| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fresh) SG - Rudolph Rutledge (fresh) SF - Eric Eidemiller (fresh) PF - Paul Parker (fresh) C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eugene Bradford (fresh) SG - Justin Woods (fresh) SF - Anthony Stauffer (fresh) PF - Robert Fuller (fresh) C - Douglas Crowell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Douglas Crowell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:52 | NC State | Robert Fuller can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | St. John's | Paul Parker grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Paul Parker is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | NC State | Robert Fuller misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Frank - foul #1 on Charles Frank, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | NC State | Robert Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | NC State | Robert Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | NC State | Anthony Stauffer snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | NC State | Anthony Stauffer knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Bradford | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Justin Woods is called for the reach on Rudolph Rutledge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Woods, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:01 | NC State | Eugene Bradford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | NC State | Robert Fuller pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:17 | NC State | Robert Fuller's pass is intercepted by Charles Frank | 3-3 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stauffer - foul #1 on Anthony Stauffer, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (SF), William Wyatt (PF), Michael Liptak (C) Eric Eidemiller, Paul Parker, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Gregorio (PG), Daniel Lewis (SG), Charles Zerby (C) Eugene Bradford, Justin Woods, Douglas Crowell | |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Daniel Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Brandon Gregorio grabs the board | 3-3 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fairly fresh) SG - Rudolph Rutledge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) PF - William Wyatt (fresh) C - Michael Liptak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Gregorio (fresh) SG - Daniel Lewis (fresh) SF - Anthony Stauffer (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Fuller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Zerby (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | NC State | Rudolph Rutledge takes the ball from Anthony Stauffer | 3-3 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge lays it up and in | 5-3 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Daniel Lewis hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-6 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SG), Paul Parker (SF), Kevin Richardson (C) Rudolph Rutledge, Dima Czaplinski, Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Jenkins (SG), Michael Tisdale (SF), Bradley Linger (PF) Daniel Lewis, Anthony Stauffer, Charles Zerby | |
| 14:38 | NC State | Michael Tisdale buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Gregorio - foul #1 on Brandon Gregorio, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge (SG), Dima Czaplinski (SF), Michael Liptak (C) Charles Frank, Eric Eidemiller, William Wyatt | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Bradford (PG), Justin Woods (SG), Douglas Crowell (C) Brandon Gregorio, Daniel Jenkins, Robert Fuller | |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:11 | NC State | Douglas Crowell snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Eugene Bradford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Douglas Crowell tips it in | 6-11 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 13:28 | NC State | Justin Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Eugene Bradford is fouled on the floor by Dima Czaplinski - foul #1 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Frank (PG), Eric Eidemiller (SG), William Wyatt (PF) Rudolph Rutledge, Dima Czaplinski, Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Lewis (SF), Robert Fuller (PF), Charles Zerby (C) Michael Tisdale, Bradley Linger, Douglas Crowell | |
| 12:51 | NC State | Daniel Lewis drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eugene Bradford | 6-14 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Justin Woods picks off the pass by Eric Eidemiller | 6-14 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Daniel Lewis hits the finger roll set up by Justin Woods | 6-16 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge (SG), Dima Czaplinski (SF) Eric Eidemiller, William Wyatt | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Gregorio (PG), Michael Tisdale (SF) Eugene Bradford, Justin Woods | |
| 12:23 | NC State | Robert Fuller's floater is tipped away by Kevin Richardson | 6-16 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Paul Parker pulls down the rebound | 6-16 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski travels in the backcourt | 6-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SG), William Wyatt (PF) Charles Frank, Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:02 | NC State | Brandon Gregorio is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Brandon Gregorio, team foul #4 | 6-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Frank (PG), Dima Czaplinski (SF) Eric Eidemiller, William Wyatt | |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Stauffer (SF) Brandon Gregorio | |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge is called for 10 seconds | 6-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SG) Rudolph Rutledge | |
| Subs | NC State | Bradley Linger (PF) Charles Zerby | |
| 11:46 | NC State | Anthony Stauffer is fouled on the floor by Dima Czaplinski - foul #2 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #3 | 6-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge (SG), William Wyatt (PF) Eric Eidemiller, Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Bradford (PG) Michael Tisdale | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (fairly fresh) SG - Rudolph Rutledge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Parker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Wyatt (fresh) C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eugene Bradford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Stauffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Linger (fresh) C - Robert Fuller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:40 | NC State | Bradley Linger clanks a runner in the lane | 6-16 |
| 11:38 | NC State | Anthony Stauffer gets the offensive rebound | 6-16 |
| 11:28 | NC State | Kevin Richardson swats the dunk try by Bradley Linger | 6-16 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge snags the defensive board | 6-16 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-16 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | William Wyatt tips it back up and in | 8-16 |
| 10:57 | NC State | Anthony Stauffer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kevin Richardson | 8-16 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Richardson | 11-16 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Kevin Richardson is called for the reach on Robert Fuller - foul #1 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SF), Michael Liptak (C) William Wyatt, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Woods (SG), Michael Tisdale (SF), Douglas Crowell (PF), Charles Zerby (C) Daniel Lewis, Anthony Stauffer, Bradley Linger, Robert Fuller | |
| 10:06 | NC State | Michael Tisdale misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Michael Liptak grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Paul Parker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Douglas Crowell - foul #1 on Douglas Crowell, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Richardson (C) Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Paul Parker misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Paul Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Michael Tisdale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Paul Parker grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Charles Frank is hacked by Eugene Bradford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Bradford, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Stauffer (SF) Eugene Bradford | |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-16 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Anthony Stauffer grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Anthony Stauffer connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Tisdale | 12-18 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Paul Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Wyatt (PF) Rudolph Rutledge | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Jenkins (SG), Bradley Linger (PF), Robert Fuller (C) Justin Woods, Douglas Crowell, Charles Zerby | |
| 08:14 | NC State | Robert Fuller scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Jenkins | 12-20 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Daniel Jenkins steals it from Charles Frank in the backcourt | 12-20 |
| 08:08 | NC State | Daniel Jenkins blows the layup | 12-20 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kevin Richardson | 12-20 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Paul Parker misses short on a floater from the left side | 12-20 |
| 07:36 | NC State | Bradley Linger grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (tiring) SG - Eric Eidemiller (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Parker (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Wyatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Tisdale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stauffer (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Linger (fresh) C - Robert Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:32 | NC State | Daniel Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Eric Eidemiller - foul #1 on Eric Eidemiller, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge (SG), Michael Liptak (C) William Wyatt, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Bradford (PG), Daniel Lewis (SF) Michael Tisdale, Anthony Stauffer | |
| 07:23 | NC State | Daniel Lewis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Paul Parker pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-20 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Michael Liptak tips it but misses | 12-20 |
| 06:59 | NC State | Daniel Jenkins grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Daniel Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Rutledge - foul #1 on Rudolph Rutledge, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Wyatt (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) Eric Eidemiller, Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Woods (SG), Douglas Crowell (C) Daniel Jenkins, Bradley Linger | |
| 06:29 | NC State | Robert Fuller knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Lewis | 12-22 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 06:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to Douglas Crowell | 12-22 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Robert Fuller dunks the ball set up by Eugene Bradford | 12-24 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Douglas Crowell is called for the reach on Paul Parker - foul #2 on Douglas Crowell, team foul #7 | 12-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SF) William Wyatt | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Tisdale (SF), Charles Zerby (C) Daniel Lewis, Douglas Crowell | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-24 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Paul Parker makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Paul Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Robert Fuller travels with the ball | 14-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Wyatt (PF) Paul Parker | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Parker (PF) William Wyatt | |
| Subs | NC State | Bradley Linger (PF) Robert Fuller | |
| 05:16 | NC State | Eugene Bradford makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Woods | 14-26 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Bradley Linger blocks the jumper by Charles Frank | 14-26 |
| 04:50 | NC State | Justin Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 04:39 | NC State | Eugene Bradford knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Tisdale | 14-29 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Frank | 16-29 |
| 04:13 | NC State | Bradley Linger dunks the ball on a great pass from Eugene Bradford and the foul's on Rudolph Rutledge - foul #2 on Rudolph Rutledge, team foul #7 | 16-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Wyatt (PF) Rudolph Rutledge | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Lewis (SG), Anthony Stauffer (SF), Robert Fuller (C) Eugene Bradford, Justin Woods, Charles Zerby | |
| 04:13 | NC State | Bradley Linger misses the free throw | 16-31 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson snags the defensive board | 16-31 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Charles Frank drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Wyatt and the foul's on Michael Tisdale - foul #1 on Michael Tisdale, team foul #8 | 18-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge (SG), Dima Czaplinski (SF) Eric Eidemiller, Paul Parker | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Gregorio (PG), Douglas Crowell (C) Michael Tisdale, Bradley Linger | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Charles Frank makes the free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Douglas Crowell's pass is intercepted by Rudolph Rutledge | 19-31 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski can't finish the layup | 19-31 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Robert Fuller pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Frank (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Rutledge (tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) PF - William Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Gregorio (fresh) SG - Daniel Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Stauffer (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Fuller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Crowell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | NC State | Daniel Lewis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Lewis, team foul #9 | 19-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Eidemiller (SG), Paul Parker (PF), Michael Liptak (C) Charles Frank, William Wyatt, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Woods (SG) Anthony Stauffer | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Daniel Lewis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Justin Woods | 22-34 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Douglas Crowell swats the short shot by Paul Parker | 22-34 |
| 02:08 | NC State | Douglas Crowell grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 02:03 | NC State | Brandon Gregorio hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Justin Woods | 22-36 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-36 |
| 01:35 | NC State | Robert Fuller pulls down the rebound | 22-36 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Daniel Lewis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-36 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Brandon Gregorio hits the follow up shot | 22-38 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Justin Woods steals the ball from Eric Eidemiller in the backcourt | 22-38 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Dima Czaplinski is called for the reach on Daniel Lewis - foul #3 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #8 | 22-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Frank (PG), William Wyatt (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) Eric Eidemiller, Dima Czaplinski, Michael Liptak | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Bradford (PG), Anthony Stauffer (SF), Bradley Linger (PF), Charles Zerby (C) Brandon Gregorio, Justin Woods, Robert Fuller, Douglas Crowell | |
| 01:11 | NC State | Daniel Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson pulls down the rebound | 22-38 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Charles Frank loses the ball out of bounds | 22-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Jenkins (SG) Daniel Lewis | |
| 00:45 | NC State | Anthony Stauffer drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-41 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | William Wyatt loses the dribble to Eugene Bradford | 22-41 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Daniel Jenkins lays it up and in set up by Eugene Bradford | 22-43 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Rudolph Rutledge misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 22-43 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Charles Zerby pulls down the rebound | 22-43 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Charles Zerby comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 22-43 |