Edmond (SF), William Robinson (C) Ernest Perry, Mason Coleman, David Cost | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG) James King | |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:29 | Providence | Larry Ridout gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 08:09 | Providence | William Robinson can't connect on a runner in the lane | 58-63 |
| 08:08 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Ridout | 58-63 |
| 07:46 | Providence | Keith Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 07:45 | Providence | Gary Edmond tips it in | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Edmond (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Ridout (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hearn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Rowland (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Lavigne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-63 |
| 07:16 | Providence | Larry Ridout pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:54 | Providence | Jason Henderson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Edmond | 62-63 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the dunk | 62-63 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Richard Hearn hits the follow up shot | 62-65 |
| 06:16 | Providence | Jason Henderson is fouled on the floor by George Frost - foul #4 on George Frost, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Providence | Harold Andersen (PG), Ernest Perry (SG), Gary Stephens (PF) Jason Henderson, Keith Wilson, Larry Ridout | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Allan Philson (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost, Richard Hearn, Mark Rowland, Eric Lavigne | |
| 06:11 | Providence | Gary Stephens comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman buries a runner near the basket | 62-67 |
| 05:24 | Providence | Allan Philson steals the ball from Gary Stephens | 62-67 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Allan Philson jams it | 62-69 |
| 04:56 | Providence | Steve Seitz denies the turnaround by William Robinson | 62-69 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Richard Jennings pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 04:49 | Providence | The rebound goes to Gary Edmond | 62-69 |
| 04:27 | Providence | Robert Hirschman is called for the reach on Gary Stephens - foul #3 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Henderson (PG), Keith Wilson (SG), Mason Coleman (SF), David Cost (C) Harold Andersen, Ernest Perry, Gary Edmond, William Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Hearn (SF) Allan Philson, Richard Jennings | |
| 04:27 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:27 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman grabs the board | 63-69 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | James King clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 04:09 | Providence | The rebound goes to Keith Wilson | 63-69 |
| 04:02 | Providence | James King is called for the reach on Gary Stephens - foul #5 on James King, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG) James King | |
| 04:02 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:02 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Gary Stephens steps in front of the Kenneth Lawhorn pass | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mason Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Stephens (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - David Cost (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Hirschman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Seitz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Providence | Jason Henderson's floater is knocked away by Steve Seitz | 65-69 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Hirschman | 65-69 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Richard Hearn drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Steve Seitz | 65-71 |
| 02:57 | Providence | Gary Stephens comes up short on the floater from the left block | 65-71 |
| 02:55 | Providence | Keith Wilson tips it home | 67-71 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-74 |
| 02:30 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Edmond (SF), William Robinson (C) Mason Coleman, David Cost | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (PF) Robert Hirschman | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:14 | Providence | Jason Henderson is hacked by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #9 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Providence | Larry Ridout (PF) Gary Stephens | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:14 | Providence | Jason Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Mark Rowland snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn clanks a 3 from straight away | 67-74 |
| 01:53 | Providence | Larry Ridout grabs the defensive rebound | 67-74 |
| 01:48 | Providence | Kenneth Lawhorn is called for the reach on Gary Edmond - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #10 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Stephens (PF) Larry Ridout | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (PF) Mark Rowland | |
| 01:48 | Providence | Gary Edmond makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:48 | Providence | Gary Edmond makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Richard Hearn connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-76 |
| 01:15 | Providence | Steve Seitz swats the layup by William Robinson | 69-76 |
| 01:13 | Providence | Keith Wilson tips it but misses | 69-76 |
| 01:11 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Edmond | 69-76 |
| 01:00 | Providence | Gary Edmond can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Hearn - foul #1 on Richard Hearn, team foul #11 | 69-76 |
| 01:00 | Providence | Gary Edmond makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 01:00 | Providence | Gary Edmond misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Steve Seitz pulls down the rebound | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Keith Wilson is called for the reach on Steve Seitz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Wilson, team foul #6 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF) George Frost | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Gary Edmond is called for the reach on Richard Jennings - foul #2 on Gary Edmond, team foul #7 | 70-76 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Providence | Keith Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-78 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the defensive rebound | 70-78 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Steve Seitz is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Henderson - foul #2 on Jason Henderson, team foul #8 | 70-78 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Steve Seitz misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:45 | Providence | William Robinson snags the defensive board | 70-78 |
| 00:38 | Providence | Kenneth Lawhorn steals the ball from William Robinson | 70-78 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Henderson - foul #3 on Jason Henderson, team foul #9 | 70-78 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman gets the offensive rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman is fouled on the floor by Gary Stephens - foul #1 on Gary Stephens, team foul #10 | 70-79 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:28 | Providence | Keith Wilson misses the 3 from the left corner | 70-81 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman grabs the board | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn runs out the clock | 70-81 |