| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | William Doherty is alone and drills a floater from the baseline | 27-21 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | William Doherty hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 29-21 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Anthony Sellers denies the turnaround by Daniel Beaudoin | 29-21 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Seger | 29-21 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 29-21 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Anthony Sellers is called for the reach on Mark Swoope - foul #1 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Thomas Noble's pass is intercepted by William Doherty | 29-21 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Noble is called for the reach on Cory Fouch - foul #2 on Thomas Noble, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses the easy layup | 29-21 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the offensive board | 29-21 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Mark Swoope is hacked by Cory Fouch - foul #1 on Cory Fouch, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, Anthony Sellers, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (C) Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hiram Mraz (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 29-21 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Carl Mars pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Stephen Watchman is denied by Mark Swoope | 29-21 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman gets the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses the 3 from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Ryan Self grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-21 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Watchman | 29-21 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Scaife - foul #3 on Kenneth Scaife, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) William Peterson, Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Carl Mars can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 29-21 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | William Doherty tips it in | 31-21 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Ryan Self scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-24 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Hiram Mraz - foul #1 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #3 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF) William Ford, Carl Mars | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin (C) Hiram Mraz | |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Thomas Noble makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | William Doherty comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Swoope - foul #2 on Mark Swoope, team foul #4 | 33-27 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | William Doherty makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Mark Swoope snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Ryan Self misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Mark Swoope can't tip it in | 34-27 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | William Doherty slams it home set up by Jessie Heintzelman | 36-27 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Ryan Self misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | William Doherty grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Doherty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Self (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch blows the layup | 36-27 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife is hacked by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #1 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Stephen Watchman (PF), Brian Segura (C) Daniel Seger, William Doherty, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF) Thomas Noble, Ryan Self, Mark Swoope | |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses the lay-in | 36-27 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Brian Segura grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | William Peterson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Clarke - foul #1 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #5 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF) Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #2 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #6 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Ford (SG) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Mark Swoope (PF) Earl Parks, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-27 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Carl Mars pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Brian Segura | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Ford - foul #1 on William Ford, team foul #4 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), William Doherty (PF), Cory Fouch (C) William Ford, Carl Mars, Stephen Watchman, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Self (SF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Joshua Clarke, Hiram Mraz | |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | William Doherty grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch lays it in | 42-28 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Noble | 42-30 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses the jumper from close range | 42-30 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Ryan Self grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | William Doherty grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Fouch (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Self (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #3 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #7 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG) Daniel Seger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), James King (SG), Hiram Mraz (PF), Joshua Clarke (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Ryan Self scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | William Doherty misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 43-32 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers hits the follow up shot | 45-32 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Jessie Heintzelman is called for the reach on Earl Parks - foul #2 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Ford (SG), Carl Mars (SF) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Anthony Sellers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin (C) Joshua Clarke | |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-34 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-34 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Ryan Self misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Mars - foul #1 on Carl Mars, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman (PF) William Doherty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Mark Swoope (PF) Earl Parks, James King, Hiram Mraz | |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Ryan Self misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Ryan Self makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Cory Fouch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | William Ford hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-35 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Mark Swoope tips it in | 47-37 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Thomas Noble is called for the reach on Carl Mars - foul #3 on Thomas Noble, team foul #8 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), William Doherty (PF) William Ford, Cory Fouch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF), Hiram Mraz (C) Ryan Self, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman snags the offensive board | 48-37 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | William Doherty buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jessie Heintzelman | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses the jumper from the left side | 50-37 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Mark Swoope tips it back up and in | 50-39 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Clarke denies the turnaround by Stephen Watchman | 50-39 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Mark Swoope pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Doherty (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Watchman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) PF - Mark Swoope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Hiram Mraz (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | St. John's | William Doherty steals the ball from Mark Swoope | 50-39 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Kenneth Scaife takes the ball from Stephen Watchman | 50-39 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the easy layup | 50-39 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Carl Mars takes the ball from Kenneth Scaife | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Swoope - foul #3 on Mark Swoope, team foul #9 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), William Ford (SG), Brian Segura (C) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman, William Doherty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), James King (SG), Steve Seitz (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Mark Swoope | |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 01:52 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | William Peterson buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Ford | 52-39 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | William Peterson steals the ball from Earl Parks | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Hiram Mraz - foul #2 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #10 | 52-39 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Stephen Watchman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke hits a shot from close range and he's fouled by William Peterson - foul #1 on William Peterson, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | William Peterson runs out the clock | 54-42 |