| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Eilerman (fresh) SG - George Peralez (fresh) SF - Ricky Turner (fresh) PF - Michael Green (fresh) C - Joe Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) SG - James McCurren (fresh) SF - James Zipp (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Joe Collins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Donald Ordonez steals it from George Peralez | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | James McCurren scores on a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | John Eilerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Vernon Gray is fouled in the backcourt by John Eilerman - foul #1 on John Eilerman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | James Zipp scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Gray | 0-5 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | George Peralez misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Donald Ordonez - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | George Peralez misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | George Peralez makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | James McCurren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-5 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | John Eilerman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Collins | 4-5 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ivan Zausch | 4-7 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Donald Ordonez steals it from Joe Collins | 4-7 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | The jumper by James McCurren is denied by Joe Collins | 4-7 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Michael Green grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | George Peralez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | James Zipp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | John Eilerman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Green - foul #1 on Michael Green, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), August Cisowski (SF) John Eilerman, Ricky Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) Vernon Gray, Ivan Zausch | |
| 17:40 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Michael Green is hacked by Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel King (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Michael Green, Joe Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman is hacked by Allen Durfee - foul #1 on Allen Durfee, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG) George Peralez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James McCurren | |
| 16:46 | Syracuse | Daniel King can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 4-9 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Marvin Friedman is called for the reach on Allen Durfee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG) James Zipp | |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by August Cisowski - foul #1 on August Cisowski, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), Michael Green (PF) Marvin Friedman, Daniel King | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Eilerman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Green (fairly fresh) C - Jim Maciel (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fairly fresh) SG - James McCurren (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Allen Durfee can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | John Eilerman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Allen Durfee pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | James McCurren clanks a 3 from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 15:07 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | The jump hook by August Cisowski is blocked by Aldo Rossi | 6-11 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | August Cisowski grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | John Eilerman drills a shot from the left wing set up by Jim Maciel and the foul's on Allen Durfee - foul #2 on Allen Durfee, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Peralez (SG), Ricky Turner (SF), Daniel King (PF), Joe Collins (C) Christopher Thomas, August Cisowski, Michael Green, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), James Zipp (SF), Michael Clevenger (PF) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi | |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | John Eilerman misses the free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Vernon Gray clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | James Zipp tips it in | 8-13 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | John Eilerman hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel King | 11-13 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Collins - foul #1 on Joe Collins, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) John Eilerman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Joe Collins scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Friedman | 13-15 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | James Zipp clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-15 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Joe Collins gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | George Peralez connects on the runner from the left block set up by Marvin Friedman | 15-15 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Marvin Friedman picks off the pass by Vernon Gray in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | George Peralez drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel King | 18-15 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Vernon Gray | 18-17 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman is hacked by Vernon Gray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Gray, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG), Michael Green (PF), Jim Maciel (C) George Peralez, Daniel King, Joe Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Claudio Rossi | |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | James Zipp steals it from Ricky Turner | 18-17 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | James Zipp lays it in | 18-19 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Michael Green hits the follow up shot | 20-19 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 20-19 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 20-19 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger buries a jump hook from the baseline | 20-21 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel's pass is intercepted by Vernon Gray | 20-21 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Vernon Gray jams it | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Turner (tiring) PF - Michael Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Maciel (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zipp (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Michael Clevenger (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Michael Green tips it in | 22-23 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Michael Green swats the short shot by Ivan Zausch | 22-23 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | James Zipp misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Vernon Gray tips it home | 22-25 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Ivan Zausch denies the turnaround by Michael Green | 22-25 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Michael Green grabs the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel misses the tip | 22-25 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Marvin Friedman steals the ball from James Zipp in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Christopher Thomas | 25-25 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Vernon Gray travels in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), George Peralez (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF), Joe Collins (C) Marvin Friedman, Christopher Thomas, Ricky Turner, Michael Green, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) James Zipp, Michael Clevenger, Ivan Zausch | |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Leif Taberski - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by George Peralez - foul #1 on George Peralez, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi loses the dribble to Joe Collins | 25-25 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Daniel King hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Eilerman | 27-25 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is hacked by John Eilerman in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Eilerman, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG) John Eilerman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Daniel King gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | The jumper by August Cisowski is denied by Aldo Rossi | 27-26 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Vernon Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Daniel King snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | George Peralez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Collins | 29-26 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Daniel King takes the ball from James McCurren | 29-26 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | George Peralez misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | August Cisowski snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Joe Collins misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Green (PF) Daniel King | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Joe Collins makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Joe Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Marvin Friedman (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Peralez (tiring) 8 pts. SF - August Cisowski (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Green (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Collins (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (tired) 4 pts. SF - James Zipp (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi lays it up and in and he's fouled by George Peralez - foul #2 on George Peralez, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG) George Peralez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the free throw | 31-28 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Marvin Friedman - foul #2 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SG) Marvin Friedman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Michael Green pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Joe Collins misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Claudio Rossi - foul #1 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-29 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Joe Collins misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Joe Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is called for 5 seconds | 32-29 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Joe Collins misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 32-29 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Joe Collins blocks the jumper by James McCurren | 32-29 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Michael Green grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Michael Green hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Michael Green steps in front of the Claudio Rossi pass in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | August Cisowski buries a jumper near the basket set up by Christopher Thomas | 34-29 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Vernon Gray can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-29 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Michael Green gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Vernon Gray - foul #2 on Vernon Gray, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel King (PF), Jim Maciel (C) August Cisowski, Joe Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Vernon Gray, James McCurren, Claudio Rossi | |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Michael Green makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jim Maciel - foul #1 on Jim Maciel, team foul #10 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF) Michael Green | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Leif Taberski - foul #2 on Leif Taberski, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Thomas - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #11 | 37-31 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Daniel King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Green (SF) August Cisowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Ivan Zausch | |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Daniel King takes the ball from Leif Taberski | 37-33 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Daniel King comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 37-33 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Allen Durfee is hacked by Ricky Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Turner, team foul #12 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Eilerman (PG), George Peralez (SG), Joe Collins (C) Christopher Thomas, Ricky Turner, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) James Zipp, Michael Clevenger | |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Eilerman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Peralez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Green (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Collins (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James McCurren (tired) 4 pts. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Eilerman and the foul's on Allen Durfee - foul #3 on Allen Durfee, team foul #11 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF) Michael Green | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), Ivan Zausch (C) Allen Durfee, Claudio Rossi | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | James McCurren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | John Eilerman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Daniel King tips it in | 42-35 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | James McCurren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Daniel King snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Donald Ordonez - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #12 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (SF), Jim Maciel (C) August Cisowski, Joe Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF) James McCurren, Donald Ordonez | |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is hacked by Ricky Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Turner, team foul #13 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Green (PF) Daniel King | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | George Peralez makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Eilerman | 45-35 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the easy layup | 45-35 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi tips it in | 45-37 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | John Eilerman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Michael Green misses the tip | 45-37 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Vernon Gray drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from George Peralez | 47-40 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Leif Taberski - foul #3 on Leif Taberski, team foul #13 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Joe Collins (C) John Eilerman, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Michael Green takes the ball from James Zipp in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman is hacked by Vernon Gray - foul #3 on Vernon Gray, team foul #14 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF) Ricky Turner, Michael Green | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (PF) Vernon Gray | |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Joe Collins pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joe Collins comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 49-40 |