| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Patrick Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Markus Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hines (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stacy Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Lloyd (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Donald Hines inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Providence | Patrick Bennett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Fred Sluski gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Michael Clark can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 22-23 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Mark Alexander tips it back up and in | 24-23 |
| 18:48 | Providence | Patrick Bennett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fred Sluski | 24-23 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Charles Wilton clanks a runner from the left block | 24-23 |
| 18:20 | Providence | Stacy Moore pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 17:55 | Providence | Patrick Bennett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-23 |
| 17:54 | Providence | Dennis Lloyd hits the follow up shot | 24-25 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses the runner from close range | 24-25 |
| 17:42 | Providence | Donald Hines snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 17:16 | Providence | Patrick Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-25 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Michael Clark snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Charles Wilton snags the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Patrick Bennett is called for the reach on Robert Lundquist - foul #1 on Patrick Bennett, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Mark Alexander, Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Providence | Sidney Caverly (SG), Harry Herdon (PF), Benjamin Gutshall (C) Markus Bates, Stacy Moore, Dennis Lloyd | |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Donald Hines steals it from Michael Clark | 24-25 |
| 16:18 | Providence | Donald Hines can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Robert Grammer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Allen Lankford comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 24-25 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao tips it in | 26-25 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Lankford (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Patrick Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sidney Caverly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Hines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harry Herdon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Gutshall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Providence | Donald Hines is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Bennett out of a doubleteam | 26-27 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Michael Clark is denied on a layup by Harry Herdon | 26-27 |
| 15:18 | Providence | Harry Herdon grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 15:04 | Providence | Patrick Bennett drills a floater from close range | 26-29 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Michael Clark can't connect on a runner in the paint | 26-29 |
| 14:39 | Providence | Sidney Caverly grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 14:16 | Providence | Patrick Bennett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-31 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Michael Clark is whistled for traveling | 26-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SF), Charles Wilton (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Lundquist, Allen Lankford, Jeffrey Genao, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Eades (PG), Markus Bates (SG), George Kolinsky (SF), Stacy Moore (PF), Dennis Lloyd (C) Patrick Bennett, Sidney Caverly, Donald Hines, Harry Herdon, Benjamin Gutshall | |
| 13:37 | Providence | George Kolinsky hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Eades and the foul's on Robert Grammer - foul #2 on Robert Grammer, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Lankford (SF) Mark Alexander | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 13:37 | Providence | George Kolinsky misses the free throw | 26-33 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Charles Wilton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Charles Wilton connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ante Banowski and he's fouled by Dennis Lloyd - foul #3 on Dennis Lloyd, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Charles Wilton makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 12:59 | Providence | Dennis Lloyd is hacked by Marin Lubelski - foul #4 on Marin Lubelski, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SF), Fred Sluski (C) Allen Lankford, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 12:41 | Providence | Markus Bates comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Alexander - foul #1 on Mark Alexander, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clark (SF) Robert Grammer | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 12:41 | Providence | Markus Bates makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 12:41 | Providence | Markus Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Fred Sluski connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Michael Clark | 31-35 |
| 12:23 | Providence | Markus Bates is hacked by Ante Banowski - foul #4 on Ante Banowski, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (PG), Allen Lankford (SF) Ante Banowski, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 12:07 | Providence | Markus Bates misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Mark Alexander - foul #2 on Mark Alexander, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clark (SF) Allen Lankford | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 12:07 | Providence | Markus Bates makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:07 | Providence | Markus Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Stacy Moore is called for the reach on Charles Wilton - foul #2 on Stacy Moore, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Bennett (PG), Donald Hines (SF) Matthew Eades, George Kolinsky | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Grammer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Patrick Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Markus Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stacy Moore (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dennis Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Mark Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 11:35 | Providence | Dennis Lloyd snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 11:17 | Providence | Donald Hines can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-37 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fred Sluski | 31-37 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 31-37 |
| 11:02 | Providence | Donald Hines pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 10:43 | Providence | Fred Sluski steps in front of the Patrick Bennett pass | 31-37 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Michael Clark misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Markus Bates - foul #2 on Markus Bates, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Allen Lankford (SF) Mark Alexander, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Providence | Sidney Caverly (SG), Harry Herdon (PF), Benjamin Gutshall (C) Markus Bates, Stacy Moore, Dennis Lloyd | |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:02 | Providence | Donald Hines buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Patrick Bennett out of the doubleteam | 33-39 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Charles Wilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SG), Fred Sluski (C) Robert Grammer, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 09:26 | Providence | Sidney Caverly travels with the ball | 33-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG) Mark Alexander | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Eades (PG), George Kolinsky (SF) Patrick Bennett, Donald Hines | |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Benjamin Gutshall denies the turnaround by Charles Wilton | 33-39 |
| 09:06 | Providence | George Kolinsky gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 08:45 | Providence | Sidney Caverly double dribbles | 33-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SG), Michael Clark (SF) Robert Grammer, Allen Lankford | |
| Subs | Providence | Markus Bates (SG), Stacy Moore (PF), Dennis Lloyd (C) Sidney Caverly, Harry Herdon, Benjamin Gutshall | |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Mark Alexander buries a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by George Kolinsky - foul #3 on George Kolinsky, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao (PF) Charles Wilton | |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Bennett (PG), Donald Hines (SF) Matthew Eades, George Kolinsky | |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Mark Alexander makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 07:59 | Providence | Donald Hines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Charles Wilton (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Lundquist, Mark Alexander, Jeffrey Genao, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Michael Clark's floater is knocked away by Stacy Moore | 36-39 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Michael Clark tips it home | 38-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Grammer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Patrick Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Markus Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stacy Moore (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dennis Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Providence | Patrick Bennett buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Michael Clark misses the easy layup | 38-42 |
| 06:54 | Providence | Stacy Moore snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 06:27 | Providence | Donald Hines can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 06:26 | Providence | Donald Hines tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Michael Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ante Banowski | 40-44 |
| 05:56 | Providence | Markus Bates loses the dribble to Marin Lubelski | 40-44 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski is open and buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Grammer | 42-44 |
| 05:22 | Providence | Donald Hines knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Markus Bates | 42-46 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski misses the lay-in | 42-46 |
| 05:02 | Providence | Stacy Moore pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 04:35 | Providence | Markus Bates drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Hines | 42-48 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Michael Clark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-48 |
| 04:13 | Providence | Markus Bates grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 03:44 | Providence | Donald Hines misses short on a jumper near the basket | 42-48 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Clark | 42-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Grammer (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Clark (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Patrick Bennett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Markus Bates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Hines (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stacy Moore (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Dennis Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 03:36 | Providence | Stacy Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 03:11 | Providence | Donald Hines drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Markus Bates and he's hacked by Michael Clark - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Robert Grammer, Michael Clark, Charles Wilton | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Eades (PG), Sidney Caverly (SG), Harry Herdon (PF), Benjamin Gutshall (C) Patrick Bennett, Markus Bates, Stacy Moore, Dennis Lloyd | |
| 03:11 | Providence | Donald Hines makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao is whistled for traveling | 42-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | George Kolinsky (SF) Donald Hines | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:36 | Providence | Sidney Caverly comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Harry Herdon is called for the reach on Jeffrey Genao - foul #1 on Harry Herdon, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Mark Alexander hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Genao | 45-51 |
| 02:23 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Providence | Allen Lankford is called for the reach on George Kolinsky - foul #2 on Allen Lankford, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG) Ante Banowski | |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Bennett (PG) Matthew Eades | |
| 02:06 | Providence | George Kolinsky misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Lundquist | 47-51 |
| 01:48 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Michael Clark (SF), Charles Wilton (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Robert Lundquist, Allen Lankford, Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Providence | Markus Bates (SG), Donald Hines (SF), Stacy Moore (PF), Dennis Lloyd (C) Sidney Caverly, George Kolinsky, Harry Herdon, Benjamin Gutshall | |
| 01:32 | Providence | Stacy Moore is hacked by Charles Wilton - foul #1 on Charles Wilton, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| 01:32 | Providence | Stacy Moore misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Mark Alexander pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Charles Wilton makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Clark and the foul's on Markus Bates - foul #3 on Markus Bates, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:25 | Providence | Dennis Lloyd snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 01:02 | Providence | Patrick Bennett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ante Banowski - foul #5 on Ante Banowski, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG) Ante Banowski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:02 | Providence | Patrick Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 01:02 | Providence | Patrick Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Charles Wilton can't finish the uncontested layup | 49-53 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Charles Wilton gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-53 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses the tip | 49-53 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses the tip | 49-53 |
| 00:37 | Providence | Patrick Bennett grabs the board | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Providence | Robert Lundquist is called for the reach on Patrick Bennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #10 | 49-53 |
| 00:34 | Providence | Patrick Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:34 | Providence | Patrick Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Mark Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 00:29 | Providence | Dennis Lloyd gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Robert Lundquist is called for the reach on Dennis Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #11 | 49-55 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Dennis Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Dennis Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Michael Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Mark Alexander is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Fred Sluski snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Mark Alexander scores on a 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Patrick Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lundquist - foul #4 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #12 | 52-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Eades (PG) Stacy Moore | |
| 00:11 | Providence | Patrick Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Patrick Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Wilton | 55-59 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Markus Bates is hacked by Robert Lundquist in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #13 | 55-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Lankford (SF) Robert Lundquist | |
| Subs | Providence | Stacy Moore (PF) Matthew Eades | |
| 00:02 | Providence | Markus Bates makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Markus Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Mark Alexander clanks a fullcourt shot | 55-61 |