| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman is whistled for traveling | 39-34 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is fouled on the floor by Tomas Bowman - foul #1 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Reid Simpson buries a 3 from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Jonathan Mobley is denied by Howard Spencer | 39-37 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Reid Simpson snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 39-37 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-37 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is hacked by Howard Bennett - foul #2 on Howard Bennett, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Peter Bad (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Howard Bennett, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (PF) Al Burris | |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-37 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Howard Spencer hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Reid Simpson steps in front of the Richard Morris pass in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Russell Byrd buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes | 42-41 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Reid Simpson is called for the reach on Benjamin Ball in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reid Simpson, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SG) Richard Morris, Benjamin Ball | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SG) Reid Simpson | |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Peter Bad hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Howard Spencer pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Russell Byrd | |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Jeffrey Fuchs steals it from Anthony Verville | 42-41 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG) Norman Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Remley | 42-41 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Richard Morris misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Antwan Harris - foul #2 on Antwan Harris, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Tomas Bowman (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Allen Midgette, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Richard Morris misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Howard Spencer buries a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Tomas Bowman - foul #2 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Peter Bad | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF) Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Howard Spencer makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Byrd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard Spencer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Howard Spencer is called for the reach on Richard Morris - foul #1 on Howard Spencer, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley (PF) Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Antwan Harris, Howard Spencer | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Al Burris - foul #2 on Al Burris, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Reid Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Allen Midgette (SF) Richard Morris, Howard Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Anthony Verville, Russell Byrd | |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Al Burris - foul #3 on Al Burris, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-44 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Jay Grier tips it home | 43-46 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Hughes - foul #2 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas connects on the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (SG), Peter Bad (PF) Benjamin Ball, Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Al Burris, Jay Grier | |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-46 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge tips it home | 46-48 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Allen Midgette, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Reid Simpson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Anthony Verville tips it in | 46-50 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Richard Morris misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Howard Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Tomas Bowman - foul #3 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (C) Steven Selvidge, Howard Spencer | |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Richard Morris scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Bennett | 49-50 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Richard Morris - foul #1 on Richard Morris, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF) Howard Bennett, Peter Bad | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Al Burris (PF) Reid Simpson, Antwan Harris | |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Russell Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Russell Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley loses the dribble to Jay Grier | 49-52 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Al Burris buries a jumpshot from the right side | 49-54 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette is hacked by Russell Byrd - foul #1 on Russell Byrd, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Howard Spencer (C) Anthony Verville, Russell Byrd, Jay Grier | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Howard Spencer grabs the board | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Howard Spencer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jonathan Mobley - foul #1 on Jonathan Mobley, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Richard Morris, Benjamin Ball, Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (PF) Al Burris | |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Berdy Winkowski takes the ball from Jeffrey Fuchs in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it home | 50-58 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-58 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-61 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Peter Bad (PF) Norman Thomas, Jeffrey Fuchs, Allen Midgette, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Berdy Winkowski | |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the tip | 50-61 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge gets the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Reid Simpson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Lloyd Remley | 52-61 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Antwan Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-61 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Reid Simpson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-61 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett is fouled on the floor by Marvin Hughes - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Fuchs (SG), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Richard Morris, Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Al Burris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris, Howard Spencer | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley clanks a jump hook in the paint | 54-61 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Russell Byrd gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Anthony Verville can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-61 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Berdy Winkowski - foul #2 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Allen Midgette (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Howard Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Berdy Winkowski | |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Anthony Verville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG) Norman Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jay Grier (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley lays it in set up by Benjamin Ball | 57-61 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Jay Grier buries a turnaround from close range | 57-63 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley buries a floater in the lane set up by Benjamin Ball and he's fouled by Reid Simpson - foul #4 on Reid Simpson, team foul #11 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Allen Midgette, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Robert Cosgrove (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Anthony Verville, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Al Burris, Jay Grier | |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Howard Spencer comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Howard Spencer snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Jeremy Tarango | |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (SG) Benjamin Ball | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marvin Hughes - foul #5 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Antwan Harris (PF) Marvin Hughes, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Antwan Harris denies the turnaround by Richard Morris | 62-65 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 62-65 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Richard Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 62-65 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 62-65 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Richard Morris snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Howard Spencer swats the layup by Peter Bad | 62-65 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 62-65 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Derrick Fong (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Richard Morris, Jeffrey Fuchs, Allen Midgette, Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Robert Cosgrove (SF), Al Burris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Jeremy Tarango, Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris, Howard Spencer | |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses long on an open turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Robert Cosgrove - foul #1 on Robert Cosgrove, team foul #13 | 62-65 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Norman Thomas steals the ball from Anthony Verville | 64-65 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses the dunk | 64-65 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jay Grier | 64-65 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is hacked by Howard Bennett - foul #3 on Howard Bennett, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley (PF) Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF) Al Burris | |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tomas Bowman | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Verville (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Russell Byrd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cosgrove (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Grier (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Benjamin Ball steps in front of the Reid Simpson pass | 67-66 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas blows the layup | 67-66 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Reid Simpson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jay Grier - foul #1 on Jay Grier, team foul #14 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Peter Bad (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Norman Thomas, Howard Bennett, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Antwan Harris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Anthony Verville, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Jay Grier | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Richard Morris picks off the pass by Berdy Winkowski | 69-69 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF), Tomas Bowman (C) Peter Bad, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Al Burris (PF) Berdy Winkowski, Robert Cosgrove, Antwan Harris | |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Howard Spencer | 69-69 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Russell Byrd is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ball - foul #3 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Russell Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Reid Simpson | 69-70 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Reid Simpson loses the ball out of bounds | 69-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (PF) Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Morris | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-70 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Richard Morris grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is hacked by Jeremy Tarango in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #15 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley (PF) Peter Bad | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG) Jeremy Tarango | |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Reid Simpson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Verville | 74-73 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley is fouled on the floor by Al Burris - foul #4 on Al Burris, team foul #16 | 74-73 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Reid Simpson buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Verville | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Verville - foul #2 on Anthony Verville, team foul #17 | 76-75 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Russell Byrd is fouled on the floor by Howard Bennett - foul #4 on Howard Bennett, team foul #11 | 78-75 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Russell Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Verville - foul #3 on Anthony Verville, team foul #18 | 78-76 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Richard Morris misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is hacked by Richard Morris - foul #2 on Richard Morris, team foul #12 | 79-76 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman pulls down the rebound | 79-77 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Reid Simpson is called for the reach on Tomas Bowman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Reid Simpson, team foul #19 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG) Reid Simpson | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 81-77 |