| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Gioia (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lucas Hiers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Mark Gioia inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | NC State | Stephen Kay steps in front of the David Gilmore pass | 33-32 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | George Smathers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lucas Hiers - foul #3 on Lucas Hiers, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Josef Kasowski (C) Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:28 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Keith Grant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Mark Gioia pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:04 | NC State | George Smathers denies the turnaround by David Gilmore | 33-34 |
| 19:03 | NC State | David Gilmore gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:48 | NC State | Mark Gioia connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Josef Kasowski - foul #2 on Josef Kasowski, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Carlos Joyner (SG), Rick Brown (SF), Allen Hardy (PF), Philip Harrison (C) Ken Lebo, Keith Grant, Mark Gioia, David Gilmore, Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Carlos Joyner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Spangler - foul #1 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Gary Heppner (C) Stephen Kay, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 18:12 | NC State | Carlos Joyner misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Carlos Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Philip Harrison - foul #1 on Philip Harrison, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Cecil Reed (C) George Smathers | |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Rick Brown hits the finger roll | 39-38 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Samuel Wolcott takes the ball from Ariel Rizzo | 39-38 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Carlos Joyner hits a driving attempt from close range | 41-38 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 41-38 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Samuel Wolcott takes the ball from Ronald Spangler | 41-38 |
| 16:23 | NC State | Rick Brown drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Philip Harrison and he's hacked by Ariel Rizzo - foul #2 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Keith Grant (SG), David Gilmore (PF), Josef Kasowski (C) Samuel Wolcott, Carlos Joyner, Allen Hardy, Philip Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Gary Heppner, Cecil Reed | |
| 16:23 | NC State | Rick Brown misses the free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Stephen Kay double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (SF) Rick Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:08 | NC State | Ken Lebo misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robin Williams - foul #2 on Robin Williams, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Ken Lebo makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Ken Lebo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George Smathers | 44-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Gioia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Josef Kasowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:27 | NC State | Ken Lebo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Lucas Hiers (C) Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:06 | St. John's | George Smathers drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Stephen Kay | 44-43 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Ken Lebo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Gilmore | 47-43 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Stephen Kay connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Christian | 47-46 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Lucas Hiers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Allen Hardy (PF) Ken Lebo, David Gilmore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Cecil Reed (C) Robert Christian, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 14:36 | NC State | Lucas Hiers makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Lucas Hiers misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG) Keith Grant | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Gary Heppner (PF) Stephen Kay, George Smathers | |
| 14:08 | NC State | Lucas Hiers comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 13:48 | NC State | Mark Gioia grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Allen Hardy misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ariel Rizzo | 48-46 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Gary Heppner can't finish the uncontested layup | 48-46 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Carlos Joyner pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Mark Gioia scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Carlos Joyner | 51-46 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Cecil Reed's layup is rejected by Lucas Hiers | 51-46 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Lucas Hiers is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Lucas Hiers, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Keith Grant (SG), Rick Brown (SF), David Gilmore (PF), Josef Kasowski (C) Samuel Wolcott, Carlos Joyner, Mark Gioia, Allen Hardy, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Gary Heppner, Cecil Reed | |
| 12:26 | St. John's | James Rollo hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 51-50 |
| 12:08 | NC State | Keith Grant clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | George Smathers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 11:43 | St. John's | George Smathers pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | George Smathers misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Robert Christian snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Gilmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Josef Kasowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:10 | St. John's | James Rollo is hacked by David Gilmore - foul #3 on David Gilmore, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Philip Harrison (C) Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Cecil Reed (C) Robin Williams | |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-50 |
| 10:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Gilmore | 51-50 |
| 10:42 | NC State | James Rollo swats the shot by Ken Lebo | 51-50 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | George Smathers is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Carlos Joyner (SG), Mark Gioia (SF) Ken Lebo, Keith Grant, Rick Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) James Rollo | |
| 10:23 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski (SF) George Smathers | |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Carlos Joyner is called for the reach on Robert Christian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Joyner, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Cecil Reed | |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Stephen Kay scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Christian | 51-52 |
| 09:49 | NC State | David Gilmore hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Carlos Joyner | 53-52 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski is hacked by Samuel Wolcott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Allen Hardy (PF), Josef Kasowski (C) Carlos Joyner, David Gilmore, Philip Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Gary Heppner (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, Robin Williams | |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Keith Grant connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette tips it but misses | 56-54 |
| 09:23 | NC State | Josef Kasowski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott buries a floater from the right side set up by Keith Grant | 58-54 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Allen Hardy is hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Carlos Joyner (SG), Rick Brown (SF), David Gilmore (PF), Philip Harrison (C) Samuel Wolcott, Keith Grant, Mark Gioia, Allen Hardy, Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Ronald Spangler, Vasily Losiewski, Ariel Rizzo, Gary Heppner | |
| 08:20 | NC State | Robert Christian takes the ball from Carlos Joyner | 58-56 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Philip Harrison is called for the reach on Robin Williams - foul #2 on Philip Harrison, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:49 | NC State | David Gilmore misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Philip Harrison grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Stephen Kay is called for the reach on Carlos Joyner - foul #1 on Stephen Kay, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Lucas Hiers (C) Philip Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:42 | NC State | Carlos Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Carlos Joyner misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to George Smathers | 59-58 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robin Williams | 59-61 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Joyner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Rick Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Gilmore (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lucas Hiers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:53 | NC State | Ken Lebo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 06:52 | NC State | Lucas Hiers hits the follow up shot | 61-61 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the runner in the paint | 61-61 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Carlos Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:17 | NC State | David Gilmore is fouled on the floor by George Smathers - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Keith Grant (SG), Allen Hardy (SF), Philip Harrison (C) Ken Lebo, Carlos Joyner, Rick Brown, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Gary Heppner (PF), Cecil Reed (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 06:17 | NC State | David Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:17 | NC State | David Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler loses the ball out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (SF) David Gilmore | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:30 | NC State | Keith Grant travels with the ball | 63-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Josef Kasowski (C) Philip Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF) Gary Heppner | |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Cecil Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Mark Gioia grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Allen Hardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Randy Blanchette, Cecil Reed | |
| 04:52 | St. John's | George Smathers misses short on a shot in the lane | 63-61 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 63-63 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Keith Grant makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-63 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | George Smathers is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Lucas Hiers (C) Samuel Wolcott, Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Cecil Reed (C) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 04:28 | NC State | Lucas Hiers hits the finger roll set up by Ken Lebo | 68-63 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is hacked by Keith Grant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Grant, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Philip Harrison (PF) Allen Hardy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Lucas Hiers pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:07 | NC State | Philip Harrison is fouled on the floor by George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Rick Brown (SF) Mark Gioia | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski (SF), Gary Heppner (C) George Smathers, Cecil Reed | |
| 04:07 | NC State | Philip Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Philip Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Philip Harrison is called for the reach on Stephen Kay - foul #3 on Philip Harrison, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) James Rollo | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Philip Harrison's layup is rejected by Vasily Losiewski | 69-64 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a shot from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Keith Grant gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:03 | NC State | Ken Lebo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-64 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Christian | 69-64 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Grant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rick Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lucas Hiers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vasily Losiewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Heppner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Carlos Joyner (SG), Allen Hardy (SF) Ken Lebo, Keith Grant, Rick Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, Vasily Losiewski, Gary Heppner | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Philip Harrison - foul #4 on Philip Harrison, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | NC State | Josef Kasowski (C) Philip Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:53 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gilmore (PF) Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:35 | NC State | Lucas Hiers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Keith Grant (SG) Samuel Wolcott, Carlos Joyner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Keith Grant steps in front of the Randy Blanchette pass in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Keith Grant jams it | 71-65 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Rick Brown (SF) Allen Hardy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Randy Blanchette | |
| 02:05 | St. John's | George Smathers hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 71-67 |
| 01:51 | NC State | Keith Grant hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 71-67 |
| 01:49 | NC State | David Gilmore snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Ronald Spangler steals the ball from Lucas Hiers | 71-67 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | David Gilmore blocks the short jumper by Stephen Kay | 71-67 |
| 01:21 | NC State | David Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:06 | NC State | Lucas Hiers dunks the ball on a nice dish by Keith Grant | 73-67 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Stephen Kay scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | NC State | David Gilmore is hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (SF) Rick Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 00:31 | NC State | David Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:31 | NC State | David Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Robert Christian pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Stephen Kay scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robin Williams | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | NC State | Ken Lebo is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Kay - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Ken Lebo misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Ken Lebo misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Stephen Kay comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 75-73 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Robin Williams tips it but misses | 75-73 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Stephen Kay grabs the offensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The clock runs out | 75-73 |