| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Deems (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Justin Niemi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | The jump hook by Antwan Harris is blocked by Charles Campbell | 37-24 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Campbell | 39-24 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-24 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the offensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on George Deems - foul #1 on George Deems, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell pulls down the rebound | 39-24 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Jerry Marguez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes | 41-24 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-24 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell snags the defensive board | 41-24 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Holmes, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (PF) Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is fouled on the floor by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #3 | 41-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (PF) George Deems | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses short on a runner from the right block | 41-24 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | James Moore gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Justin Niemi steals the ball from Jerry Marguez in the backcourt | 41-24 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi dunks the ball | 41-26 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez blows the wide open layup | 41-26 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 41-26 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-26 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Dan Carter tips it but misses | 41-26 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Niemi - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), George Deems (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, Isaac Sterling | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is hacked by Antwan Harris - foul #2 on Antwan Harris, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Henderson (C) James Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG), Terry Bennett (PF) Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis | |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Michael Henderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the shot from the left block | 41-28 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-28 |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | George Deems grabs the offensive board | 41-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steven Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Deems (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Matney (fresh) SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Antwan Harris (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell is fouled on the floor by Robert Matney - foul #3 on Robert Matney, team foul #4 | 41-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), John Cormier (SF), James Moore (PF), Isaac Sterling (C) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, George Deems, Charles Campbell, Michael Henderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Calvin Malone (SF), Al Burris (C) Dan Carter, Robert Matney, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris | |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #5 | 41-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Calvin Malone | 43-31 |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | James Moore clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling tips it back up and in | 45-31 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 45-31 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Justin Niemi | 45-31 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | James Moore grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 45-31 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | John Cormier can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side but the foul's on Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), Charles Campbell (PF), Michael Henderson (C) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, James Moore, Isaac Sterling | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Justin Niemi, Calvin Malone, Tony Gillis, Al Burris | |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Robert Matney hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Marvin Hughes | 47-36 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is hacked by Marvin Hughes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #7 | 47-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (SF) John Cormier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Steven Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Deems (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Matney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-36 |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | Steven Carr misses the shot from the left side | 49-36 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Steven Carr tips it home | 51-36 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Antwan Harris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-36 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it home | 51-38 |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | Michael Henderson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-38 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Dan Carter is whistled for traveling | 51-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), Isaac Sterling (C) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, Michael Henderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Dan Carter steals it from Charles Campbell | 51-38 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Jerry Marguez steps in front of the Antwan Harris pass | 51-38 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez is hacked by Robert Matney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Matney, team foul #8 | 51-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (PF) Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Antwan Harris | |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Dan Carter connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Niemi | 52-41 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | George Deems connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Eugene Holmes | 54-41 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Dan Carter loses the dribble to Eugene Holmes in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| 08:38 | North Carolina | Dan Carter steals it from Isaac Sterling | 54-41 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Justin Niemi scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez is fouled on the floor by Justin Niemi - foul #4 on Justin Niemi, team foul #9 | 54-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) Eugene Holmes, George Deems, John Cormier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Justin Niemi, Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Dan Carter | 55-46 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez is hacked by Robert Matney - foul #5 on Robert Matney, team foul #10 | 55-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (SF) Isaac Sterling | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Justin Niemi (SG) Dan Carter, Robert Matney | |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jerry Marguez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - George Deems (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Niemi (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Justin Niemi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (SF), Michael Henderson (C) Jerry Marguez, George Deems | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Steven Selvidge steals it from Michael Henderson | 56-46 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | John Cormier scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the dunk | 58-49 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Michael Henderson is called for the reach on Peter Aronson - foul #1 on Michael Henderson, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), George Deems (SF), James Moore (PF), Isaac Sterling (C) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, John Cormier, Charles Campbell, Michael Henderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Al Burris (C) Steven Selvidge, Peter Aronson, Antwan Harris | |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Al Burris lays it up and in | 58-51 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Sterling | 58-51 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | James Moore tips it in | 60-51 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 60-51 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | George Deems snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from George Deems | 62-51 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | James Moore steps in front of the Justin Niemi pass | 62-51 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:53 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-51 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Marguez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - George Deems (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Niemi (very tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 3 reb. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Eugene Holmes | 66-51 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Isaac Sterling - foul #1 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), John Cormier (SF), Charles Campbell (PF), Michael Henderson (C) Jerry Marguez, George Deems, James Moore, Isaac Sterling | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Terry Bennett (PF), Peter Aronson (C) Marvin Hughes, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the jumpshot from the right side | 66-51 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell misses the tip | 66-51 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Dan Carter gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Al Burris slams it home on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 66-53 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Hruska | 68-53 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Peter Aronson clanks a runner from the left block | 68-53 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Malone | 68-53 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | John Cormier steps in front of the Al Burris pass | 68-53 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the lay-in | 68-53 |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes tips it home | 70-53 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Al Burris blows the layup | 70-53 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | John Cormier snags the defensive board | 70-53 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is hacked by Peter Aronson - foul #1 on Peter Aronson, team foul #11 | 70-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez (SG), George Deems (SF), Isaac Sterling (C) Eugene Holmes, John Cormier, Michael Henderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG) Peter Aronson | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska misses the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska misses the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 70-53 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-53 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Calvin Malone steps in front of the George Deems pass in the backcourt | 70-53 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 70-53 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | George Deems pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the easy layup | 70-53 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling hits the follow up shot | 72-53 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Justin Niemi loses the dribble to Robert Hruska | 72-53 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska banks in the layup | 74-53 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the halfcourt shot | 74-53 |