| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney inbounds the ball | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer misses the jumpshot from the right side | 36-47 |
| 19:50 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer tips it in | 36-49 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | James Blackmore double dribbles | 36-49 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis loses the dribble to James Blackmore in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | James Blackmore throws it down | 38-49 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis is hacked by Richard Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Fowler - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Davis - foul #1 on Reginald Davis, team foul #1 | 38-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Jerry Kinney, Thomas Spencer, Thomas Burks | |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is hacked by Olafemi Akawanzie - foul #1 on Olafemi Akawanzie, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG), Timothy Fleming (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Gary Wilson (C) Richard Allen, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (SG) Michael Odom | |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Kapeni Arizmendi | 38-51 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-53 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Kapeni Arizmendi steps in front of the Manuel Wheeler pass | 38-53 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses the easy layup | 38-53 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Gary Wilson gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Randy Kwong steals it from Michael Pagan in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses the lay-in | 38-53 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis grabs the offensive board | 38-53 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong is open and buries a jumper near the basket | 38-55 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is whistled for a carry | 38-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), Richard Allen (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Manuel Wheeler, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Reginald Davis, Kapeni Arizmendi, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| 16:50 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks is denied on a layup by Donald Holmes | 38-55 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Blackmore | 38-55 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Robert Fowler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Fowler, team foul #3 | 38-55 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski double dribbles | 38-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Corey Tanaka (PF) Robert Cobb, Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (PG), Young Chiu (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Thomas Spencer | |
| 16:09 | St. John's | James Blackmore knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Corey Tanaka | 40-55 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Michael Odom connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Burks | 40-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Corey Tanaka (fresh) 1 ast. C - Robert Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Odom (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Young Chiu (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Young Chiu takes the ball from William Campbell in the backcourt | 40-58 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 40-58 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Robert Fowler gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Kinney - foul #4 on Jerry Kinney, team foul #3 | 40-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Holmes (PF) Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF) Jerry Kinney | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Thomas Burks picks off the pass by Donald Holmes | 42-61 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Michael Odom can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Richard Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka snags the offensive board | 42-61 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Donald Holmes hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 42-61 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Young Chiu pulls down the rebound | 42-61 |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | Young Chiu misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | James Blackmore gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Richard Allen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-61 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks snags the defensive board | 42-61 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tony Cooper, team foul #4 | 42-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Robert Cobb (SG), Timothy Fleming (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Robert Fowler (C) William Campbell, Richard Allen, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Reginald Davis (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Tony Cooper, Michael Odom, Randy Kwong, Young Chiu, Thomas Burks | |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-61 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Fleming - foul #1 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #4 | 42-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney (SF) Michael Gorczynski | |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-63 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Robert Fowler tips it in | 44-63 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 44-63 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Manuel Wheeler | 44-63 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis is hacked by Michael Pagan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Pagan, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Wilson (PF) Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Tony Dennis | |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses the shot from the right side | 44-63 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer snags the offensive board | 44-63 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Wilson - foul #2 on Gary Wilson, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SG) Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG) Reginald Davis | |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie snags the offensive board | 44-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Cobb (fresh) SF - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Fowler (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Spencer (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney is hacked by Timothy Fleming - foul #2 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #7 | 44-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) Timothy Fleming, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Tony Dennis (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Thomas Spencer | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-66 |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SG) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Richard Allen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Pagan | 47-66 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-66 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Odom | 47-68 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Robert Fowler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-68 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks snags the defensive board | 47-68 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis hits a wide open shot in the paint set up by Michael Odom | 47-70 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-70 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Spencer | 47-70 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), Richard Kelly (SG), Timothy Fleming (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Reginald Davis, Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney, Thomas Spencer, Thomas Burks | |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block | 47-70 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Wilson | 47-70 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Randy Kwong - foul #3 on Randy Kwong, team foul #5 | 47-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Corey Tanaka (PF) Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (PG), Young Chiu (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Young Chiu and he's fouled by Richard Kelly - foul #4 on Richard Kelly, team foul #8 | 49-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Donald Holmes (PF) Timothy Fleming, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi misses the free throw | 49-72 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Donald Holmes gets the rebound | 49-72 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Donald Holmes comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 49-72 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Kapeni Arizmendi | 49-72 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis drills a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Corey Tanaka - foul #1 on Corey Tanaka, team foul #9 | 49-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SG), Timothy Fleming (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Kelly, William Campbell, Donald Holmes, Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Kapeni Arizmendi, Young Chiu | |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the free throw | 49-75 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Richard Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-75 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper is hacked by Richard Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Allen, team foul #10 | 52-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Burks (C) Tony Dennis | |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 52-77 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Michael Pagan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-77 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Reginald Davis | 52-77 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Allen (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Manuel Wheeler (tiring) 3 reb. C - Robert Fowler (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SG - Tony Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy Kwong (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Burks (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Davis | 52-79 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Michael Pagan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SG), Donald Holmes (PF), Gary Wilson (C) Richard Allen, Manuel Wheeler, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF) Reginald Davis, Tony Cooper, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer makes the wide open jumper from the left block | 52-81 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Michael Gorczynski takes the ball from Donald Holmes | 52-81 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski banks in the layup | 52-83 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Michael Gorczynski is called for the reach on Michael Pagan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #6 | 52-83 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SG), James Blackmore (SF) Robert Cobb, Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG), Michael Odom (SG) Michael Gorczynski, Kapeni Arizmendi | |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 52-83 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis snags the defensive board | 52-83 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney is fouled on the floor by Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Donald Holmes, team foul #11 | 52-83 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Corey Tanaka (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Donald Holmes, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Young Chiu (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Odom, Thomas Spencer, Thomas Burks | |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 52-84 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 52-85 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Robert Fowler misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 52-85 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Robert Fowler tips it in | 54-85 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Fowler - foul #3 on Robert Fowler, team foul #12 | 54-85 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SG), Timothy Fleming (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Richard Allen, James Blackmore, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Jerry Kinney, Young Chiu | |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 54-85 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-86 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-86 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Fowler (C) Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG) Reginald Davis, Kapeni Arizmendi | |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Gorczynski | 54-89 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 56-89 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Fleming - foul #3 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #13 | 56-89 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Richard Allen (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Gary Wilson (C) Robert Cobb, Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Manuel Wheeler, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG), Young Chiu (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Michael Odom, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the 1st free throw | 56-90 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-91 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Michael Pagan buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Allen | 59-91 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Gorczynski | 59-93 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Richard Allen connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Pagan | 61-93 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Richard Allen takes the ball from Young Chiu | 61-93 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | James Blackmore clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Randy Kwong - foul #4 on Randy Kwong, team foul #7 | 61-93 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Richard Kelly (SG), Corey Tanaka (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, Donald Holmes, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG), Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Gorczynski, Tony Cooper, Randy Kwong, Young Chiu, Thomas Burks | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 1st free throw | 62-93 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 2nd free throw | 63-93 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Kelly (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Blackmore (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Corey Tanaka (fresh) 1 ast. C - Robert Fowler (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Spencer (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Dennis (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis is called for traveling | 63-93 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SG), Timothy Fleming (SF) Richard Kelly, James Blackmore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Tony Dennis | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Robert Fowler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-93 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler (C) Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie is fouled on the floor by Manuel Wheeler - foul #1 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #14 | 63-93 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Robert Fowler (C) William Campbell, Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG) Jerry Kinney | |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie makes the 1st free throw | 63-94 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses the 2nd free throw | 63-94 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 63-94 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-94 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Michael Odom is hacked by Robert Fowler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Fowler, team foul #15 | 65-94 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF), Tony Dennis (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses the 1st free throw | 65-94 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 65-95 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Michael Pagan clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Spencer - foul #1 on Thomas Spencer, team foul #8 | 65-95 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 66-95 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-95 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-95 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 67-95 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Tony Dennis takes the ball from Michael Pagan in the backcourt | 67-95 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Michael Pagan takes the ball from Thomas Spencer | 67-95 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Richard Kelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Pagan | 69-95 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis clanks a floater near the basket | 69-95 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Robert Fowler pulls down the rebound | 69-95 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Michael Odom steps in front of the Michael Pagan pass | 69-95 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer misses long on an open runner from the left block | 69-95 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Richard Kelly gets the rebound | 69-95 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 69-95 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming snags the offensive board | 69-95 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-95 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 71-95 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Reginald Davis | 71-97 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Reginald Davis steals it from Manuel Wheeler in the backcourt | 71-97 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis runs out the clock | 71-97 |