| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Currier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Currier inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | North Carolina | Cody Little misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Manuel Harrell | 33-35 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Vaughn Wynn | 33-35 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Myers and he's hacked by Cody Little - foul #2 on Cody Little, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague double dribbles | 36-35 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn's pass is intercepted by Bernard Barnett | 36-35 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Cody Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce buries a fadeaway from the left block | 38-35 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Cecil Pierce | 38-35 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Cody Little swats the short shot by Frederick Wagner | 38-35 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Cody Little clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Raymond Myers | 44-35 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Cody Little blows the layup but he's hacked by Cecil Pierce - foul #1 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Gino Romano (PF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), Hedeon Sivic (SG), James Collins (SF), Arthur Marshall (C) Jerry Tague, Bernard Barnett, John Currier, Raymond Thomas | |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Cody Little makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Cody Little misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Gino Romano pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Daniel Felton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Cody Little grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Felton (fresh) SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Sok (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Holquin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hedeon Sivic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Collins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cody Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Arthur Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | Cody Little misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-36 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | James Holquin pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | James Sok is called for the reach on Arthur Marshall - foul #1 on James Sok, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi (C) Cody Little | |
| 14:46 | North Carolina | James Collins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Gino Romano snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Gino Romano tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Gino Romano denies the turnaround by Arthur Marshall | 46-36 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | James Sok grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | James Sok scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Felton and he's fouled by Robert Garren - foul #1 on Robert Garren, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, Gino Romano, James Holquin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), John Currier (SF), Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Garren, Arthur Marshall, Dikembe Azimi | |
| 13:47 | St. John's | James Sok makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Raymond Myers steals the ball from Raymond Thomas | 49-36 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Myers | 51-36 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas is hacked by James Sok - foul #2 on James Sok, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF) James Sok | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett (SG), Dikembe Azimi (PF) Hedeon Sivic, James Collins | |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Raymond Myers is called for the reach on Bernard Barnett - foul #2 on Raymond Myers, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses short on a jumper in the lane | 51-36 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | John Currier gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (C) Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall (PF) Dikembe Azimi | |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Raymond Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), Cody Little (PF) Jerry Tague, Arthur Marshall | |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Currier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | The jumper by Manuel Harrell is denied by Raymond Thomas | 51-39 |
| 11:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Cody Little | 51-39 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett misses long on a jumper from the right block | 51-39 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Raymond Myers can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce hits the follow up shot | 53-39 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Currier and the foul's on James Holquin - foul #1 on James Holquin, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Gino Romano (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, James Holquin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), James Collins (SF), Arthur Marshall (PF) Bernard Barnett, John Currier, Cody Little | |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Gino Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | James Collins grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 53-42 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gino Romano | 53-42 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | James Sok's layup is rejected by Arthur Marshall | 53-42 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Collins | 53-42 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Robert Garren is hacked by Daniel Felton - foul #2 on Daniel Felton, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SG), Cody Little (PF) Robert Garren, Raymond Thomas | |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic is whistled for traveling | 53-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Currier (SF) Arthur Marshall | |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Raymond Myers buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Frederick Wagner | 56-42 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague hits the follow up shot | 56-44 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner is fouled on the floor by John Currier - foul #3 on John Currier, team foul #3 | 56-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), James Holquin (C) James Sok, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the shot from the left block | 56-44 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | Cody Little gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Cody Little is hacked by Cecil Pierce - foul #2 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF) Gino Romano | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), Arthur Marshall (SF), Dikembe Azimi (C) Jerry Tague, Hedeon Sivic, John Currier, James Collins | |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Cody Little makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Cody Little makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Rene Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cody Little (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | James Holquin banks in the layup on a great pass from Manuel Harrell | 58-46 |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | Manuel Harrell steals it from Rene Gallo | 58-46 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell can't finish the layup | 58-46 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell tips it back up and in | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:44 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), Gino Romano (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Cecil Pierce, James Holquin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), John Currier (SF), James Collins (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Rene Gallo, Arthur Marshall, Cody Little, Dikembe Azimi | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Gino Romano hits the finger roll | 62-46 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | John Currier hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:04 | St. John's | James Sok's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Thomas | 62-49 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | John Currier pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | John Currier misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-49 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Lockett | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:29 | St. John's | The short jumper by Frederick Wagner is denied by Raymond Thomas | 62-49 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell tips it back up and in | 64-49 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Robert Garren misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Robert Garren pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas is denied on a dunk by James Sok | 64-49 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | James Collins tips it home | 64-51 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Sok hits the finger roll on a great pass from Manuel Harrell and he's fouled by James Collins - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #4 | 66-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF), James Holquin (C) Thomas Lockett, Manuel Harrell, Gino Romano, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), Hedeon Sivic (SG), Arthur Marshall (SF), Cody Little (PF), Dikembe Azimi (C) Robert Garren, Bernard Barnett, John Currier, James Collins, Raymond Thomas | |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Sok makes the free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi misses long on a shot from the left block | 67-51 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Holquin | 67-51 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Cody Little gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic hits a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Vaughn Wynn - foul #2 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF) James Sok | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic misses the free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Marshall | 67-53 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague drills a fadeaway from the right side | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hedeon Sivic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Arthur Marshall (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | James Holquin swats the shot by Jerry Tague | 67-55 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | James Holquin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Gino Romano (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, James Holquin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), James Collins (SF) Jerry Tague, Cody Little | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-55 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | James Sok pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Sok is denied by James Collins | 67-55 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo gets the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Hedeon Sivic is called for the reach on Thomas Lockett - foul #3 on Hedeon Sivic, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (C) Tim Dicarlo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Arthur Marshall is called for the reach on Gino Romano - foul #3 on Arthur Marshall, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Gino Romano's floater is tipped away by James Collins | 67-55 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | James Collins snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | James Sok gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | James Sok makes the shot from the right block set up by Daniel Felton | 69-55 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Robert Garren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Gino Romano pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Daniel Felton runs out the clock | 69-55 |