| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Spiro (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Turpin (fresh) C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Bernard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Broussard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | St. John's | James Jones misses badly on a shot from the right side | 32-37 |
| 19:50 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 19:48 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Bernard Williams - foul #1 on Bernard Williams, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck tips it home | 33-42 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | George Broussard is called for the reach on Mathew Weigel - foul #1 on George Broussard, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Adam Simmons (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Kerry Ranck, Bernard Williams, George Broussard | |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Mark Spiro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | Michael Musso grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | James Jones snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 33-42 |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Chappell | 33-44 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is hacked by David Chappell - foul #2 on David Chappell, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (PF) Glenn Turpin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), Kerry Ranck (SF), Robert Tyler (PF) David Chappell, Michael Musso, Adam Simmons, Clifford Dawson | |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Tyler - foul #2 on Robert Tyler, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Broussard (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | George Broussard grabs the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Kerry Ranck is denied by Mathew Weigel | 34-44 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is hacked by Brandon Cantrell - foul #2 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Scott Piatt (SG), Mark Silvia (SF), Kenneth Morin (C) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Phillip Stevenson, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Williams (PF) George Broussard | |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Mathew Hoy steals the ball from Samuel Peterman | 34-44 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy lays it up and in | 34-46 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | James Lammers is fouled on the floor by Bernard Williams - foul #2 on Bernard Williams, team foul #6 | 34-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Adam Simmons (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Kerry Ranck, Robert Tyler | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Piatt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Silvia (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Morin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Scott Piatt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-46 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell is hacked by Scott Piatt - foul #2 on Scott Piatt, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Phillip Stevenson (SF), Glenn Turpin (PF) James Lammers, Mark Silvia, Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson (PF) Bernard Williams | |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons blows the dunk | 34-46 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson tips it back up and in | 34-48 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-48 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman tips it back up and in | 36-48 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clifford Dawson | 36-50 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | James Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Samuel Peterman is called for the reach on Clifford Dawson - foul #3 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SG), Mark Silvia (SF), Mitchell Kennedy (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Jones, Scott Piatt, Phillip Stevenson, Glenn Turpin, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Kerry Ranck (SF), Bernard Williams (PF), George Broussard (C) David Chappell, Brandon Cantrell, Adam Simmons, Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-50 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Mark Spiro scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mark Silvia | 39-50 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from George Broussard | 39-53 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson (SF), Glenn Turpin (PF), Kenneth Morin (C) Mark Silvia, Mitchell Kennedy, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (PF) Bernard Williams | |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Glenn Turpin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Michael Musso steals the ball from Kenneth Morin | 39-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Stevenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Turpin (tiring) C - Kenneth Morin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Musso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Broussard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Morin snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Mark Spiro clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Morin - foul #2 on Kenneth Morin, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Scott Piatt (SG), Mark Silvia (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Phillip Stevenson, Glenn Turpin, Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (SG), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Michael Musso, Kerry Ranck, George Broussard | |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Scott Piatt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Jones | 42-55 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Morin (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Adam Simmons (SF) Mathew Hoy, Robert Tyler | |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on David Chappell - foul #3 on David Chappell, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson (SF) Mark Silvia | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Williams (PF), George Broussard (C) Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Kenneth Morin steals the ball from David Chappell | 42-55 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Scott Piatt misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Morin snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Piatt | 44-55 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SG), Mitchell Kennedy (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Jones, Scott Piatt, Samuel Peterman, Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Kerry Ranck (SF), Robert Tyler (C) Brandon Cantrell, Adam Simmons, George Broussard | |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Phillip Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-55 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel tips it home | 46-55 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | David Chappell is fouled in the backcourt by James Lammers - foul #2 on James Lammers, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SF) Phillip Stevenson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) David Chappell, Bernard Williams, Robert Tyler | |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck lays it in | 46-57 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel drills a shot near the basket set up by Mark Spiro | 48-57 |
| 08:10 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Musso and he's fouled by Mark Silvia - foul #1 on Mark Silvia, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Russell Fleming (SG), Glenn Turpin (PF) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Mitchell Kennedy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (SG) Michael Musso | |
| 08:10 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Mathew Hoy picks off the pass by Mark Silvia | 48-60 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy hits the finger roll | 48-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Fleming (fresh) SF - Mark Silvia (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glenn Turpin (fairly fresh) C - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Clifford Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:50 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-62 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Clifford Dawson | 48-64 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Mathew Hoy is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #1 on Mathew Hoy, team foul #8 | 48-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SG), Phillip Stevenson (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF), Kenneth Morin (C) Russell Fleming, Mark Silvia, Glenn Turpin, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Adam Simmons (SF), Robert Tyler (PF), George Broussard (C) Mathew Hoy, Brandon Cantrell, Kerry Ranck, Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | George Broussard snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | David Chappell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Mark Spiro buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Morin | 50-64 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | David Chappell can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-64 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | James Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-64 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | George Broussard is called for 10 seconds | 50-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Scott Piatt (SG), Mitchell Kennedy (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman, Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (SG), Bernard Williams (PF) Michael Musso, George Broussard | |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel banks in the layup | 52-64 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | David Chappell is hacked by James Lammers in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Lammers, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Kerry Ranck (SF) David Chappell, Adam Simmons | |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-66 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Scott Piatt clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Brandon Cantrell | 52-68 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel is whistled for a carry | 52-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SG), Mark Silvia (SF), Glenn Turpin (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Scott Piatt, Phillip Stevenson, Mitchell Kennedy, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Adam Simmons (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Kerry Ranck, Bernard Williams, Robert Tyler | |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-68 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Michael Musso clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-68 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell hits the follow up shot | 52-70 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Silvia (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glenn Turpin (fairly fresh) C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Brandon Cantrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman's layup is rejected by Clifford Dawson | 52-70 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons gets the rebound | 52-70 |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-72 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 52-72 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons pulls down the rebound | 52-72 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 3 from straight away | 52-75 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Michael Musso picks off the pass by James Lammers | 52-75 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Michael Musso comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 52-75 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | James Lammers grabs the defensive rebound | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:16 | St. John's | The jump hook by Samuel Peterman is blocked by Clifford Dawson | 52-75 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Stanley Peterson | 52-75 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Adam Simmons | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-77 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson pulls down the rebound | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | James Lammers is called for the reach on Brandon Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Lammers, team foul #7 | 52-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Piatt (SG), Kenneth Morin (C) Mark Spiro, Glenn Turpin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Kerry Ranck (SF), Bernard Williams (PF), George Broussard (C) Michael Musso, Adam Simmons, Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-79 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-79 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell gets the rebound | 52-79 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy runs out the clock | 52-79 |