| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Ronald Carr inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Jerry Smith grabs the offensive board | 21-33 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Robert Wright can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SF) James Taylor, Stanley Blakley | |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is fouled on the floor by Brandon Bojorquez - foul #2 on Brandon Bojorquez, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the shot from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Raymond Adams pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Jerry Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-35 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Raymond Adams tips it in | 25-35 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Jerry Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-38 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF) James Rucks, Joshua Dejohn | |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Jerry Smith drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Jones and the foul's on Robert Wright - foul #1 on Robert Wright, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Jerry Smith misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Wright | 29-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Syracuse | Robert Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 29-38 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Ronald Carr's pass is intercepted by Brandon Bojorquez | 29-38 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens gets the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Arnold Walker grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Arnold Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Robert Royal (SF), Raymond Adams (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), James Rucks (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF) Vance Giddens, Aaron Jamerson, Stanley Blakley | |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses short on a floater from the right side | 29-38 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Adams | 29-38 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Richard Urena evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Raymond Adams tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez clanks a shot in the lane | 31-38 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Arnold Walker snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Richard Urena is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 12:49 | Syracuse | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | James Rucks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Ronald Carr (SF), Michael Jones (PF) James Laplant, Richard Urena, Robert Royal, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Carl Brown (C) James Taylor, James Rucks, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Michael Jones's floater is tipped away by Carl Brown | 31-38 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Carl Brown gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Carl Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Robert Wright (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Aaron Jamerson, Scott Turner, Carl Brown | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Michael Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens is fouled on the floor by Ronald Carr - foul #2 on Ronald Carr, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson (SG), Scott Turner (PF), Carl Brown (C) James Rucks, Robert Wright, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Scott Turner is fouled on the floor by Arnold Walker - foul #1 on Arnold Walker, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Stanley Blakley, Scott Turner, Carl Brown | |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Smith - foul #2 on Jerry Smith, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF) Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright | |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Smith and he's hacked by Brandon Bojorquez - foul #3 on Brandon Bojorquez, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Carl Brown (C) Vance Giddens, James Rucks, Stanley Blakley, Scott Turner, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Carl Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Aaron Jamerson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Arnold Walker pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Arnold Walker tips it in | 35-39 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Carl Brown buries a jump hook from close range | 35-41 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Arnold Walker loses the dribble to Robert Wright | 35-41 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Carl Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Jerry Smith, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) James Taylor, Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright, Carl Brown | |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 35-41 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Rucks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Blakley (fresh) PF - Scott Turner (fresh) C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Scott Turner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | James Rucks tips it in | 35-43 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Raymond Adams is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Arnold Walker (PF) Douglas Sailor, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Wright (PF) Scott Turner | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Robert Wright tips it in | 35-45 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Richard Urena works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-45 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | James Rucks clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Smith - foul #3 on Jerry Smith, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SF) Richard Urena | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Dejohn (SF) Stanley Blakley | |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Vance Giddens is fouled on the floor by Raymond Adams - foul #2 on Raymond Adams, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Michael Jones (PF) James Laplant, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF), Scott Turner (PF) Vance Giddens, James Rucks, Joshua Dejohn, Robert Wright | |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Scott Turner is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #7 | 35-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), James Rucks (SG), Carl Brown (C) James Taylor, Aaron Jamerson, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Scott Turner makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Scott Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Ronald Carr splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-49 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Scott Turner grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Smith - foul #4 on Jerry Smith, team foul #8 | 35-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Robert Royal (SF), Arnold Walker (PF), Kyle Welke (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Robert Wright (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Vance Giddens, Scott Turner, Carl Brown | |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Robert Wright is called for the reach on Robert Royal - foul #2 on Robert Wright, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Aaron Jamerson (SG), Joshua Dejohn (SF) James Taylor, James Rucks, Stanley Blakley | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Richard Urena buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Laplant | 38-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Royal (fresh) PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Welke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Vance Giddens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Aaron Jamerson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Dejohn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | James Laplant is called for the reach on Brandon Bojorquez - foul #1 on James Laplant, team foul #9 | 38-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), James Rucks (SG), Stanley Blakley (SF) Vance Giddens, Aaron Jamerson, Joshua Dejohn | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Kyle Welke grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Richard Urena is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 38-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vance Giddens (PG), Carl Brown (C) James Taylor, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Urena - foul #1 on Richard Urena, team foul #10 | 38-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Joshua Dejohn (SF), Scott Turner (PF), Brandon Bojorquez (C) Vance Giddens, Stanley Blakley, Robert Wright, Carl Brown | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | James Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Kyle Welke grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | James Taylor grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Kyle Welke steps in front of the Scott Turner pass | 38-53 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Kyle Welke hits the follow up shot | 40-53 |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-53 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Bojorquez | 40-53 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Scott Turner knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Rucks | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Robert Royal's pass is intercepted by Scott Turner | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | James Rucks misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-55 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Royal | 40-55 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | James Laplant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kyle Welke | 42-55 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Taylor runs out the clock | 42-55 |