| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) PF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradly Martens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Michael White inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | George Perzanowski steals the ball from Raymond Stephens | 22-31 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Jon Key is hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Raymond McCammon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Bradly Martens is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Keith Tapia | 22-33 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Jon Key can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Raymond McCammon snags the offensive board | 22-33 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Andrew Gay can't finish the layup but the foul's on Irvin Foster - foul #2 on Irvin Foster, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Keith Tapia is hacked by Jon Key - foul #1 on Jon Key, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-33 |
| 17:32 | NC State | Jon Key gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 17:11 | NC State | Raymond McCammon misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #3 | 24-33 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG) Jon Key | |
| Subs | St. John's | Oscar Suggs (SF) Michael White | |
| 17:11 | NC State | Raymond McCammon misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 17:11 | NC State | Raymond McCammon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 16:48 | NC State | George Perzanowski snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 16:41 | NC State | George Perzanowski loses the ball out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Messina (C) Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:25 | St. John's | George Perzanowski steals the ball from Raymond Stephens | 25-33 |
| 16:10 | NC State | James Leland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Bradly Martens snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Keith Tapia makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bradly Martens | 25-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Leland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond McCammon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Harry Messina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Suggs (fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradly Martens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Bradly Martens takes the ball from George Perzanowski | 25-35 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Bradly Martens misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Leland - foul #2 on James Leland, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), William Gravely (SG), Matthew Hoerr (SF), Andrew Gay (PF) James Leland, Anthony Jones, George Perzanowski, Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SF) Oscar Suggs | |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Bradly Martens makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Bradly Martens makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 14:50 | NC State | Andrew Gay is called for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Gay, team foul #3 | 25-37 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 25-37 |
| 14:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Harry Messina | 25-37 |
| 14:13 | NC State | William Gravely drills a shot from the left wing set up by Jon Key | 27-37 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Harry Messina is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #1 on Harry Messina, team foul #4 | 27-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (SG), George Perzanowski (SF) William Gravely, Matthew Hoerr | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Keith Tapia misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on George Perzanowski - foul #2 on George Perzanowski, team foul #5 | 27-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond McCammon (C) Harry Messina | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Keith Tapia misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Keith Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 13:34 | NC State | George Perzanowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Raymond McCammon tips it but misses | 27-38 |
| 13:31 | NC State | George Perzanowski tips it back up and in | 29-38 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Tapia | 29-41 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Jon Key is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jon Key, team foul #6 | 29-41 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG), Harry Messina (C) Jon Key, Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau (C) Bradly Martens | |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket but he's fouled by Harry Messina - foul #2 on Harry Messina, team foul #7 | 29-41 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Harry Messina gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 11:49 | NC State | James Leland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 11:48 | NC State | Harry Messina tips it back up and in | 31-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Leland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Keith Tapia splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Raymond Stephens | 31-45 |
| 11:18 | NC State | George Perzanowski makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-45 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Michael White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), William Gravely (SF), Andrew Gay (PF) James Leland, George Perzanowski, Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Oscar Suggs (SF), Bradly Martens (C) Keith Tapia, Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster | |
| 10:45 | NC State | Anthony Jones hits a jumpshot from the left side | 35-45 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Bradly Martens is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bradly Martens, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Hoerr (SF), Otis Shuff (C) Anthony Jones, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:08 | NC State | Jon Key makes the jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Bradly Martens comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 37-45 |
| 09:56 | NC State | Jon Key grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Andrew Gay buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Key | 39-45 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Bradly Martens connects on the runner near the basket | 39-47 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Michael White snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau hits a jumper in the lane | 39-49 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Patrick Thibodeau denies the turnaround by Otis Shuff | 39-49 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Matthew Hoerr tips it but misses | 39-49 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Bradly Martens grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Bradly Martens pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled on the floor by Jon Key - foul #3 on Jon Key, team foul #8 | 39-49 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG), Anthony Jones (SG), George Perzanowski (SF), Raymond McCammon (PF), Harry Messina (C) Jon Key, William Gravely, Matthew Hoerr, Andrew Gay, Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Michael White, Bradly Martens | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Leland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Suggs (fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | NC State | James Leland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Harry Messina is called for the reach on Irvin Foster - foul #3 on Harry Messina, team foul #9 | 39-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG), Rory Self (SF) Anthony Baden, Oscar Suggs | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Rory Self | 39-51 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Tapia | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:33 | NC State | Keith Tapia steals it from Raymond McCammon | 39-53 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Keith Tapia lays it up and in | 39-55 |
| 06:15 | NC State | Raymond McCammon buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Jones | 42-55 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau connects on the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Anthony Jones - foul #2 on Anthony Jones, team foul #10 | 42-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Oscar Suggs (SF) Rory Self | |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the free throw | 42-58 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Harry Messina misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Irvin Foster - foul #3 on Irvin Foster, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Gay (PF) Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SF), Bradly Martens (C) Oscar Suggs, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 05:36 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Harry Messina misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Bradly Martens double dribbles | 43-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond McCammon (C) Harry Messina | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:01 | NC State | Anthony Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Perzanowski | 46-58 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Michael White misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by George Perzanowski - foul #3 on George Perzanowski, team foul #11 | 46-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG) James Leland | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Raymond McCammon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-60 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Anthony Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Raymond McCammon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-60 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Anthony Jones is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #3 on Anthony Jones, team foul #12 | 46-60 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gravely (SG), Matthew Hoerr (SF), Harry Messina (C) Anthony Jones, George Perzanowski, Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau (C) Bradly Martens | |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Harry Messina lays it in on a nice dish by Jon Key and he's fouled by Michael White - foul #4 on Michael White, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG), Otis Shuff (PF) Jon Key, Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Oscar Suggs (SF) Michael White | |
| 03:29 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Leland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Gravely (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Hoerr (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Otis Shuff (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Suggs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 03:14 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Hoerr | 49-62 |
| 03:09 | NC State | William Gravely comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Oscar Suggs - foul #1 on Oscar Suggs, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| 03:09 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:09 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Otis Shuff grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 02:53 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), Anthony Jones (SG), George Perzanowski (SF), Andrew Gay (PF), Raymond McCammon (C) James Leland, William Gravely, Matthew Hoerr, Otis Shuff, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SF), Bradly Martens (C) Oscar Suggs, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 02:26 | NC State | Jon Key scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Perzanowski | 54-62 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradly Martens | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:41 | NC State | Raymond McCammon misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-65 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Anthony Jones tips it back up and in | 56-65 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Keith Tapia evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Raymond McCammon gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 01:06 | NC State | George Perzanowski hits a turnaround from the right block | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Michael White misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 58-65 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Andrew Gay pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Anthony Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Jon Key is called for the reach on Irvin Foster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Key, team foul #13 | 58-65 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Raymond McCammon grabs the board | 58-65 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Anthony Jones misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 00:25 | NC State | George Perzanowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Anthony Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Keith Tapia grabs the board | 58-65 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Keith Tapia is fouled in the backcourt by Jon Key - foul #5 on Jon Key, team foul #14 | 58-65 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG) Jon Key | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Keith Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Keith Tapia misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Raymond McCammon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Anthony Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Perzanowski | 61-66 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Jones - foul #4 on Anthony Jones, team foul #15 | 61-66 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:07 | NC State | George Perzanowski is fouled on the floor by Michael White - foul #5 on Michael White, team foul #8 | 61-68 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Oscar Suggs (SF) Michael White | |
| 00:07 | NC State | George Perzanowski misses the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Keith Tapia runs out the clock | 61-68 |