| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jay Grier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Francis Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael McCorey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Leonard Lawler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey inbounds the ball | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Wake Forest | Antwan Harris is called for the reach on Leonard Lawler - foul #2 on Antwan Harris, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| 19:29 | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Francis Bell | 41-50 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Jay Grier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-50 |
| 18:54 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Marvin Hughes | 41-50 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Russell Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Melvin Dailey steals it from Reid Simpson | 41-50 |
| 18:27 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey lays it in | 41-52 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Marvin Hughes | 44-52 |
| 18:06 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Byrd - foul #1 on Russell Byrd, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman (SG), Joseph Bunger (SF) Michael McCorey, Melvin Dailey | |
| 17:53 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 17:46 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 17:27 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Francis Bell | 44-54 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-54 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 17:15 | Wake Forest | Marvin Hughes takes the ball from Joseph Bunger | 44-54 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Arthur Holeman is called for the reach on Reid Simpson - foul #1 on Arthur Holeman, team foul #1 | 44-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Marvin Hughes, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey (PG) Francis Bell | |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 16:44 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 16:24 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Michael McCorey | 44-56 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Reid Simpson is called for traveling | 44-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (SG), Al Burris (PF) Reid Simpson, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Francis Bell (PG), Melvin Dailey (SF) Arthur Holeman, Joseph Bunger | |
| 15:51 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Calvin Malone - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Calvin Malone, Steven Selvidge, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Marion Hinson (SG), Howard Robertson (C) Michael McCorey, Roberto Ferrari | |
| 15:51 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 15:51 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 15:51 | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Tarango (fresh) SF - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Cosgrove (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Francis Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marion Hinson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Leonard Lawler (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Howard Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Howard Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 15:17 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-57 |
| 15:16 | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler snags the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 15:04 | Wake Forest | Howard Robertson's pass is intercepted by Berdy Winkowski | 44-57 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Al Burris and he's hacked by Marion Hinson - foul #3 on Marion Hinson, team foul #2 | 46-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Antwan Harris (C) Marvin Hughes, Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey (PG) Francis Bell | |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler misses the driving attempt from close range | 47-57 |
| 14:32 | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler grabs the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 14:18 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 47-57 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is fouled on the floor by Leonard Lawler - foul #2 on Leonard Lawler, team foul #3 | 47-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (PF) Jeremy Tarango, Berdy Winkowski, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman (SG), Joseph Bunger (SF), Roberto Ferrari (C) Marion Hinson, Leonard Lawler, Howard Robertson | |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the offensive board | 47-57 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Russell Byrd is hacked by Roberto Ferrari - foul #2 on Roberto Ferrari, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Francis Bell (PG) Michael McCorey | |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Terry Bennett comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 47-57 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Melvin Dailey picks off the pass by Terry Bennett | 47-57 |
| 12:58 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Russell Byrd pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 12:50 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 12:33 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-57 |
| 12:25 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 12:09 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-57 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Francis Bell - foul #1 on Francis Bell, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Jay Grier, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey (PG), Marion Hinson (SG), Leonard Lawler (PF), Howard Robertson (C) Francis Bell, Arthur Holeman, Melvin Dailey, Roberto Ferrari | |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 12:00 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Jeremy Tarango (SG) Marvin Hughes, Berdy Winkowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the shot in the lane | 48-57 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Tarango (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Al Burris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael McCorey (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marion Hinson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Bunger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leonard Lawler (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Howard Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango tips it home | 50-57 |
| 10:53 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Tarango - foul #3 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Berdy Winkowski (SF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Jeremy Tarango, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Francis Bell (PG), Melvin Dailey (SF) Marion Hinson, Joseph Bunger | |
| 10:44 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 50-57 |
| 10:42 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey misses the tip | 50-57 |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey gets the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 10:34 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 10:32 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Bell | 50-60 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove can't tip it in | 50-60 |
| 10:06 | Wake Forest | Howard Robertson snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 10:00 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Melvin Dailey | 50-62 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Reid Simpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't connect on a floater from the left side | 50-62 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Reid Simpson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 08:51 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Al Burris is hacked by Melvin Dailey - foul #2 on Melvin Dailey, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Jeremy Tarango (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Calvin Malone, Reid Simpson, Berdy Winkowski, Al Burris, Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman (SG), Joseph Bunger (SF), Roberto Ferrari (C) Francis Bell, Melvin Dailey, Howard Robertson | |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge grabs the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Antwan Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-62 |
| 08:27 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman is fouled in the backcourt by Antwan Harris - foul #3 on Antwan Harris, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:11 | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Russell Byrd | 53-62 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Tarango (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael McCorey (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Holeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Bunger (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leonard Lawler (tired) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Roberto Ferrari (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Holeman | 56-64 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes drills a shot from the right wing set up by Jeremy Tarango | 58-64 |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael McCorey | 58-67 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Russell Byrd is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Russell Byrd, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Jeremy Tarango, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Francis Bell (PG), Marion Hinson (SG), Melvin Dailey (SF), Howard Robertson (PF) Michael McCorey, Arthur Holeman, Joseph Bunger, Leonard Lawler | |
| 06:33 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell's pass is intercepted by Marvin Hughes in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes lays it up and in | 60-67 |
| 06:12 | Wake Forest | Howard Robertson buries a runner from close range | 60-69 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Berdy Winkowski | 63-69 |
| 05:36 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 63-69 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Selvidge | 63-69 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Howard Robertson gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 05:13 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marion Hinson | 63-72 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is fouled on the floor by Howard Robertson - foul #4 on Howard Robertson, team foul #7 | 63-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Al Burris (PF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman (SG), Joseph Bunger (SF) Marion Hinson, Melvin Dailey | |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 05:07 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger grabs the board | 64-72 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Berdy Winkowski steps in front of the Joseph Bunger pass in the backcourt | 64-72 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Berdy Winkowski | 66-72 |
| 05:02 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell is hacked by Reid Simpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reid Simpson, team foul #7 | 66-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Russell Byrd (SF) Marvin Hughes, Berdy Winkowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:02 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the board | 66-72 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Francis Bell - foul #2 on Francis Bell, team foul #8 | 66-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey (PG) Francis Bell | |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 04:40 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cosgrove - foul #2 on Robert Cosgrove, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler (PF) Roberto Ferrari | |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove misses the easy layup but the foul's on Howard Robertson - foul #5 on Howard Robertson, team foul #9 | 67-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari (C) Howard Robertson | |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove misses the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 04:22 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari travels in the backcourt | 68-74 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Arthur Holeman is called for the reach on Reid Simpson - foul #2 on Arthur Holeman, team foul #10 | 68-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Russell Byrd, Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Francis Bell (PG) Arthur Holeman | |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:47 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 70-74 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 70-74 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 4 stl. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Francis Bell (tiring) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael McCorey (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Bunger (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leonard Lawler (tired) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Roberto Ferrari (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Reid Simpson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 73-74 |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Reid Simpson picks off the pass by Michael McCorey in the backcourt | 73-74 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Al Burris is whistled for traveling | 73-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Jay Grier (PF) Calvin Malone, Reid Simpson, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Marion Hinson (SG), Melvin Dailey (SF) Francis Bell, Joseph Bunger | |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Melvin Dailey | 73-76 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG) Jeremy Tarango, Berdy Winkowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman (SG) Marion Hinson | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Reid Simpson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-76 |
| 02:34 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey grabs the defensive rebound | 73-76 |
| 02:17 | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is fouled on the floor by Roberto Ferrari - foul #3 on Roberto Ferrari, team foul #11 | 73-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Francis Bell (PG), Joseph Bunger (SF) Michael McCorey, Leonard Lawler | |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 01:48 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell misses the floater from the left wing | 74-79 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger hits the follow up shot | 74-81 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Russell Byrd (SF) Calvin Malone, Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael McCorey (SG), Leonard Lawler (PF) Arthur Holeman, Joseph Bunger | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Antwan Harris loses the dribble to Michael McCorey | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:12 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-81 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 74-81 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-81 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Russell Byrd tips it home | 76-81 |
| 01:06 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell misses the wide open jump hook near the basket | 76-81 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Reid Simpson pulls down the rebound | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Russell Byrd scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes and he's fouled by Melvin Dailey - foul #3 on Melvin Dailey, team foul #12 | 78-81 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses the free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 78-81 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Russell Byrd tips it back up and in | 80-81 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Leonard Lawler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #9 | 80-81 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Leonard Lawler makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses the easy layup | 80-83 |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey grabs the board | 80-83 |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Melvin Dailey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #10 | 80-83 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger (SF) Leonard Lawler | |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-85 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell pulls down the rebound | 80-85 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Francis Bell runs out the clock | 80-85 |