| Lineup | Providence | PG - Milton Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hedge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donte Gengler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Holmes (fresh) PF - Jerald Ellison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Colin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Willie Holmes inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin comes up short on the shot from the left block | 20-27 |
| 19:34 | Providence | Michael Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 19:12 | Providence | Michael Hedge buries a fadeaway from the right side | 22-27 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | James Colin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Hedge - foul #1 on Michael Hedge, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | James Colin makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | James Colin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:31 | Providence | Milton Rogers misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Mark Laughlin - foul #1 on Mark Laughlin, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 18:31 | Providence | Milton Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:31 | Providence | Milton Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Willie Holmes is hacked by Michael Hedge - foul #2 on Michael Hedge, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 17:52 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 17:23 | Providence | Michael Hedge scores on a jumper from the left block | 26-29 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Willie Holmes misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | James Colin misses the tip | 26-29 |
| 16:54 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 16:36 | Providence | Michael Miller misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Holmes - foul #2 on Willie Holmes, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| 16:36 | Providence | Michael Miller misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 16:36 | Providence | Michael Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | James Colin banks in the layup | 27-31 |
| 15:47 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner misses long on a runner from the baseline | 27-31 |
| 15:46 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Miller | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Milton Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Milo Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hedge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon Gardner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donte Gengler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Holmes (fairly fresh) PF - Jerald Ellison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Colin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Providence | Milo Bruno hits a runner from the right block set up by Milton Rogers | 29-31 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison throws it down despite the doubleteam set up by James Colin and he's hacked by Michael Hedge - foul #3 on Michael Hedge, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Virgil Kimble (SG), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Mark Laughlin, Donte Gengler, James Colin | |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:37 | Providence | Michael Miller scores on a runner from the baseline | 31-34 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 14:17 | Providence | Michael Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:05 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 14:03 | Providence | Michael Miller hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Milton Rogers - foul #1 on Milton Rogers, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (SG), Donte Gengler (SF), Sean Bono (PF) Virgil Kimble, Willie Holmes, Jerald Ellison | |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:44 | Providence | Michael Hedge pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:23 | Providence | Milo Bruno comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lewis Boudreaux | 33-34 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Mark Laughlin | 33-36 |
| 12:43 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner scores on a runner from the left block | 35-36 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield is called for traveling | 35-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Mason (C) Jonathon Gardner | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Colin (C) Lewis Boudreaux | |
| 12:07 | Providence | Milton Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Roosevelt Brown (SG) Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Roosevelt Brown is called for the reach on Donte Gengler - foul #1 on Roosevelt Brown, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Holmes (SF) Jerry Westerfield | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Milton Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roosevelt Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Miller (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hedge (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Mason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donte Gengler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Holmes (fresh) PF - Sean Bono (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Colin (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin lays it in on a great pass from Donte Gengler and he's hacked by Michael Miller - foul #4 on Michael Miller, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Jonathon Gardner (PF) Michael Hedge | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:02 | Providence | Milton Rogers loses the ball out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerald Ellison (PF) Sean Bono | |
| 10:42 | St. John's | James Colin jams the wide open dunk set up by Jerald Ellison out of the doubleteam | 35-41 |
| 10:19 | Providence | Andrew Mason knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Roosevelt Brown | 37-41 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Donte Gengler makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jerald Ellison | 37-44 |
| 09:31 | Providence | Milton Rogers drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Roosevelt Brown | 39-44 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Milton Rogers picks off the pass by James Colin | 39-44 |
| 08:36 | Providence | The short jumper by Milton Rogers is denied by Jerald Ellison | 39-44 |
| 08:35 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 08:18 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerald Ellison - foul #2 on Jerald Ellison, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Kennelly (PG), Milo Bruno (SG), Michael Hedge (PF) Milton Rogers, Roosevelt Brown, Andrew Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Virgil Kimble (SG), Sean Bono (PF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Mark Laughlin, Donte Gengler, Jerald Ellison, James Colin | |
| 08:18 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:18 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield is whistled for a carry | 41-44 |
| 07:41 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner misses badly on a shot in the lane | 41-44 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Willie Holmes grabs the board | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Kevin Kennelly (fresh) SG - Milo Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Miller (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Hedge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathon Gardner (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Westerfield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Virgil Kimble (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Holmes (fairly fresh) PF - Sean Bono (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Boudreaux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Michael Miller is called for the reach on Virgil Kimble - foul #5 on Michael Miller, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Providence | Milton Rogers (SG) Michael Miller | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Colin (C) Lewis Boudreaux | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 06:50 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Colin - foul #3 on James Colin, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Roosevelt Brown (SG) Kevin Kennelly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (PG), Donte Gengler (SG), Jerald Ellison (PF) Virgil Kimble, Willie Holmes, Sean Bono | |
| 06:50 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:50 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin is hacked by Jonathon Gardner - foul #1 on Jonathon Gardner, team foul #8 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Mason (C) Jonathon Gardner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 05:56 | Providence | Mark Laughlin steals the ball from Andrew Mason | 43-48 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield misses the jumpshot from the left side | 43-48 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 05:07 | Providence | Milo Bruno is hacked by Jerry Westerfield - foul #1 on Jerry Westerfield, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Kennelly (SG) Milton Rogers | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:51 | Providence | Milo Bruno misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-50 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | James Colin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Donte Gengler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-50 |
| 04:27 | Providence | Milo Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:13 | Providence | Milo Bruno's floater is tipped away by Jerald Ellison | 43-50 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 43-50 |
| 03:47 | Providence | Roosevelt Brown grabs the board | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Providence | Michael Hedge misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | James Colin pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Roosevelt Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Kennelly (fresh) SF - Milo Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Hedge (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donte Gengler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Westerfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Ellison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - James Colin (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | James Colin can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Andrew Mason - foul #1 on Andrew Mason, team foul #9 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Milton Rogers (PG), Jonathon Gardner (C) Roosevelt Brown, Andrew Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (PG), Willie Holmes (SF), Sean Bono (PF) Mark Laughlin, Jerry Westerfield, Jerald Ellison | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | James Colin makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | James Colin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 02:59 | Providence | Michael Hedge comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Sean Bono - foul #2 on Sean Bono, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux (C) James Colin | |
| 02:59 | Providence | Michael Hedge misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 02:59 | Providence | Michael Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Roosevelt Brown (SG) Kevin Kennelly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (PG), Jerald Ellison (PF) Virgil Kimble, Sean Bono | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | The short jumper by Lewis Boudreaux is denied by Michael Hedge | 44-52 |
| 02:32 | Providence | Michael Hedge grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 02:08 | Providence | Michael Hedge misses the runner from close range | 44-52 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lewis Boudreaux, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Colin (C) Lewis Boudreaux | |
| 01:41 | Providence | Michael Hedge makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Milton Rogers | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Michael Hedge swats the dunk try by Willie Holmes | 46-52 |
| 01:16 | Providence | Michael Hedge gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 01:08 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 46-52 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Donte Gengler grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Willie Holmes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathon Gardner - foul #2 on Jonathon Gardner, team foul #10 | 46-52 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Willie Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Willie Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:45 | Providence | Michael Hedge pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Providence | The jump hook by Michael Hedge is blocked by Jerald Ellison | 46-53 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison grabs the board | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Milton Rogers is called for the reach on Jerald Ellison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Milton Rogers, team foul #11 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux (C) James Colin | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:31 | Providence | Milton Rogers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-55 |
| 00:30 | Providence | Jonathon Gardner snags the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 00:26 | Providence | Milton Rogers can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 00:24 | Providence | Michael Hedge grabs the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 00:21 | Providence | Michael Hedge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Willie Holmes snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Willie Holmes is hacked by Milton Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Milton Rogers, team foul #12 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bono (PF) Jerald Ellison | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Willie Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Willie Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:12 | Providence | Mark Laughlin is called for the reach on Milton Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Laughlin, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Virgil Kimble (SG) Mark Laughlin, Donte Gengler | |
| 00:12 | Providence | Milton Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:12 | Providence | Milton Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Willie Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Rogers - foul #4 on Milton Rogers, team foul #13 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (PG), Donte Gengler (SG) Jerry Westerfield, Virgil Kimble | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Willie Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Willie Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:09 | Providence | Roosevelt Brown snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Milo Bruno is hacked by Donte Gengler - foul #2 on Donte Gengler, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerald Ellison (PF), James Colin (C) Sean Bono, Lewis Boudreaux | |
| 00:03 | Providence | Milo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Milo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 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 | Mark Laughlin runs out the clock | 50-57 |