| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) PF - Jason Newman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Willie Byrum inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Jason Newman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 34-26 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Leon Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is fouled on the floor by Jason Newman - foul #2 on Jason Newman, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the lay-in | 34-26 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Jason Newman snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Justin Britt is fouled on the floor by Leon Collins - foul #1 on Leon Collins, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich makes the shot from the left block | 34-28 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | Leon Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 18:09 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese tips it but misses | 34-28 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Heriberto Marino is called for the reach on Francis Watkins - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Francis Watkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Corey Ulrich - foul #2 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Sneed (SF) Oliver Hamlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Willie Byrum can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Leon Collins steals it from Francis Watkins | 36-31 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) SG - Francis Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Francis Watkins is hacked by Dwayne Brooks - foul #3 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Dwayne Brooks, Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Terrones (PF) Jason Newman | |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Francis Watkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Francis Watkins | 39-31 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James Terrones's floater is tipped away by Oliver Hamlin | 39-31 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Francis Watkins picks off the pass by Jeffrey Hipple | 39-31 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Willie Byrum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Patrick Reese (PF) Leon Collins, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin banks in the layup and he's hacked by Willie Byrum - foul #2 on Willie Byrum, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG) Francis Watkins | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | James Terrones snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Justin Britt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 13:11 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino blows the dunk | 43-33 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Justin Britt gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Reese - foul #3 on Patrick Reese, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Jeffrey Hipple (SG), Eric Sneed (SF) Eric Greening, Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Jason Newman (C) David Butner, Corey Ulrich | |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed is fouled on the floor by Willie Byrum - foul #3 on Willie Byrum, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), David Butner (SF) Justin Britt, Willie Byrum | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Butner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Terrones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino travels with the ball | 43-35 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Jason Newman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-35 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-35 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | William Taylor pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | William Taylor comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Eric Greening (C) Patrick Reese, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) David Butner | |
| 10:27 | St. John's | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | William Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Leon Collins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | Eric Greening tips it but misses | 43-36 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Terrones | 43-36 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Jason Newman double dribbles | 43-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF) Leon Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Corey Ulrich (C) Francis Watkins, William Taylor, Jason Newman | |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dwayne Brooks | 45-36 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-36 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | David Butner gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Willie Byrum is hacked by Oliver Hamlin - foul #2 on Oliver Hamlin, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (PF) James Terrones | |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Justin Britt clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eric Greening - foul #1 on Eric Greening, team foul #7 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Jeffrey Hipple | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin hits the finger roll set up by Heriberto Marino and the foul's on Jason Newman - foul #3 on Jason Newman, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jason Newman | 47-37 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Justin Britt comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks connects on the jumper from the right side | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (tiring) 3 pts. SG - David Butner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Newman (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Patrick Reese takes the ball from Jason Newman | 49-37 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks is fouled on the floor by David Butner - foul #2 on David Butner, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (SF), Jeffrey Hipple (PF) Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Francis Watkins (SG), James Terrones (PF) Justin Britt, Willie Byrum, Jason Newman | |
| 06:31 | Syracuse | Francis Watkins steps in front of the Jeffrey Hipple pass | 49-37 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Eric Greening takes the ball from Francis Watkins | 49-37 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Corey Ulrich swats the layup by Eric Sneed | 49-37 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Francis Watkins snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Francis Watkins hits a shot in the lane | 49-39 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Leon Collins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | David Butner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 04:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Leon Collins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Heriberto Marino | 55-39 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Heriberto Marino steps in front of the William Taylor pass | 55-39 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Butner - foul #3 on David Butner, team foul #7 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF), Patrick Reese (PF) Leon Collins, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF), Jason Newman (C) Francis Watkins, Corey Ulrich | |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Eric Sneed takes the ball from Willie Byrum | 57-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Greening (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Terrones (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 02:59 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed hits the follow up shot | 59-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple pulls down the rebound | 59-39 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed connects on the runner from the left block set up by Eric Greening | 61-39 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | James Terrones connects on the jumper in the paint | 61-41 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is hacked by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #8 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino (C) Oliver Hamlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (C) James Terrones | |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich loses the dribble to Patrick Reese | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Jason Newman - foul #4 on Jason Newman, team foul #9 | 63-41 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the 3rd free throw | 65-41 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | David Butner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-41 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese snags the defensive board | 65-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese travels with the ball | 65-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) 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 (-1) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | William Taylor is hacked by Eric Greening - foul #2 on Eric Greening, team foul #8 | 65-41 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hipple | 67-43 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | William Taylor misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 67-43 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese grabs the board | 67-43 |