| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Linton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Gary Lee inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Soucy picks off the pass by Jack Linton | 25-24 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Jesse Maes clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Claude Bennett - foul #1 on Claude Bennett, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-24 |
| 18:51 | Syracuse | Jack Linton tips it in | 27-26 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Jesse Maes buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 29-26 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Craig Holley | 29-28 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Terry Sacks banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Soucy | 31-28 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is hacked by Ronald Soucy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Jack Linton knocks in the shot from the right block and the foul's on Lazaro Bruno - foul #2 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Adi (C) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 31-31 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Jesse Maes is blocked by Jack Linton | 31-31 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Claude Bennett | 31-31 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Hadley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rentz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gary Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Linton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled on the floor by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Terry Sacks (PF) Ronald Soucy, Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), John Harrison (PF) Edward Rentz, Jack Linton | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Harrison - foul #2 on John Harrison, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Craig Holley's layup is rejected by Dikembe Adi | 32-31 |
| 15:02 | Syracuse | Gary Lee tips it home | 32-33 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Terry Sacks can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Craig Holley snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Dario Gostowski is called for the reach on Craig Holley - foul #2 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Andrew Hadley (SG), Jesse Maes (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Linton (PF), Shawn Williams (C) John Harrison, Claude Bennett | |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Craig Holley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams tips it home | 32-35 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 32-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (PF) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SG) Edward Thomason | |
| 13:22 | Syracuse | Jack Linton clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 32-35 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Soucy and he's fouled by Gary Lee - foul #2 on Gary Lee, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Baran Roznowski (SF) Craig Holley, Gary Lee | |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Soucy - foul #2 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (PF) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Claude Bennett (C) Shawn Williams | |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Terry Sacks clanks a runner in the paint | 35-36 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Jack Linton pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Jesse Maes takes the ball from Bobby Smith | 35-36 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Hadley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edward Rentz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Linton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Bobby Smith and he's hacked by Andrew Hadley - foul #2 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (SF), John Harrison (PF) Bobby Smith, Baran Roznowski, Jack Linton | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | John Harrison steps in front of the Terry Sacks pass | 35-38 |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Ronald Soucy - foul #3 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (C) Claude Bennett | |
| 10:43 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi is hacked by John Harrison - foul #3 on John Harrison, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG) Edward Rentz | |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Shawn Williams steals it from Dario Gostowski | 35-41 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Lee | 35-43 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Joseph Hart banks in the layup set up by Ronald Soucy | 37-43 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Soucy - foul #4 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #7 | 37-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Andrew Hadley (SG), Jesse Maes (SF), Lazaro Bruno (PF) Ronald Soucy, Dario Gostowski, Joseph Hart, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Linton (PF) John Harrison | |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the floater from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley gets the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-44 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Gary Lee gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Craig Holley and he's fouled by Alfredo Gomez - foul #1 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #8 | 37-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Terry Sacks (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG), Edward Rentz (SG), Baran Roznowski (SF) Craig Holley, Edward Thomason, Gary Lee | |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Jesse Maes drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Soucy | 39-47 |
| 07:36 | Syracuse | Baran Roznowski connects on the runner from the baseline | 39-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rentz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Baran Roznowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jack Linton (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side | 39-49 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 39-49 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the shot from close range | 39-49 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Jesse Maes snags the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Terry Sacks knocks in the floater from the left block | 41-49 |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Bobby Smith hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Rentz | 41-51 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy gets the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lazaro Bruno | 44-51 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Gary Lee (SF), Claude Bennett (C) Bobby Smith, Baran Roznowski, Shawn Williams | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the lay-in | 44-51 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Jack Linton pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Craig Holley drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Claude Bennett | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Terry Sacks throws it down set up by Ronald Soucy and the foul's on Gary Lee - foul #3 on Gary Lee, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Adi (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG) Edward Rentz | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the free throw | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Andrew Hadley is called for the reach on Edward Thomason - foul #3 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Soucy - foul #5 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #10 | 47-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG) Ronald Soucy, Andrew Hadley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Harrison (PF) Jack Linton | |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason makes the 3rd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Claude Bennett swats the layup by Dario Gostowski | 47-56 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi tips it in | 49-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Harrison (fresh) 3 pf. C - Claude Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Gary Lee misses the dunk attempt | 49-56 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (SG), Terry Sacks (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Dario Gostowski, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SG), Jack Linton (PF) Edward Thomason, John Harrison | |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Sacks | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Gary Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-56 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Craig Holley snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Craig Holley clanks a jump hook in the lane | 51-56 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Terry Sacks travels with the ball | 51-56 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Jack Linton hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Craig Holley and he's hacked by Terry Sacks - foul #2 on Terry Sacks, team foul #11 | 51-58 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Terry Sacks gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Jack Linton is called for the reach on Terry Sacks - foul #1 on Jack Linton, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Gary Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Hadley - foul #4 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #12 | 53-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (C) Claude Bennett | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Gary Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Rentz - foul #4 on Edward Rentz, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Claude Bennett (C) Shawn Williams | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Jack Linton is fouled in the backcourt by Alfredo Gomez - foul #2 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #13 | 55-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Williams (C) Claude Bennett | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Terry Sacks grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Jack Linton pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Jack Linton is fouled in the backcourt by Alfredo Gomez - foul #3 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #14 | 55-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bobby Smith (PG) Craig Holley | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 58-62 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Thomason (SG), Claude Bennett (C) Edward Rentz, Shawn Williams | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Alfredo Gomez is called for the reach on Jack Linton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #15 | 58-62 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Jack Linton is hacked by Alfredo Gomez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #16 | 58-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG) Alfredo Gomez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Rentz (SG), Shawn Williams (C) Edward Thomason, Claude Bennett | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Jack Linton makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Jack Linton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Terry Sacks snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Jack Linton takes the ball from Lazaro Bruno | 58-65 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG) Bobby Smith | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Dario Gostowski is called for the reach on Shawn Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #17 | 58-65 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Shawn Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Terry Sacks gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Jack Linton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Craig Holley runs out the clock | 58-65 |