| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Arthur Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Hancock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Russell (fresh) PF - Michael Kelley (fresh) C - Randy Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Francis Paul (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Villacorta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Antoine Dean (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Raymond Russell inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Randy Anthony misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Antoine Dean - foul #2 on Antoine Dean, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Randy Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Randy Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Michael Kelley - foul #2 on Michael Kelley, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Arthur Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Davis - foul #1 on Frederick Davis, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Arthur Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Arthur Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Arthur Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Francis Paul evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Arthur Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Arthur Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Randy Anthony steps in front of the Kenneth Duncan pass | 32-37 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Derek Hancock is fouled on the floor by Frederick Davis - foul #2 on Frederick Davis, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Raymond Russell lays it up and in | 34-37 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 34-37 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Randy Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Arthur Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Francis Paul can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Michael Kelley pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Francis Paul is called for the reach on Derek Hancock - foul #1 on Francis Paul, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Maynard (PG), Jimmie Fielding (SG), Hedeon Zimmerman (SF), George Foos (C) Arthur Smith, Derek Hancock, Raymond Russell, Randy Anthony | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Greg Taylor (SF), Richard Plewinski (PF), Robert Toscano (C) Francis Paul, Eric Villacorta, Kenneth Duncan, Antoine Dean | |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Richard Plewinski steals the ball from Donald Maynard | 37-37 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Greg Taylor scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Roby | 37-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Maynard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Fielding (fresh) SF - Hedeon Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Foos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Plewinski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Toscano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Donald Maynard loses the dribble to Frederick Davis | 37-39 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Greg Taylor hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Plewinski | 37-41 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Michael Kelley can't finish the layup | 37-41 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | George Foos steps in front of the Willie Roby pass | 37-41 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | George Foos misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Toscano - foul #2 on Robert Toscano, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Smith (PG), Derek Hancock (SG), Raymond Russell (SF), Austin Ratliff (PF) Donald Maynard, Jimmie Fielding, Hedeon Zimmerman, Michael Kelley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Paul (PG), Paul Rogers (SG), Eric Villacorta (SF), Kenneth Duncan (PF), Antoine Dean (C) Willie Roby, Frederick Davis, Greg Taylor, Richard Plewinski, Robert Toscano | |
| 14:12 | St. John's | George Foos makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | George Foos misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kenneth Duncan | 38-41 |
| 14:03 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Anthony (C) George Foos | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Paul Rogers steals it from Derek Hancock | 38-41 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Francis Paul is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta misses the jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Austin Ratliff | 38-41 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Raymond Russell knocks in the shot from the right block | 40-41 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Rogers | 40-43 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Derek Hancock is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Francis Paul pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Raymond Russell is called for the reach on Kenneth Duncan - foul #2 on Raymond Russell, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Foos (C) Randy Anthony | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederick Davis (SG), Greg Taylor (SF), Richard Plewinski (PF) Paul Rogers, Eric Villacorta, Kenneth Duncan | |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Derek Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Arthur Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Hancock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Russell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Austin Ratliff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Foos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Francis Paul (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Plewinski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Antoine Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | St. John's | George Foos misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-43 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean loses the ball out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Maynard (PG), Jimmie Fielding (SG), Hedeon Zimmerman (SF) Arthur Smith, Derek Hancock, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Toscano (C) Antoine Dean | |
| 10:36 | St. John's | George Foos misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 40-43 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | George Foos can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 10:32 | Syracuse | Francis Paul pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Francis Paul drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Taylor | 40-46 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Donald Maynard misses the fadeaway from the left side | 40-46 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Greg Taylor snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | George Foos denies the turnaround by Greg Taylor | 40-46 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Francis Paul picks off the pass by Hedeon Zimmerman | 40-46 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Francis Paul | 40-49 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Hedeon Zimmerman comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Greg Taylor - foul #1 on Greg Taylor, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Smith (PG), Derek Hancock (SG), Michael Kelley (PF), Randy Anthony (C) Donald Maynard, Jimmie Fielding, Austin Ratliff, George Foos | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Paul Rogers (SG), Eric Villacorta (SF), Kenneth Duncan (PF), Antoine Dean (C) Francis Paul, Frederick Davis, Greg Taylor, Richard Plewinski, Robert Toscano | |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Hedeon Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Hedeon Zimmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Villacorta | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Derek Hancock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Willie Roby pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan is fouled on the floor by Michael Kelley - foul #3 on Michael Kelley, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Russell (SF) Hedeon Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan comes up short on the floater from the left side | 40-51 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan hits the follow up shot | 40-53 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Arthur Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Antoine Dean snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Arthur Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Hancock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Russell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Kelley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Villacorta (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Antoine Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Kenneth Duncan scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Rogers | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Arthur Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Derek Hancock out of the doubleteam | 43-55 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Roby | 43-58 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Randy Anthony is whistled for a carry | 43-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Francis Paul (PG), Robert Toscano (C) Willie Roby, Antoine Dean | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Paul Rogers can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 43-58 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano gets the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Eric Villacorta hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 43-58 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Derek Hancock gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Robert Toscano is called for the reach on Michael Kelley - foul #3 on Robert Toscano, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Maynard (PG), Jimmie Fielding (SG), George Foos (C) Arthur Smith, Derek Hancock, Randy Anthony | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frederick Davis (SG), Greg Taylor (SF), Richard Plewinski (PF) Paul Rogers, Eric Villacorta, Kenneth Duncan | |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Michael Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Richard Plewinski pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Greg Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Austin Ratliff (PF) Michael Kelley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Antoine Dean (C) Robert Toscano | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Raymond Russell misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Greg Taylor - foul #2 on Greg Taylor, team foul #8 | 43-58 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Raymond Russell misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Raymond Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Richard Plewinski is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Francis Paul out of a doubleteam | 44-60 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Donald Maynard clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Plewinski | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:25 | Syracuse | Francis Paul makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frederick Davis | 44-63 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Donald Maynard buries a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Greg Taylor - foul #3 on Greg Taylor, team foul #9 | 46-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Derek Hancock (SG), Hedeon Zimmerman (SF), Randy Anthony (C) Jimmie Fielding, Raymond Russell, George Foos | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roby (PG), Paul Rogers (SG), Robert Toscano (C) Francis Paul, Frederick Davis, Antoine Dean | |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Donald Maynard makes the free throw | 47-63 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Willie Roby is fouled on the floor by Hedeon Zimmerman - foul #1 on Hedeon Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 47-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Smith (PG) Donald Maynard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Arthur Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Hancock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hedeon Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Austin Ratliff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Willie Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Greg Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Plewinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Toscano (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Hedeon Zimmerman gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Derek Hancock misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Robert Toscano snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Richard Plewinski clanks a runner in the lane | 47-63 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Randy Anthony pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Derek Hancock can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Hedeon Zimmerman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Arthur Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Hancock | 47-63 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Hedeon Zimmerman misses the shot from the right block | 47-63 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Toscano | 47-63 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Greg Taylor clanks a jump hook near the basket | 47-63 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Randy Anthony gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Arthur Smith is fouled on the floor by Willie Roby - foul #2 on Willie Roby, team foul #10 | 47-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Russell (SF) Hedeon Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Arthur Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Arthur Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Greg Taylor is fouled on the floor by Raymond Russell - foul #3 on Raymond Russell, team foul #5 | 48-63 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Willie Roby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-63 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Arthur Smith snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Derek Hancock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-63 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Greg Taylor pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Willie Roby comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Anthony - foul #1 on Randy Anthony, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Willie Roby makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Willie Roby misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Austin Ratliff grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Derek Hancock clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Toscano | 48-64 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roby runs out the clock | 48-64 |