| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Ryan Self inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife is hacked by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #1 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Carl Mars connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Seger and the foul's on Ryan Self - foul #3 on Ryan Self, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses the free throw | 22-30 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Mark Swoope grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Ryan Self can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is fouled on the floor by Mark Swoope - foul #3 on Mark Swoope, team foul #2 | 22-30 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch is hacked by Mark Swoope - foul #4 on Mark Swoope, team foul #3 | 22-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (PF) Mark Swoope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | William Doherty can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Hiram Mraz - foul #1 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #4 | 22-30 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Noble | 24-31 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | William Doherty drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 24-33 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-33 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 24-33 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses the tip | 24-33 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Ryan Self grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ryan Self (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Doherty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | William Doherty drills a runner from close range set up by Daniel Seger | 26-35 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Ryan Self scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Beaudoin | 28-35 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses the lay-in | 28-35 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife is hacked by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #2 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), James King (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Joshua Clarke (PF) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Ryan Self, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Michael Cawley (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Stephen Watchman steps in front of the Richard Hearn pass | 28-35 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William Ford and the foul's on Earl Parks - foul #1 on Earl Parks, team foul #5 | 28-37 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Michael Cawley is called for the reach on Daniel Beaudoin - foul #1 on Michael Cawley, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (PG), Mark Swoope (PF), Hiram Mraz (C) Earl Parks, Richard Hearn, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Ford | 28-40 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Michael Cawley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Ford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Cawley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Hiram Mraz is called for the reach on William Ford - foul #2 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #6 | 28-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Ryan Self (SF) James King, Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Carl Mars (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) William Peterson, Anthony Sellers, Stephen Watchman, Michael Cawley | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Swoope - foul #5 on Mark Swoope, team foul #7 | 28-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin (C) Mark Swoope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG) William Ford | |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Ryan Self can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-41 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 10:16 | Syracuse | Hiram Mraz blocks the short jumper by William Doherty | 28-41 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Thomas Noble snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Thomas Noble makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | William Doherty clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | William Doherty tips it home | 31-43 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Ryan Self hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Beaudoin | 31-43 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Thomas Noble can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | William Doherty throws it down and he's hacked by Hiram Mraz - foul #3 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #8 | 31-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG), Joshua Clarke (PF) Kenneth Scaife, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF) Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars | |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:40 | St. John's | James King misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch is hacked by Joshua Clarke - foul #2 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #9 | 31-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), Richard Hearn (SF) Thomas Noble, Ryan Self | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by William Doherty - foul #1 on William Doherty, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses long on a runner from the right block | 33-47 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Daniel Beaudoin | 33-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Parks (fresh) SG - James King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) PF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Beaudoin (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Ford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) PF - William Doherty (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-47 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Earl Parks - foul #2 on Earl Parks, team foul #10 | 33-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Ryan Self (SF), Hiram Mraz (C) Earl Parks, James King, Richard Hearn, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Michael Cawley (C) William Ford, Anthony Sellers, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the free throw | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Daniel Seger steals the ball from Joshua Clarke | 33-50 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman blows the layup | 33-50 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Noble | 33-50 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Stephen Watchman swats the short shot by Hiram Mraz | 33-50 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Noble | 33-50 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Michael Cawley is called for the reach on Joshua Clarke - foul #2 on Michael Cawley, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG) Daniel Seger | |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Michael Cawley is called for the reach on Kenneth Scaife - foul #3 on Michael Cawley, team foul #6 | 33-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), James King (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Ryan Self, Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF) Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Earl Parks drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Hearn and he's fouled by Michael Cawley - foul #4 on Michael Cawley, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (SG), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) Anthony Sellers, Stephen Watchman, Michael Cawley | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Earl Parks makes the free throw | 36-50 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Carl Mars scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Doherty | 36-52 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Earl Parks can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Carl Mars grabs the board | 36-52 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Doherty | 36-54 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Earl Parks is fouled on the floor by Carl Mars - foul #3 on Carl Mars, team foul #8 | 36-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG), Joshua Clarke (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Kenneth Scaife, Hiram Mraz, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Michael Cawley (C) Carl Mars, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Earl Parks makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Earl Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | William Ford makes the jumper from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Richard Hearn's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Watchman | 37-56 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Watchman | 37-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Parks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Cawley (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | William Ford misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-56 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman tips it but misses | 37-56 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers tips it but misses | 37-56 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Michael Cawley misses the tip | 37-56 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Anthony Sellers steps in front of the James King pass | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman misses the jumper near the basket | 37-56 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | William Ford grabs the offensive board | 37-56 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | William Peterson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-58 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Earl Parks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Cawley - foul #5 on Michael Cawley, team foul #9 | 37-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (PF) Richard Hearn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SF), Brian Segura (C) William Ford, Michael Cawley | |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Earl Parks makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Earl Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson is hacked by Hiram Mraz - foul #4 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #11 | 39-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ford (SG) Anthony Sellers | |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Steve Seitz snags the defensive board | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Tony Thompson - foul #1 on Tony Thompson, team foul #10 | 39-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (SF) Tony Thompson | |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-58 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | William Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | William Peterson is fouled on the floor by Earl Parks - foul #3 on Earl Parks, team foul #12 | 40-58 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | William Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 01:02 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steve Seitz | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Earl Parks is called for traveling | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-59 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers gets the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | William Ford blows the layup | 40-59 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | James King pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the runner from the baseline | 40-59 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz tips it back up and in | 42-59 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | William Peterson runs out the clock | 42-59 |