| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Herbert Strub (fresh) SG - Clayton Infante (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Smallwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marcus Friley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Radman Borowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Chuck Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Zenz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Preston Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Cook (fresh) 4 pts. C - Hao Wen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Carolina Central | Preston Holland inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | N. Carolina Central | Preston Holland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on John Smallwood - foul #2 on John Smallwood, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:32 | N. Carolina Central | Preston Holland misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:32 | N. Carolina Central | Preston Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:32 | N. Carolina Central | Preston Holland misses the 3rd free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:32 | St. Paul's | Marcus Friley grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 19:11 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski travels with the ball | 38-35 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Chris Backer (PG), John Smith (SF), Lyle Olin (PF), Bernard Landry (C) Herbert Strub, John Smallwood, Marcus Friley, Radman Borowski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead (PG), Aubrey Botsford (SF), Nicholas Sterling (C) Chuck Tyler, Preston Holland, Hao Wen | |
| 19:01 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Hollingshead | 38-37 |
| 18:37 | St. Paul's | John Smith scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clayton Infante | 40-37 |
| 18:18 | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 18:17 | St. Paul's | Lyle Olin pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:05 | St. Paul's | Lyle Olin can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-37 |
| 18:04 | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:51 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 17:49 | St. Paul's | Lyle Olin grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 17:44 | St. Paul's | John Smith loses the dribble to John Hollingshead in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 17:37 | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling is hacked by Bernard Landry - foul #1 on Bernard Landry, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub (PG), Reginald Lang (SG), John Smallwood (SF), Marcus Friley (PF), Gary Easton (C) Chris Backer, Clayton Infante, John Smith, Lyle Olin, Bernard Landry | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler (PG), Jerry Tom (SG), Preston Holland (SF), Scott Warren (PF), Hao Wen (C) John Hollingshead, Cody Zenz, Aubrey Botsford, Mark Cook, Nicholas Sterling | |
| 17:20 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler is fouled on the floor by John Smallwood - foul #3 on John Smallwood, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante (SG), Radman Borowski (C) John Smallwood, Gary Easton | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 17:11 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Tom makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Warren | 40-39 |
| 16:49 | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 16:30 | N. Carolina Central | Hao Wen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 16:28 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Tom grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:12 | N. Carolina Central | Scott Warren is open and scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Tom | 43-41 |
| 16:01 | St. Paul's | Marcus Friley connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Strub | 45-41 |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Herbert Strub (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clayton Infante (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Lang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marcus Friley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Radman Borowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Chuck Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Tom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Preston Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Hao Wen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler is called for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Chris Backer (PG), John Smith (SG), John Smallwood (SF), David Dahle (PF), Gary Easton (C) Herbert Strub, Clayton Infante, Reginald Lang, Marcus Friley, Radman Borowski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead (PG), Cody Zenz (SG), Aubrey Botsford (SF), Mark Cook (PF), Charles Bird (C) Chuck Tyler, Jerry Tom, Preston Holland, Scott Warren, Hao Wen | |
| 15:18 | St. Paul's | Cody Zenz steps in front of the John Smith pass | 45-41 |
| 15:13 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead misses the dunk | 45-41 |
| 15:12 | St. Paul's | John Smallwood pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:53 | St. Paul's | David Dahle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Dahle, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Preston Holland (SF), Nicholas Sterling (PF) Aubrey Botsford, Mark Cook | |
| 14:36 | N. Carolina Central | Preston Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub (PG), Marcus Friley (PF), Radman Borowski (C) John Smith, David Dahle, Gary Easton | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler (PG), Mark Cook (PF) John Hollingshead, Charles Bird | |
| 14:22 | St. Paul's | John Smallwood is hacked by Mark Cook - foul #2 on Mark Cook, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Bernard Landry (C) Radman Borowski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 14:09 | St. Paul's | Chris Backer makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Strub and he's hacked by Cody Zenz - foul #3 on Cody Zenz, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Tom (SG), Aubrey Botsford (SF), Hao Wen (C) Cody Zenz, Preston Holland, Nicholas Sterling | |
| 14:09 | St. Paul's | Chris Backer misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:09 | N. Carolina Central | Hao Wen grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 13:53 | N. Carolina Central | Aubrey Botsford banks in the layup | 47-43 |
| 13:35 | St. Paul's | Chris Backer makes the runner in the paint and the foul's on Jerry Tom - foul #3 on Jerry Tom, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smith (SF), David Dahle (PF), Lyle Olin (C) John Smallwood, Marcus Friley, Bernard Landry | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead (PG), Nicholas Sterling (PF) Chuck Tyler, Mark Cook | |
| 13:35 | St. Paul's | Chris Backer makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:16 | N. Carolina Central | Herbert Strub picks off the pass by Aubrey Botsford | 50-43 |
| 13:13 | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub banks in the layup | 52-43 |
| 12:45 | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Tom and he's hacked by Lyle Olin - foul #1 on Lyle Olin, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante (SG), John Smallwood (SF), Marcus Friley (PF), Gary Easton (C) Herbert Strub, John Smith, David Dahle, Lyle Olin | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz (SG), Preston Holland (SF), Charles Bird (C) Jerry Tom, Aubrey Botsford, Hao Wen | |
| 12:45 | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:33 | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 12:32 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:25 | N. Carolina Central | Charles Bird double dribbles | 52-46 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler (PG), Mark Cook (PF) John Hollingshead, Nicholas Sterling | |
| 12:12 | St. Paul's | John Smallwood hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Chris Backer | 54-46 |
| 11:50 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Reginald Lang (PG), John Smith (SF), Lyle Olin (PF), Radman Borowski (C) Chris Backer, John Smallwood, Marcus Friley, Gary Easton | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Hao Wen (C) Charles Bird | |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Reginald Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Clayton Infante (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lyle Olin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Radman Borowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Chuck Tyler (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Zenz (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Preston Holland (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Cook (tiring) 4 pts. C - Hao Wen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | St. Paul's | Reginald Lang misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 11:29 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski misses the tip | 54-46 |
| 11:27 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Mark Cook | 54-46 |
| 11:22 | N. Carolina Central | Reginald Lang is called for the reach on Cody Zenz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reginald Lang, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub (PG), Bernard Landry (PF) Clayton Infante, Lyle Olin | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead (PG), Jerry Tom (SG), Aubrey Botsford (SF), Nicholas Sterling (PF) Chuck Tyler, Cody Zenz, Preston Holland, Mark Cook | |
| 11:08 | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 54-46 |
| 11:07 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 11:05 | St. Paul's | Bernard Landry is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Landry, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smallwood (SF), David Dahle (PF) Reginald Lang, Radman Borowski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Charles Bird (C) Hao Wen | |
| 10:54 | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling scores on a jump hook near the basket | 54-48 |
| 10:40 | St. Paul's | John Smallwood connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Herbert Strub and he's fouled by Aubrey Botsford - foul #3 on Aubrey Botsford, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Chris Backer (PG), Clayton Infante (SG), Radman Borowski (C) Herbert Strub, John Smith, Bernard Landry | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Scott Warren (SF), Mark Cook (PF) Aubrey Botsford, Nicholas Sterling | |
| 10:40 | St. Paul's | John Smallwood misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:40 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 10:22 | N. Carolina Central | Charles Bird misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-48 |
| 10:21 | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:03 | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Jerry Tom - foul #4 on Jerry Tom, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smith (SF), Marcus Friley (PF) John Smallwood, David Dahle | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler (PG), Cody Zenz (SG), Preston Holland (SF), Hao Wen (C) John Hollingshead, Jerry Tom, Scott Warren, Charles Bird | |
| 10:03 | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:03 | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:03 | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante misses the 3rd free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:03 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Hao Wen | 58-48 |
| 09:44 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Chris Backer - foul #1 on Chris Backer, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub (PG), Gary Easton (C) Clayton Infante, Radman Borowski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling (PF) Mark Cook | |
| 09:44 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:44 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:44 | St. Paul's | The rebound goes to Gary Easton | 58-48 |
| 09:38 | St. Paul's | Preston Holland is called for the reach on Chris Backer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Preston Holland, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Reginald Lang (SG) Chris Backer | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 09:21 | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 09:19 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Lyle Olin (PF) Marcus Friley | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead (PG), Aubrey Botsford (SF) Chuck Tyler, Preston Holland | |
| 08:57 | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 08:55 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Nicholas Sterling | 61-48 |
| 08:33 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Hao Wen | 61-51 |
| 08:31 | St. Paul's | Aubrey Botsford is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aubrey Botsford, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Chris Backer (PG), Clayton Infante (SG), Bernard Landry (PF), Radman Borowski (C) Herbert Strub, Reginald Lang, Lyle Olin, Gary Easton | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler (PG), Scott Warren (SF), Mark Cook (PF), Charles Bird (C) John Hollingshead, Aubrey Botsford, Nicholas Sterling, Hao Wen | |
| 08:31 | St. Paul's | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:31 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 08:23 | N. Carolina Central | Charles Bird is fouled on the floor by Chris Backer - foul #2 on Chris Backer, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smallwood (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 08:23 | N. Carolina Central | Charles Bird makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 08:23 | N. Carolina Central | Charles Bird misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 08:23 | St. Paul's | Bernard Landry gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 08:19 | St. Paul's | Chris Backer is hacked by Scott Warren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Warren, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | David Dahle (PF) Radman Borowski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 08:19 | St. Paul's | Chris Backer makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:19 | St. Paul's | Chris Backer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 08:07 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 08:06 | N. Carolina Central | Charles Bird gets the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 07:50 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 07:49 | St. Paul's | Bernard Landry grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Chris Backer (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clayton Infante (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smallwood (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Dahle (fresh) C - Bernard Landry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Chuck Tyler (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Zenz (tired) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Cook (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Bird (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:45 | St. Paul's | Cody Zenz takes the ball from Clayton Infante in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| 07:45 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead (PG), Jerry Tom (SG), Preston Holland (SF) Chuck Tyler, Cody Zenz, Scott Warren | |
| 07:26 | N. Carolina Central | Charles Bird drills a jumpshot from the left side | 63-54 |
| 07:13 | St. Paul's | Chris Backer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Reginald Lang (PG), John Smith (SF), Radman Borowski (C) Clayton Infante, John Smallwood, Bernard Landry | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling (C) Charles Bird | |
| 07:11 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Marcus Friley (PF) David Dahle | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Hao Wen (C) Mark Cook | |
| 07:11 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:11 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:54 | St. Paul's | Marcus Friley can't finish the uncontested layup | 63-56 |
| 06:53 | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:47 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Tom drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Hollingshead and he's fouled by Reginald Lang - foul #3 on Reginald Lang, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub (PG), Gary Easton (C) Reginald Lang, Radman Borowski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler (PG), Aubrey Botsford (SF) John Hollingshead, Preston Holland | |
| 06:47 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Tom makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:34 | St. Paul's | Chris Backer misses the jumper from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 06:32 | N. Carolina Central | Hao Wen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:12 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 06:10 | St. Paul's | Chris Backer grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 05:57 | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub buries a 3 from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 05:37 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Tom misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 05:35 | St. Paul's | John Smith snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 05:26 | St. Paul's | Gary Easton misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Chuck Tyler - foul #2 on Chuck Tyler, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Reginald Lang (PG), Clayton Infante (SG), Bernard Landry (SF), David Dahle (PF) Herbert Strub, Chris Backer, John Smith, Marcus Friley | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead (PG), Cody Zenz (SG), Scott Warren (SF), Mark Cook (PF), Charles Bird (C) Chuck Tyler, Jerry Tom, Aubrey Botsford, Nicholas Sterling, Hao Wen | |
| 05:26 | St. Paul's | Gary Easton misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:26 | St. Paul's | Gary Easton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:02 | N. Carolina Central | Scott Warren buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Hollingshead | 67-61 |
| 04:37 | St. Paul's | Gary Easton hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-61 |
| 04:17 | N. Carolina Central | David Dahle swats the short shot by Cody Zenz | 69-61 |
| 04:15 | St. Paul's | David Dahle grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 03:54 | St. Paul's | Gary Easton buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Reginald Lang | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:51 | N. Carolina Central | Reginald Lang is called for the reach on John Hollingshead in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reginald Lang, team foul #12 | 71-61 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Chris Backer (PG), John Smith (SG), John Smallwood (SF), Lyle Olin (PF), Radman Borowski (C) Reginald Lang, Clayton Infante, Bernard Landry, David Dahle, Gary Easton | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Tom (SG), Preston Holland (SF) Cody Zenz, Scott Warren | |
| 03:51 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 03:51 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | St. Paul's | Chris Backer's pass is intercepted by Mark Cook in the backcourt | 71-62 |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Chris Backer (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Smallwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lyle Olin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Radman Borowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Hollingshead (tiring) 3 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Tom (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Preston Holland (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Cook (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Bird (tiring) 9 pts. | |
| 03:27 | N. Carolina Central | Preston Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 03:25 | St. Paul's | Lyle Olin snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 02:58 | St. Paul's | A charge is called on Chris Backer - foul #3 on Chris Backer, team foul #13 | 71-62 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler (PG), Aubrey Botsford (PF), Nicholas Sterling (C) John Hollingshead, Mark Cook, Charles Bird | |
| 02:55 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Strub - foul #1 on Herbert Strub, team foul #14 | 71-62 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Marcus Friley (PF) Radman Borowski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 02:55 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 02:55 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:45 | St. Paul's | Marcus Friley drills a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Nicholas Sterling - foul #1 on Nicholas Sterling, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante (SG) Chris Backer | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Hao Wen (C) Preston Holland | |
| 02:45 | St. Paul's | Marcus Friley makes the free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:30 | N. Carolina Central | Chuck Tyler scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Aubrey Botsford | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:09 | St. Paul's | Marcus Friley buries a runner from the baseline | 76-66 |
| 02:09 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-66 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Reginald Lang (PG), John Smith (SG), David Dahle (PF), Radman Borowski (C) Herbert Strub, Clayton Infante, Marcus Friley, Lyle Olin | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Preston Holland (SF) Aubrey Botsford | |
| 01:59 | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling lays it up and in set up by Preston Holland | 76-68 |
| 01:57 | St. Paul's | Jerry Tom picks off the pass by Radman Borowski in the backcourt | 76-68 |
| 01:56 | N. Carolina Central | Preston Holland misses the lay-in | 76-68 |
| 01:55 | St. Paul's | John Smallwood snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| 01:34 | St. Paul's | John Smallwood's layup is rejected by Nicholas Sterling | 76-68 |
| 01:33 | N. Carolina Central | Nicholas Sterling grabs the board | 76-68 |
| 01:33 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub (PG), Clayton Infante (SG), Marcus Friley (PF) Reginald Lang, John Smith, David Dahle | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz (SG), Mark Cook (PF) Jerry Tom, Nicholas Sterling | |
| 01:31 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz is fouled in the backcourt by Radman Borowski - foul #2 on Radman Borowski, team foul #15 | 76-68 |
| 01:31 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:31 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:20 | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-70 |
| 01:18 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:01 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-70 |
| 00:59 | St. Paul's | The rebound goes to Radman Borowski | 76-70 |
| 00:59 | St. Paul's | St. Paul's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante is hacked by Chuck Tyler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chuck Tyler, team foul #11 | 76-70 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smith (SF), Lyle Olin (PF), Gary Easton (C) John Smallwood, Marcus Friley, Radman Borowski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:58 | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:58 | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Infante - foul #3 on Clayton Infante, team foul #16 | 78-70 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smallwood (SF), Marcus Friley (PF), Radman Borowski (C) John Smith, Lyle Olin, Gary Easton | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:55 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:55 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz misses the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:55 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski snags the defensive board | 78-71 |
| 00:53 | St. Paul's | Chuck Tyler is called for the reach on Radman Borowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chuck Tyler, team foul #12 | 78-71 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smith (SF), Lyle Olin (PF) John Smallwood, Marcus Friley | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:53 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-71 |
| 00:53 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:53 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:45 | N. Carolina Central | Preston Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-71 |
| 00:44 | N. Carolina Central | Hao Wen gets the offensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 00:40 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-71 |
| 00:39 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski snags the defensive board | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | St. Paul's | Chuck Tyler is called for the reach on Radman Borowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chuck Tyler, team foul #13 | 79-71 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead (PG) Chuck Tyler | |
| 00:36 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:36 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:36 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:32 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead is hacked by Herbert Strub in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Strub, team foul #17 | 80-71 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smallwood (SF), Marcus Friley (PF) John Smith, Lyle Olin | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:32 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:32 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | St. Paul's | John Hollingshead is called for the reach on John Smallwood in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hollingshead, team foul #14 | 80-73 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Lyle Olin (PF), Gary Easton (C) Marcus Friley, Radman Borowski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:29 | St. Paul's | John Smallwood makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:29 | St. Paul's | John Smallwood makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:21 | N. Carolina Central | Hao Wen connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Hollingshead | 82-76 |
| 00:18 | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub is hacked by John Hollingshead in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hollingshead, team foul #15 | 82-76 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smith (SF), David Dahle (PF) John Smallwood, Gary Easton | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:18 | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:18 | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Infante - foul #4 on Clayton Infante, team foul #18 | 83-76 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smallwood (SF), Marcus Friley (PF), Radman Borowski (C) John Smith, David Dahle, Lyle Olin | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:15 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:15 | N. Carolina Central | Cody Zenz misses the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:15 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski grabs the defensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 00:12 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski is fouled in the backcourt by John Hollingshead - foul #3 on John Hollingshead, team foul #16 | 83-77 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smith (SF), Lyle Olin (PF) John Smallwood, Marcus Friley | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:12 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski misses the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:12 | St. Paul's | Radman Borowski makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:07 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Cody Zenz | 84-80 |
| 00:06 | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub is hacked by John Hollingshead in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hollingshead, team foul #17 | 84-80 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Chris Backer (SG), Reginald Lang (SF), Marcus Friley (PF) Clayton Infante, John Smith, Lyle Olin | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:06 | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:06 | St. Paul's | Herbert Strub makes the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:04 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Strub - foul #3 on Herbert Strub, team foul #19 | 86-80 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Clayton Infante (SG), John Smallwood (SF) Chris Backer, Reginald Lang | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:04 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:04 | N. Carolina Central | John Hollingshead misses the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:04 | St. Paul's | Marcus Friley snags the defensive board | 86-81 |
| 00:03 | St. Paul's | John Hollingshead is called for the reach on Marcus Friley in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Hollingshead, team foul #18 | 86-81 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | John Smith (SF), Lyle Olin (C) John Smallwood, Radman Borowski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Tom (PG) John Hollingshead | |
| 00:03 | St. Paul's | Marcus Friley makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:03 | St. Paul's | Marcus Friley misses the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:03 | St. Paul's | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 87-81 |
| 00:01 | St. Paul's | Cody Zenz is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #4 on Cody Zenz, team foul #19 | 87-81 |
| Subs | St. Paul's | David Dahle (PF) Marcus Friley | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:01 | St. Paul's | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:01 | St. Paul's | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:01 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook gets the rebound | 87-81 |
| 00:00 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Cook hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 87-81 |