| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Terrones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Ulrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks inbounds the ball | 17-33 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-33 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | James Terrones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by James Terrones | 19-33 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Greening | 19-35 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | James Terrones clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 19-35 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 19-35 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Leon Collins can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Francis Watkins - foul #1 on Francis Watkins, team foul #1 | 19-35 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Justin Britt drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-36 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Justin Britt - foul #2 on Justin Britt, team foul #2 | 21-36 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | James Terrones's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Reese | 21-38 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks snags the defensive board | 21-38 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-38 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich pulls down the rebound | 21-38 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Francis Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-38 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Greening | 21-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Terrones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Willie Byrum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-40 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Eric Greening grabs the board | 21-40 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Greening | 21-42 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Justin Britt is hacked by Eric Greening - foul #2 on Eric Greening, team foul #1 | 21-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Eric Sneed (C) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Heriberto Marino | |
| 14:24 | St. John's | James Terrones misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Sneed - foul #2 on Eric Sneed, team foul #2 | 21-42 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | James Terrones misses the 1st free throw | 21-42 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | James Terrones makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses the floater from the free throw line | 22-42 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Francis Watkins gets the rebound | 22-42 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Francis Watkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Francis Watkins, team foul #3 | 22-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Dwayne Brooks (SF) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin's fadeaway is rejected by James Terrones | 22-42 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | James Terrones grabs the defensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-42 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | James Terrones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Francis Watkins and he's fouled by Dwayne Brooks - foul #1 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #3 | 24-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG) Francis Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 12:21 | St. John's | James Terrones makes the free throw | 25-42 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Butner - foul #2 on David Butner, team foul #4 | 25-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (PF) James Terrones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (PG) Dwayne Brooks | |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Newman (fresh) C - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Justin Britt comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 25-44 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 25-44 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | David Butner steals the ball from Oliver Hamlin | 25-44 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Justin Britt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-44 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino gets the rebound | 25-44 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-44 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin tips it in | 25-46 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Heriberto Marino - foul #1 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #4 | 25-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Francis Watkins (SG), James Terrones (PF) Justin Britt, Willie Byrum, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Greening, Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Terrones | 26-46 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | David Butner connects on the 3 from the left corner | 29-46 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Reese | 29-48 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Leon Collins steals the ball from David Butner | 29-48 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Corey Ulrich - foul #2 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #5 | 29-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Jason Newman (C) David Butner, Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Francis Watkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Greening - foul #3 on Eric Greening, team foul #5 | 29-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (C) Heriberto Marino | |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-50 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Taylor | 30-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Taylor (fresh) PF - James Terrones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Justin Britt comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 30-50 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eric Greening | 30-53 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | James Terrones misses the dunk | 30-53 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 30-53 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-53 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Francis Watkins | 30-53 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Justin Britt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Reese - foul #1 on Patrick Reese, team foul #6 | 30-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG) Francis Watkins | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SG), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Eric Sneed | |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks snags the defensive board | 31-53 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jason Newman - foul #2 on Jason Newman, team foul #6 | 31-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF), Corey Ulrich (C) Justin Britt, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple (SG) Dwayne Brooks | |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | David Butner makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-55 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is hacked by David Butner - foul #3 on David Butner, team foul #7 | 34-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (SF) Leon Collins | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | David Butner grabs the board | 34-56 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | David Butner is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #7 | 34-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG) Patrick Reese | |
| 05:06 | St. John's | David Butner makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | David Butner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 36-56 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Heriberto Marino swats the dunk try by Corey Ulrich | 36-56 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Terrones (PF) Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Jeffrey Hipple, Oliver Hamlin, Eric Sneed | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) SG - David Butner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Terrones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Greening (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | William Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Newman | 39-56 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Leon Collins | 39-58 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | James Terrones comes up short on the shot in the lane | 39-58 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | James Terrones pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Jason Newman is denied on a layup by Patrick Reese | 39-58 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | James Terrones tips it home | 41-58 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-58 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Heriberto Marino | 41-61 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | David Butner connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Taylor | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Willie Byrum is called for the reach on Dwayne Brooks - foul #2 on Willie Byrum, team foul #8 | 43-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (C) James Terrones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Jason Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 43-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Willie Byrum lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Taylor | 45-65 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Leon Collins runs out the clock | 45-65 |