| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Frank Richey (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner inbounds the ball | 28-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner misses badly on a shot from the left side | 28-52 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 28-52 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-52 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Wehner | 28-52 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Frank Richey is called for traveling | 28-52 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Hopson - foul #2 on Donald Hopson, team foul #1 | 28-52 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Oliphant | 31-52 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from David Robertson | 31-54 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-54 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa tips it back up and in | 33-54 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson is fouled on the floor by Brian Espinosa - foul #3 on Brian Espinosa, team foul #1 | 33-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), John Hart (SF), Steven Wiens (C) Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Earl Harper (C) David Robertson, Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Donald Hopson, Herbert Bailey | |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett is whistled for traveling | 33-54 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Michael Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant | 36-54 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo blows the layup | 36-54 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Harper | 36-54 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-54 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson hits the follow up shot | 36-56 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | John Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Thomas Powell (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Michael Jackson, Paul Oliphant, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Carl Wehner (SF) Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson | |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Thomas Powell is called for the reach on Earl Harper - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #2 | 36-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Chris Foster (SF) Stephen Little, John Hart | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donald Hopson (PF) Bernardo Colombo | |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | David Robertson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Pruett | 36-59 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Chris Foster double dribbles | 36-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG), Herbert Bailey (C) Kenneth Pruett, Earl Harper | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. SG - Frank Richey (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Hopson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Frank Richey is fouled on the floor by Chris Foster - foul #1 on Chris Foster, team foul #3 | 36-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (PF) Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF) David Robertson, Donald Hopson | |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gerald Thompson | 36-61 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Thompson - foul #1 on Gerald Thompson, team foul #2 | 36-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), John Hart (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Michael Jackson, Chris Foster, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the offensive rebound | 37-61 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | John Hart buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Ribeiro | 40-61 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Powell | 40-61 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Herbert Bailey | 40-61 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Wiens - foul #2 on Steven Wiens, team foul #4 | 40-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Paul Oliphant (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, Steven Wiens, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Earl Harper (C) Frank Richey, Gerald Thompson, Herbert Bailey | |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Michael Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-62 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Earl Harper snags the defensive board | 40-62 |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | David Robertson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Robertson, team foul #3 | 40-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF) John Hart | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donald Hopson (PF) Bernardo Colombo | |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa is fouled on the floor by Carl Wehner - foul #1 on Carl Wehner, team foul #4 | 40-62 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Chris Foster is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Chris Foster, team foul #5 | 40-62 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Brian Espinosa steals it from Donald Hopson | 40-62 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Chris Foster scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Ribeiro | 43-62 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Robert Ribeiro - foul #3 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #6 | 43-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), John Hart (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Herbert Bailey (C) Raphael Lombardi, Carl Wehner, Earl Harper | |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the free throw | 43-65 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Frank Richey is called for the reach on Stephen Little - foul #3 on Frank Richey, team foul #5 | 43-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (C) Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Bernardo Colombo (PF) David Robertson, Donald Hopson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Pruett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Richey (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-65 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Pruett | 43-65 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses badly on a runner in the lane | 43-65 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Frank Richey pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Frank Richey clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-65 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Powell | 43-65 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Frank Richey picks off the pass by Michael Jackson in the backcourt | 43-65 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Frank Richey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-65 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the board | 43-65 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-65 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Thomas Powell tips it home | 45-65 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Pruett | 45-67 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Frank Richey is called for the reach on Stephen Little in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Richey, team foul #6 | 45-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Paul Oliphant (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Steven Wiens, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Earl Harper (C) Kenneth Pruett, Frank Richey, Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo, Herbert Bailey | |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 47-67 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Paul Oliphant picks off the pass by Donald Hopson | 47-67 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-67 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | David Robertson buries a floater from the right wing | 47-69 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Donald Hopson is called for the reach on Brian Espinosa - foul #3 on Donald Hopson, team foul #7 | 47-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF) David Robertson, Raphael Lombardi, Carl Wehner, Donald Hopson | |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa misses the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Frank Richey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bernardo Colombo | 47-72 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits a 3 from straight away | 50-72 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | Earl Harper connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald Thompson | 50-74 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by Bernardo Colombo - foul #1 on Bernardo Colombo, team foul #8 | 50-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Thomas Powell (C) Chris Foster, Paul Oliphant, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey (C) Earl Harper | |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Pruett | 52-76 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Pruett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Richey (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Stephen Little drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 55-76 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | John Hart takes the ball from Herbert Bailey | 55-76 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-76 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson snags the defensive board | 55-76 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #7 | 55-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Chris Foster (SF), Paul Oliphant (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Robert Ribeiro, John Hart, Steven Wiens, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Earl Harper (PF) Kenneth Pruett, Frank Richey, Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo | |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Michael Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-77 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the offensive board | 55-77 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Chris Foster buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 58-77 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | David Robertson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-77 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 58-77 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-77 |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | Earl Harper snags the defensive board | 58-77 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Chris Foster is called for the reach on Carl Wehner - foul #3 on Chris Foster, team foul #8 | 58-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Steven Wiens (PF), Thomas Powell (C) Stephen Little, Paul Oliphant, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (SG), Donald Hopson (PF) Raphael Lombardi, Herbert Bailey | |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner misses the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-77 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-77 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Steven Wiens snags the defensive board | 58-77 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by David Robertson - foul #2 on David Robertson, team foul #9 | 58-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG) Chris Foster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF) David Robertson, Carl Wehner, Donald Hopson | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Frank Richey | 58-77 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Earl Harper loses the ball out of bounds | 58-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (C) Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Michael Jackson blows the layup | 58-77 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gerald Thompson | 58-77 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Pruett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Richey (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Earl Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo scores on a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Thomas Powell - foul #3 on Thomas Powell, team foul #9 | 58-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Paul Oliphant (PF) John Hart, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Herbert Bailey (C) Kenneth Pruett, Frank Richey, Earl Harper | |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the free throw | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Michael Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 61-80 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | David Robertson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Raphael Lombardi | 61-83 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 61-83 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | David Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-83 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses the lay-in | 61-83 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 61-83 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Herbert Bailey - foul #1 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #10 | 61-83 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo | |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 1st free throw | 61-83 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 61-83 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson gets the rebound | 61-83 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | David Robertson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Wehner | 61-86 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-86 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson grabs the board | 61-86 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Michael Jackson steals it from David Robertson in the backcourt | 61-86 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Michael Jackson slams it home | 63-86 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the dunk but he's fouled by Brian Espinosa - foul #4 on Brian Espinosa, team foul #10 | 63-86 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 63-87 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-88 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Frank Richey takes the ball from Robert Ribeiro in the backcourt | 63-88 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Carl Wehner and he's hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #11 | 63-90 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson makes the free throw | 63-91 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-91 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the tip | 63-91 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner grabs the board | 63-91 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | David Robertson runs out the clock | 63-91 |