| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard Raposo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tommie Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Lax (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Musto (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Fish (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Harold Jackson inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | North Carolina | Tommie Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 19:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jose Sosa | 34-25 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Jose Sosa misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Joseph Fish can't tip it in | 34-25 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Joseph Fish grabs the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Albert Stair is hacked by Harold Jackson - foul #3 on Harold Jackson, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Edwards (SF) Harold Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Joseph Fish misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-25 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Dwight Lax gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | Henry Kendall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Jose Sosa grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Edwards - foul #3 on Michael Edwards, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Guinn (SF) Michael Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Joseph Fish pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Jose Sosa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Joseph Fish tips it back up and in | 34-29 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Tommie Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Lax | 34-29 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Jerry Guinn drills a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Ward - foul #1 on Robert Ward, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Benson (SG), Keith Smith (PF), William Dossett (C) Henry Kendall, Tommie Robinson, Dwight Lax | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Samuel Diggs (SG), Anthony Stidham (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Jose Sosa, Paul Musto, Albert Stair, Joseph Fish | |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Jerry Guinn makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Joe Horace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-29 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Wendell Morrison denies the turnaround by William Dossett | 37-29 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Ward | 37-29 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Anthony Benson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Smith | 40-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard Raposo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Benson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Guinn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Dossett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joe Horace (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Diggs (fresh) SF - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Stidham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Robert Ward drills a shot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Anthony Benson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Keith Smith | 43-34 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Robert Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Ward | 46-36 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Wendell Morrison swats the short shot by Jerry Guinn | 46-36 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Keith Smith hits the follow up shot | 48-36 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the floater from close range | 48-39 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerry Guinn | 48-39 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo's floater is knocked away by Robert Ward | 48-39 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | Anthony Benson gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Anthony Benson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Diggs - foul #2 on Samuel Diggs, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Henry Kendall (SG), Harold Jackson (SF), Tommie Robinson (PF), Dwight Lax (C) Richard Raposo, Jerry Guinn, Keith Smith, William Dossett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Paul Musto (SF), Albert Stair (PF), Joseph Fish (C) Joe Horace, Samuel Diggs, Robert Ward, Anthony Stidham, Wendell Morrison | |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Anthony Benson makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Anthony Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Anthony Benson misses the 3rd free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Fish | 50-39 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Albert Stair misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Dwight Lax gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Dwight Lax drills a jump hook from close range | 52-39 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Jose Sosa loses the dribble to Henry Kendall | 52-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Anthony Benson (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Henry Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tommie Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Lax (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Paul Musto (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Dwight Lax misses short on a shot from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Paul Musto grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Anthony Benson picks off the pass by Albert Stair | 52-39 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Harold Jackson lays it in set up by Anthony Benson | 54-39 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Albert Stair double dribbles | 54-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Edwards (PG) Anthony Benson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Harold Jackson is hacked by Jesse Stone - foul #4 on Jesse Stone, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Michel (SG), Robert Ward (SF) Jesse Stone, Paul Musto | |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | Dwight Lax's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Ward | 54-39 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Joseph Fish pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Jose Sosa misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Dwight Lax grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Michael Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Musgrave (SG) Henry Kendall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Morrison (C) Joseph Fish | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Jose Sosa knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Michel | 54-41 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Michael Edwards is whistled for a carry | 54-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Raposo (PG), Jerry Guinn (C) Harold Jackson, Dwight Lax | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Samuel Diggs (SG), Paul Musto (SF), Anthony Stidham (PF) Jose Sosa, Edward Michel, Robert Ward, Albert Stair | |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Smith (PF), William Dossett (C) William Musgrave, Tommie Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Keith Smith connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Richard Raposo and the foul's on Anthony Stidham - foul #1 on Anthony Stidham, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Keith Smith makes the free throw | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Michael Edwards steals it from Anthony Stidham | 57-41 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo lays it in on a great pass from Michael Edwards | 59-41 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Joe Horace | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Anthony Stidham swats the layup by Michael Edwards | 59-44 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham grabs the board | 59-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard Raposo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Guinn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Dossett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joe Horace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Diggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Musto (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Anthony Stidham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wendell Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs is denied on a layup by William Dossett | 59-44 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Keith Smith | 59-44 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Paul Musto connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | Michael Edwards is fouled on the floor by Samuel Diggs - foul #3 on Samuel Diggs, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Henry Kendall (SG), Harold Jackson (SF), Tommie Robinson (PF), Dwight Lax (C) Michael Edwards, Jerry Guinn, Keith Smith, William Dossett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Albert Stair (PF), Joseph Fish (C) Joe Horace, Samuel Diggs, Paul Musto, Anthony Stidham, Wendell Morrison | |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | Dwight Lax connects on the jumper from close range | 61-46 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Joseph Fish jams it on a great pass from Jose Sosa | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | Tommie Robinson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Kendall | 64-48 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Jesse Stone misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-48 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Tommie Robinson snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Tommie Robinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-48 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Robert Ward pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Robert Ward can't connect on a shot from the left side | 64-48 |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Harold Jackson pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Henry Kendall misses the dunk but he's fouled by Joseph Fish - foul #1 on Joseph Fish, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Benson (PG), Jerry Guinn (C) Richard Raposo, Dwight Lax | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Henry Kendall misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Henry Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Joseph Fish buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-51 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Tommie Robinson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Joseph Fish snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Jose Sosa scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Ward | 65-53 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Anthony Benson is fouled on the floor by Jesse Stone - foul #5 on Jesse Stone, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Edwards (PG), Keith Smith (C) Henry Kendall, Harold Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Samuel Diggs (SG), Paul Musto (SF), Anthony Stidham (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Jose Sosa, Jesse Stone, Robert Ward, Albert Stair, Joseph Fish | |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Anthony Benson makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Anthony Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Wendell Morrison | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Tommie Robinson - foul #2 on Tommie Robinson, team foul #3 | 66-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Dossett (C) Tommie Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Benson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerry Guinn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Dossett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joe Horace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Diggs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Musto (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Stidham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wendell Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Michael Edwards loses the dribble to Samuel Diggs | 66-55 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham throws it down on a great pass from Joe Horace | 66-57 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Raposo (PG), Henry Kendall (SG), Harold Jackson (SF), Tommie Robinson (PF), Dwight Lax (C) Michael Edwards, Anthony Benson, Jerry Guinn, Keith Smith, William Dossett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Robert Ward (SF), Albert Stair (PF), Joseph Fish (C) Joe Horace, Samuel Diggs, Anthony Stidham, Wendell Morrison | |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Harold Jackson is fouled on the floor by Paul Musto - foul #3 on Paul Musto, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Harold Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Harold Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Paul Musto drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-59 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Musto - foul #4 on Paul Musto, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Paul Musto clanks a shot in the lane | 70-59 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Tommie Robinson snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Paul Musto blocks the jumper by Harold Jackson | 70-59 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Joseph Fish grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Jose Sosa drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Ward | 70-61 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Tommie Robinson loses the dribble to Robert Ward | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Robert Ward clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Raposo | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo is hacked by Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Sosa, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Edwards (SG), Jerry Guinn (PF) Henry Kendall, Tommie Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Paul Musto makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 72-63 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Harold Jackson is hacked by Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #11 | 72-63 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Harold Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Harold Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Joseph Fish grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Joseph Fish buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Musto | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Michael Edwards is hacked by Paul Musto in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Musto, team foul #12 | 73-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Diggs (SG) Paul Musto | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Michael Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Michael Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Guinn | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Albert Stair is called for the reach on Jerry Guinn - foul #3 on Albert Stair, team foul #13 | 74-66 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Jerry Guinn makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Jerry Guinn makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Jose Sosa connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Samuel Diggs | 76-69 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Samuel Diggs is called for the reach on Michael Edwards in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Diggs, team foul #14 | 76-69 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Michael Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Michael Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Jose Sosa misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo grabs the defensive rebound | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Jose Sosa is called for the reach on Richard Raposo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jose Sosa, team foul #15 | 78-69 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Jose Sosa can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 80-69 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Robert Ward tips it in | 80-71 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Richard Raposo runs out the clock | 80-71 |