| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Hough (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) C - Louis Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ryan Blanchette (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Blanchette | 35-42 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | James Hough misses the easy layup | 35-42 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | James Hough clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer tips it but misses | 35-42 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | John Conley snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Davis | 35-45 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | James Hough hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Scott Davis | 37-45 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | William Cortes is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Davis | 37-48 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | James Hough misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Roscoe Salzer | 37-48 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | John Conley swats the short shot by James Hough | 37-48 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | John Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | John Conley comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 37-48 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | William Cortes tips it in | 37-50 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | James Hough misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 37-50 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | John Conley gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | John Conley connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Cortes and the foul's on Louis Taylor - foul #3 on Louis Taylor, team foul #1 | 37-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Billy Walton (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) William Cortes, Gerald Davis, Samuel Johnston, Ryan Blanchette | |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | John Conley makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault blows the layup but he's fouled by John Conley - foul #2 on John Conley, team foul #1 | 37-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen (C) John Conley | |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen blows the layup but he's hacked by Jacob Beasley - foul #2 on Jacob Beasley, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-53 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-53 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Larkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Walton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Dustin Nolen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Billy Charland loses the dribble to Billy Walton in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy Walton | 41-55 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Donald Hopson picks off the pass by Jacob Beasley | 41-55 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Billy Walton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Hopson | 41-57 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Robert Hardy can't finish the layup | 41-57 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Billy Charland tips it but misses | 41-57 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Walton | 41-57 |
| 14:33 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Cheng-Gong Wang | 41-59 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Cheng-Gong Wang steals the ball from Martin Arsenault | 41-59 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Martin Arsenault steals it from Frank Larkins | 41-59 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Billy Charland is hacked by Billy Walton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Walton, team foul #2 | 41-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Louis Taylor (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Billy Charland, Robert Hardy, Martin Arsenault, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Gerald Davis (SG), Harold Novello (SF), Ryan Blanchette (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins, Billy Walton, Donald Hopson, Dustin Nolen | |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-59 |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Stadler | 41-59 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | William Cortes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Louis Taylor gets the rebound | 41-59 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Scott Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-59 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Louis Taylor tips it back up and in | 43-59 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Blanchette and the foul's on Louis Taylor - foul #4 on Louis Taylor, team foul #3 | 43-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston (SF) Harold Novello | |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler misses the free throw | 43-61 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-61 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | William Cortes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), John Conley (C) Gerald Davis, Paul Stadler | |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Scott Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 11:45 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston is hacked by Louis Taylor - foul #5 on Louis Taylor, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jacob Beasley (C) Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hough (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Novello (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Johnston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ryan Blanchette (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - John Conley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | John Conley connects on the open turnaround from the right block set up by William Cortes | 46-63 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | James Hough loses the ball out of bounds | 46-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Gerald Davis (SG), Billy Walton (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) William Cortes, Samuel Johnston, Ryan Blanchette, John Conley | |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | James Hough is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Wang - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Robert Hardy (SF) James Hough, Roscoe Salzer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donald Hopson (PF) Harold Novello | |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley grabs the board | 46-63 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Robert Hardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Paul Stadler (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| 10:29 | North Carolina | Jacob Beasley steals the ball from Paul Stadler | 46-63 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-63 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dustin Nolen | 46-63 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Billy Walton | 46-65 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Robert Hardy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Billy Walton - foul #2 on Billy Walton, team foul #3 | 46-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), Martin Arsenault (PF) Woodrow Shapiro, Billy Charland, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Samuel Johnston (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), John Conley (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Gerald Davis, Billy Walton, Paul Stadler, Dustin Nolen | |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | John Conley snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Conley | 47-67 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-67 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Harold Novello gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 47-67 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina | John Conley gets the offensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Harold Novello knocks in the shot from the left side | 47-69 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Scott Davis is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-69 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Harold Novello gets the rebound | 47-69 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Harold Novello misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-69 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | John Conley snags the offensive board | 47-69 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | John Conley scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Harold Novello | 47-71 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | James Hough is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Scott Davis | 49-71 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hough (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Hardy (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Arsenault (tiring) 6 pts. C - Jacob Beasley (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Larkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Novello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Johnston (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Donald Hopson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - John Conley (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins is hacked by Scott Davis - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #6 | 49-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (PF) Scott Davis, James Hough, Robert Hardy, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Gerald Davis (SG), Billy Walton (SF), Paul Stadler (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) Frank Larkins, Harold Novello, Samuel Johnston, Donald Hopson, John Conley | |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler misses the dunk but he's fouled by Woodrow Shapiro - foul #3 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #7 | 49-71 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-73 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Roscoe Salzer is called for the reach on Billy Walton - foul #2 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #8 | 49-73 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Billy Walton misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Billy Charland grabs the defensive rebound | 49-73 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer travels in the backcourt | 49-73 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Billy Walton | 49-75 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Billy Walton picks off the pass by Roscoe Salzer in the backcourt | 49-75 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler buries a turnaround from the left block set up by William Cortes | 49-77 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | James Mitchell travels with the ball | 49-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jacob Beasley (C) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Ryan Blanchette (PF) William Cortes, Gerald Davis, Paul Stadler | |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Harold Novello is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Harold Novello, team foul #4 | 49-77 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer's pass is intercepted by Billy Walton | 49-77 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Jacob Beasley steps in front of the Ryan Blanchette pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 49-77 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Billy Charland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Billy Charland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG) Billy Walton | |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang is hacked by James Mitchell - foul #3 on James Mitchell, team foul #9 | 49-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Conley (C) Dustin Nolen | |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 49-79 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | James Hough knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-79 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | John Conley misses the turnaround from close range | 52-79 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the board | 52-79 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | James Hough misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-79 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer gets the offensive rebound | 52-79 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Roscoe Salzer | 54-79 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hough (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Beasley (tired) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Davis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Novello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Blanchette (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - John Conley (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | John Conley is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 54-79 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-79 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Gerald Davis steals the ball from Woodrow Shapiro in the backcourt | 54-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-79 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 54-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is hacked by Ryan Blanchette in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Blanchette, team foul #5 | 54-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF) Woodrow Shapiro, James Hough, Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Billy Walton (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Gerald Davis, Harold Novello, Ryan Blanchette, John Conley | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Hardy | 57-79 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-79 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Davis | 57-79 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by William Cortes - foul #2 on William Cortes, team foul #6 | 57-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (PF) Billy Charland, Robert Hardy, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG), Samuel Johnston (SF), Ryan Blanchette (PF), John Conley (C) Frank Larkins, Billy Walton, Donald Hopson, Dustin Nolen | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-79 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 3rd free throw | 59-79 |
| 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) | |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis is whistled for a carry | 59-79 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Gerald Davis steals it from Scott Davis in the backcourt | 59-79 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston misses the dunk | 59-79 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | James Mitchell snags the defensive board | 59-79 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley is hacked by John Conley - foul #3 on John Conley, team foul #7 | 59-79 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | John Conley is hacked by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #10 | 61-79 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | John Conley misses the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | John Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | James Mitchell travels with the ball | 61-80 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | William Cortes runs out the clock | 61-80 |