| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ivan Pajerski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Marcy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Coffman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Renato Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Swims (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Swims inbounds the ball | 37-48 |
| 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 flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Charles Broderick dunks the ball and the foul's on John Marcy - foul #2 on John Marcy, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Charles Broderick makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| 19:26 | Providence | Francis Coffman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-51 |
| 19:24 | Providence | Paul Dennis hits the follow up shot | 39-51 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | James Swims can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 19:00 | Providence | Renato Giordano snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 18:51 | Providence | Troy Jarboe is called for the reach on Ivan Pajerski - foul #2 on Troy Jarboe, team foul #1 | 39-51 |
| 18:46 | Providence | Charles Broderick is called for the reach on Paul Dennis - foul #1 on Charles Broderick, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| 18:36 | Providence | Charles Broderick blocks the short jumper by Paul Dennis | 39-51 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Charles Broderick snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 39-51 |
| 18:20 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Dennis | 39-51 |
| 18:01 | Providence | Renato Giordano loses the dribble to James Swims | 39-51 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Steve Charles hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Troy Jarboe | 39-54 |
| 17:32 | Providence | Troy Jarboe is called for the reach on Ivan Pajerski - foul #3 on Troy Jarboe, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Providence | Melvin Pensky (PF) Francis Coffman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF) Steve Charles, James Swims, Jack Sams | |
| 17:14 | Providence | John Marcy misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 17:13 | Providence | Melvin Pensky pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 16:51 | Providence | Paul Dennis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Boyd - foul #1 on Matthew Boyd, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Providence | Tyler Ormond (SG), Luciano Romano (C) John Marcy, Renato Giordano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Derrick Volpe (C) Charles Broderick | |
| 16:51 | Providence | Paul Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 16:51 | Providence | Paul Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 16:32 | Providence | Tyler Ormond grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 16:15 | Providence | Luciano Romano clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Chad Walker pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Derrick Volpe | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ivan Pajerski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Ormond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Dennis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Pensky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luciano Romano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Providence | Ivan Pajerski clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-56 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Fout (PG), John Marcy (SG), Francis Coffman (SF), Hasant Ali (PF), Renato Giordano (C) Ivan Pajerski, Tyler Ormond, Paul Dennis, Melvin Pensky, Luciano Romano | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG), Steve Charles (SG), Jack Sams (PF), Charles Broderick (C) Troy Jarboe, Chad Walker, Dennis Williamson, Derrick Volpe | |
| 15:02 | Providence | John Marcy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Broderick | 41-56 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | James Swims misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 14:44 | Providence | Renato Giordano gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 14:24 | Providence | Walter Fout is whistled for traveling | 41-56 |
| Subs | Providence | Ivan Pajerski (PG) Walter Fout | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF) Matthew Boyd | |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Steve Charles connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jack Sams | 41-59 |
| 13:47 | Providence | Francis Coffman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-59 |
| 13:45 | Providence | Francis Coffman can't tip it in | 41-59 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Chad Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Charles Broderick comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Marcy - foul #3 on John Marcy, team foul #2 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Providence | Tyler Ormond (SG) John Marcy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG) Chad Walker | |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Charles Broderick misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Charles Broderick makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 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 flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:12 | Providence | Francis Coffman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-60 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Jack Sams pulls down the rebound | 41-60 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Steve Charles scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Swims | 41-63 |
| 12:43 | Providence | Tyler Ormond buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ivan Pajerski | 43-63 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Hasant Ali swats the short shot by Jack Sams | 43-63 |
| 12:23 | Providence | Hasant Ali grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 12:19 | Providence | The jump hook by Tyler Ormond is blocked by Charles Broderick | 43-63 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | James Swims gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Renato Giordano is called for the reach on Charles Broderick - foul #3 on Renato Giordano, team foul #3 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Fout (PG), Paul Dennis (SF), Melvin Pensky (PF), Luciano Romano (C) Ivan Pajerski, Francis Coffman, Hasant Ali, Renato Giordano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Steve Charles, James Swims, Jack Sams, Charles Broderick | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Chad Walker | 43-65 |
| 11:34 | Providence | Melvin Pensky's floater is knocked away by Dennis Williamson | 43-65 |
| 11:32 | Providence | Tyler Ormond tips it back up and in | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Walter Fout (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tyler Ormond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Pensky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luciano Romano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Luciano Romano is called for the reach on Dennis Williamson - foul #1 on Luciano Romano, team foul #4 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Providence | Ivan Pajerski (PG), John Marcy (SG) Walter Fout, Tyler Ormond | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Broderick (C) Derrick Volpe | |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd connects on the shot from the left side set up by Troy Jarboe | 45-67 |
| 10:49 | Providence | John Marcy is hacked by Dennis Williamson - foul #2 on Dennis Williamson, team foul #5 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Providence | Renato Giordano (C) Luciano Romano | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SF) Chad Walker | |
| 10:33 | Providence | Renato Giordano hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ivan Pajerski | 47-67 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by Renato Giordano | 47-67 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson can't tip it in | 47-67 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | James Swims can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Dennis - foul #1 on Paul Dennis, team foul #5 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Providence | Francis Coffman (SF), Hasant Ali (PF) Paul Dennis, Melvin Pensky | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Jack Sams (PF) Troy Jarboe, Dennis Williamson | |
| 09:55 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 09:47 | Providence | Francis Coffman misses the dunk attempt | 47-69 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Jack Sams pulls down the rebound | 47-69 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-69 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Charles Broderick snags the offensive board | 47-69 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Jack Sams lays it in on a nice dish by James Swims | 47-71 |
| 08:50 | Providence | Francis Coffman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-71 |
| 08:48 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Renato Giordano | 47-71 |
| 08:43 | Providence | Charles Broderick is called for the reach on Renato Giordano - foul #2 on Charles Broderick, team foul #6 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Providence | Tyler Ormond (SG) John Marcy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Chad Walker (SF), Derrick Volpe (C) James Swims, Matthew Boyd, Charles Broderick | |
| 08:38 | Providence | Francis Coffman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-71 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe gets the rebound | 47-71 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Hasant Ali - foul #4 on Hasant Ali, team foul #6 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Fout (PG), Paul Dennis (PF) Ivan Pajerski, Hasant Ali | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 08:12 | Providence | Tyler Ormond is hacked by Derrick Volpe - foul #1 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #7 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Providence | Luciano Romano (C) Renato Giordano | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:12 | Providence | Tyler Ormond makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 08:12 | Providence | Tyler Ormond misses the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the defensive rebound | 48-73 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Steve Charles hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-75 |
| 07:51 | Providence | Troy Jarboe picks off the pass by Paul Dennis | 48-75 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Steve Charles is fouled on the floor by Luciano Romano - foul #2 on Luciano Romano, team foul #7 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Providence | Ivan Pajerski (PG), John Marcy (SG), Hasant Ali (PF) Walter Fout, Tyler Ormond, Francis Coffman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Williamson (PF), Charles Broderick (C) Jack Sams, Derrick Volpe | |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 1st free throw | 48-76 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 48-77 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Ivan Pajerski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Marcy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hasant Ali (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Luciano Romano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Charles (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Providence | Hasant Ali buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Marcy and he's fouled by Charles Broderick - foul #3 on Charles Broderick, team foul #8 | 50-77 |
| Subs | Providence | Renato Giordano (C) Luciano Romano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG), James Swims (SF) Steve Charles, Chad Walker | |
| 07:18 | Providence | Hasant Ali makes the free throw | 51-77 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Troy Jarboe and the foul's on John Marcy - foul #4 on John Marcy, team foul #8 | 51-79 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF) Troy Jarboe | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the free throw | 51-80 |
| 06:47 | Providence | John Marcy misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-80 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson grabs the board | 51-80 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | James Swims loses the dribble to Paul Dennis | 51-80 |
| 06:28 | Providence | Paul Dennis misses the lay-in | 51-80 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Matthew Boyd | 51-80 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd is called for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Boyd, team foul #9 | 51-80 |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Fout (PG), Tyler Ormond (SG), Melvin Pensky (PF), Luciano Romano (C) Ivan Pajerski, John Marcy, Hasant Ali, Renato Giordano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Jack Sams (PF) Chad Walker, Dennis Williamson | |
| 05:49 | Providence | Melvin Pensky hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-80 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Tyler Ormond - foul #3 on Tyler Ormond, team foul #9 | 53-80 |
| Subs | Providence | Keith Fitzmaurice (PF) Paul Dennis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG) Matthew Boyd | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe misses the 1st free throw | 53-80 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-81 |
| 05:10 | Providence | Jack Sams swats the shot by Luciano Romano | 53-81 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | James Swims pulls down the rebound | 53-81 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe is hacked by Walter Fout - foul #1 on Walter Fout, team foul #10 | 53-81 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF) James Swims | |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 53-82 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe misses the 2nd free throw | 53-82 |
| 04:52 | Providence | Keith Fitzmaurice grabs the board | 53-82 |
| 04:39 | Providence | Luciano Romano connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Walter Fout | 55-82 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Steve Charles hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Jarboe | 55-85 |
| 04:03 | Providence | Walter Fout misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-85 |
| 04:02 | Providence | Tyler Ormond tips it home | 57-85 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Jack Sams buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Troy Jarboe and he's fouled by Tyler Ormond - foul #4 on Tyler Ormond, team foul #11 | 57-87 |
| Subs | Providence | Sam Goins (PG), Paul Dennis (C) Walter Fout, Luciano Romano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG), Derrick Volpe (C) Steve Charles, Charles Broderick | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the free throw | 57-87 |
| 03:33 | Providence | Keith Fitzmaurice gets the rebound | 57-87 |
| 03:24 | Providence | Sam Goins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-87 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Jack Sams gets the rebound | 57-87 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sam Goins (fresh) SG - Tyler Ormond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Melvin Pensky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Fitzmaurice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Sams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd can't finish the layup | 57-87 |
| 02:59 | Providence | Tyler Ormond gets the rebound | 57-87 |
| 02:48 | Providence | Sam Goins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-87 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Jack Sams snags the defensive board | 57-87 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd is hacked by Tyler Ormond - foul #5 on Tyler Ormond, team foul #12 | 57-87 |
| Subs | Providence | Walter Fout (PG), Luciano Romano (C) Tyler Ormond, Keith Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), James Swims (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF), Charles Broderick (C) Troy Jarboe, Chad Walker, Jack Sams, Derrick Volpe | |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 57-88 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 57-88 |
| 02:18 | Providence | Melvin Pensky pulls down the rebound | 57-88 |
| 02:07 | Providence | Sam Goins can't connect on a floater from the left side | 57-88 |
| 02:06 | Providence | Melvin Pensky tips it home | 59-88 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | James Swims knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Steve Charles | 59-90 |
| 01:28 | Providence | Melvin Pensky's layup is rejected by Charles Broderick | 59-90 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson snags the defensive board | 59-90 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Steve Charles is hacked by Luciano Romano - foul #3 on Luciano Romano, team foul #13 | 59-90 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Jack Sams (PF) Matthew Boyd, Dennis Williamson | |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 1st free throw | 59-91 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-92 |
| 00:55 | Providence | Paul Dennis misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-92 |
| 00:54 | Providence | Paul Dennis tips it but misses | 59-92 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Jack Sams gets the rebound | 59-92 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Steve Charles connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Troy Jarboe | 59-94 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Providence | Luciano Romano scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sam Goins | 61-94 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe runs out the clock | 61-94 |