| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Danny Humphrey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Blair (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hackett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Angel Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Chow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Norman Murphy inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Danny Humphrey is called for the reach on James Reeder - foul #1 on Danny Humphrey, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen banks in the layup set up by James Reeder and he's fouled by Danny Humphrey - foul #2 on Danny Humphrey, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Boyer | 30-36 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Kenneth Smith denies the turnaround by Craig Christiansen | 30-36 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Frank Chow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 18:55 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Frank Chow is called for the reach on Kyle Blair - foul #1 on Frank Chow, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:40 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith misses the easy layup | 30-36 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Reeder | 30-36 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Danny Humphrey is called for the reach on Craig Christiansen - foul #3 on Danny Humphrey, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG) Danny Humphrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Jonathan Early is called for the reach on James Reeder - foul #1 on Jonathan Early, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Frank Chow jams it on a nice dish by Norman Murphy and the foul's on Kyle Blair - foul #2 on Kyle Blair, team foul #5 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski (C) Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:34 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early misses short on a runner near the basket | 30-39 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Frank Chow | 30-39 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Smith denies the turnaround by Craig Christiansen | 30-39 |
| 17:14 | Wake Forest | David Hackett snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 16:53 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early misses the dunk attempt | 30-39 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Norman Murphy snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen dunks the ball set up by Norman Murphy | 30-41 |
| 16:15 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer blows the layup but he's fouled by Kyle Blair - foul #3 on Kyle Blair, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (PG), James Massey (SG), Philip Mudd (SF), Angel Moreno (C) Jonathan Early, Kyle Blair, David Hackett, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Craig Christiansen | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Danny Humphrey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Massey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Mudd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oleg Klinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Angel Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Chow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Wake Forest | Philip Mudd misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Frank Chow hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Reeder | 33-45 |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Norman Murphy - foul #3 on Norman Murphy, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith (PF) Oleg Klinski | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SF), Richard Sullivan (PF) Norman Murphy, Joseph Boyer | |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | David Kato comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-45 |
| 15:03 | Wake Forest | Philip Mudd snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 14:47 | Wake Forest | James Massey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Danny Humphrey picks off the pass by James Reeder in the backcourt | 37-45 |
| 14:39 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey lays it up and in | 39-45 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks lays it in set up by Frank Chow and he's fouled by Angel Moreno - foul #1 on Angel Moreno, team foul #7 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hackett (PF) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Turberville (PG), Christopher Anderson (SF) James Reeder, Frank Chow | |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:22 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | David Kato pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | David Kato makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Todd Turberville | 39-50 |
| 14:04 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey's pass is intercepted by David Kato in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the shot in the paint | 39-50 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to David Kato | 39-50 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan's pass is intercepted by James Massey | 39-50 |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | James Massey banks in the layup | 41-50 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | David Hackett steals the ball from Floyd Brooks | 41-50 |
| 12:57 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), Kyle Blair (SG), Oleg Klinski (PF), Michael Collins (C) Danny Humphrey, James Massey, Philip Mudd, Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Reeder (PG), Frank Chow (SG), Norman Murphy (SF), Joseph Boyer (PF) Todd Turberville, David Kato, Christopher Anderson, Richard Sullivan | |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith (PF) Michael Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:34 | Wake Forest | Frank Chow is called for the reach on Jonathan Early in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Chow, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| 12:21 | Wake Forest | Norman Murphy steals the ball from Jonathan Early | 41-50 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Norman Murphy lays it in | 41-52 |
| 11:54 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Early | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jonathan Early (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kyle Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Hackett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Oleg Klinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Chow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Norman Murphy scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Floyd Brooks | 43-54 |
| 11:14 | Wake Forest | David Hackett loses the dribble to Joseph Boyer | 43-54 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is hacked by Oleg Klinski - foul #3 on Oleg Klinski, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (PG), Philip Mudd (SF), Angel Moreno (C) Jonathan Early, David Hackett, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Turberville (PG), David Kato (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Richard Sullivan (PF) James Reeder, Frank Chow, Norman Murphy, Joseph Boyer | |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 10:36 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 10:34 | Wake Forest | Philip Mudd hits the follow up shot | 45-56 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Oleg Klinski - foul #4 on Oleg Klinski, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Massey (SG), Kenneth Smith (PF) Kyle Blair, Oleg Klinski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:50 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno misses long on a floater from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 09:49 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno snags the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 09:30 | Wake Forest | Philip Mudd misses short on a jumper from the left side | 45-57 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is called for traveling | 45-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hackett (PF), Michael Collins (C) Kenneth Smith, Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Reeder (PG), Frank Chow (SG), Norman Murphy (SF), Craig Christiansen (C) Todd Turberville, David Kato, Christopher Anderson, Floyd Brooks | |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Philip Mudd is fouled on the floor by Richard Sullivan - foul #1 on Richard Sullivan, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair (SG) James Massey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Boyer (PF) Richard Sullivan | |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Reeder - foul #1 on James Reeder, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen snags the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Michael Collins - foul #1 on Michael Collins, team foul #10 | 46-57 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:09 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Hackett | 49-58 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Frank Chow is hacked by Danny Humphrey - foul #4 on Danny Humphrey, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), Kenneth Smith (PF), Oleg Klinski (C) Danny Humphrey, Philip Mudd, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SF) Norman Murphy | |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jonathan Early (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kyle Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Hackett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Oleg Klinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Chow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Kato (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Wake Forest | David Hackett shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Blair | 52-59 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Frank Chow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-59 |
| 07:06 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | David Hackett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen banks in the layup on a great pass from James Reeder | 52-61 |
| 06:20 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Smith | 54-61 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | David Kato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (PG), James Massey (SG), Philip Mudd (SF), Angel Moreno (C) Jonathan Early, Kyle Blair, David Hackett, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Turberville (PG), Norman Murphy (SF), Richard Sullivan (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) James Reeder, Frank Chow, Joseph Boyer, Craig Christiansen | |
| 05:48 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey is whistled for a carry | 54-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith (PF) Oleg Klinski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:19 | St. John's | David Kato lays it in on a great pass from Todd Turberville and he's fouled by James Massey - foul #1 on James Massey, team foul #12 | 54-63 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | David Kato makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:08 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Humphrey | 57-64 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Todd Turberville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-64 |
| 04:38 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 57-64 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Norman Murphy | 57-64 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the runner from the left block set up by Norman Murphy | 57-66 |
| 03:58 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-66 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Todd Turberville grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Angel Moreno swats the layup by Floyd Brooks | 57-66 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | David Kato pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Danny Humphrey (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Massey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Mudd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Angel Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Todd Turberville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Kato (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the easy layup | 57-66 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | David Kato gets the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Angel Moreno - foul #2 on Angel Moreno, team foul #13 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), Kyle Blair (SG), David Hackett (SF), Oleg Klinski (PF), Michael Collins (C) Danny Humphrey, James Massey, Philip Mudd, Kenneth Smith, Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Reeder (PG), Frank Chow (SG), Joseph Boyer (PF) Todd Turberville, Norman Murphy, Richard Sullivan | |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the free throw | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-69 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (PG) Jonathan Early | |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Christiansen (C) Floyd Brooks | |
| 02:48 | Wake Forest | David Hackett drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Humphrey | 60-69 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Frank Chow buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Reeder | 60-71 |
| 02:28 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair clanks a floater from the right side | 60-71 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Frank Chow grabs the defensive rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | David Kato comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-71 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | James Reeder snags the offensive board | 60-71 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Frank Chow clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Kyle Blair - foul #4 on Kyle Blair, team foul #14 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith (PF), Angel Moreno (C) Oleg Klinski, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Turberville (PG), Richard Sullivan (PF) James Reeder, Joseph Boyer | |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Wake Forest | David Hackett is fouled on the floor by Frank Chow - foul #3 on Frank Chow, team foul #6 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Anderson (SF) Frank Chow | |
| 01:09 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair is fouled on the floor by David Kato - foul #3 on David Kato, team foul #7 | 60-72 |
| 01:09 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:09 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen grabs the board | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen is hacked by Danny Humphrey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Humphrey, team foul #15 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG) Danny Humphrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen misses the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:08 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | David Hackett is whistled for traveling | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | David Kato is denied on a dunk by Angel Moreno | 61-72 |
| 00:20 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | David Kato steps in front of the Jonathan Early pass in the backcourt | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Todd Turberville runs out the clock | 61-72 |