| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 12 pts. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 19-41 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Ronald Cotta is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #1 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #1 | 19-41 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Thibodeau and the foul's on Danny Brown - foul #3 on Danny Brown, team foul #2 | 21-41 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the free throw | 22-41 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is called for traveling | 22-41 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 22-41 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-41 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary buries a shot from the right side set up by James Clinard | 22-43 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts's layup is rejected by Timothy Schell | 22-43 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the board | 22-43 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-43 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell tips it in | 22-45 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-45 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary gets the rebound | 22-45 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Danny Brown | 22-48 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael White | 25-48 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-48 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta tips it in | 25-50 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Danny Brown - foul #4 on Danny Brown, team foul #3 | 25-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), John Nordin (SF), Angelo Perez (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Danny Brown, Willy McGeary, Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Clinard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angelo Perez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Michael White is called for traveling | 25-50 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Clarence Roberts steals it from James Clinard | 25-50 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Michael White misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-50 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the board | 25-50 |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Nordin | 25-53 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-53 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | James Clinard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 27-53 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 27-53 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Mwla Abdeldayen is called for the reach on Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Mwla Abdeldayen, team foul #4 | 27-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willy McGeary (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Angelo Perez, Thomas Rogers | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF) Michael White, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG) James Clinard | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Carr - foul #2 on Paul Carr, team foul #1 | 27-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF) John Nordin | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 27-54 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-55 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Willy McGeary swats the layup by Anthony Baden | 27-55 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau can't tip it in | 27-55 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen gets the rebound | 27-55 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF) Mwla Abdeldayen | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-55 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell pulls down the rebound | 27-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willy McGeary (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-55 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 27-55 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Roland Nieman dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael White | 29-55 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-55 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary can't tip it in | 29-55 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Carr - foul #3 on Paul Carr, team foul #2 | 29-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Michael White, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Mwla Abdeldayen (SF), Thomas Rogers (C) Willy McGeary, John Nordin, Ronald Cotta | |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 29-56 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-57 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-57 |
| 09:33 | Syracuse | James Clinard grabs the board | 29-57 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Danny Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-57 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen snags the offensive board | 29-57 |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-60 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-60 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 31-60 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses the tip | 31-60 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Paul Carr pulls down the rebound | 31-60 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the jumper from the right wing | 31-60 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-60 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is fouled on the floor by Roland Nieman - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #3 | 31-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Michael White (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willy McGeary (SF), John Nordin (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) James Clinard, Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers | |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta double dribbles | 31-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Nordin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Michael White hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-60 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-60 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen snags the offensive board | 34-60 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Anthony Baden steals the ball from John Nordin | 34-60 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Michael White lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 36-60 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary is fouled on the floor by Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #4 | 36-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (C) Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG) Mwla Abdeldayen | |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Danny Brown clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-60 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 36-60 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Ronald Cotta denies the turnaround by Clarence Roberts | 36-60 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | John Nordin snags the defensive board | 36-60 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-60 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roland Nieman | 36-60 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Michael White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Carr - foul #4 on Paul Carr, team foul #5 | 36-60 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the 1st free throw | 36-60 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the 2nd free throw | 36-60 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Paul Carr's pass is intercepted by James Clinard | 36-60 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | James Clinard banks in the layup | 36-62 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Paul Carr hits a shot from the left side set up by Michael White | 38-62 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | John Nordin is hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #6 | 38-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (PF) Anthony Baden, Michael White, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Timothy Schell (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) James Clinard, John Nordin, Ronald Cotta | |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Danny Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mwla Abdeldayen | 38-65 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Roland Nieman's floater is tipped away by Thomas Rogers | 38-65 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the offensive board | 38-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Clarence Roberts | 41-65 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Raymond Stephens takes the ball from Danny Brown in the backcourt | 41-65 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-65 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Paul Carr gets the offensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-65 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen snags the defensive board | 41-65 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Schell | 41-67 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Thomas Rogers steals it from Patrick Thibodeau | 41-67 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Danny Brown | 41-69 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Roland Nieman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Michael White (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Thomas Rogers | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-69 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Michael White gets the rebound | 41-69 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Schell - foul #3 on Timothy Schell, team foul #5 | 41-69 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | James Clinard is hacked by Clarence Roberts - foul #4 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #7 | 42-69 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | James Clinard misses the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the board | 42-69 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau buries a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Timothy Schell - foul #4 on Timothy Schell, team foul #6 | 44-69 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the free throw | 45-69 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | James Clinard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-69 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau snags the defensive board | 45-69 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-69 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the tip | 45-69 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Clinard pulls down the rebound | 45-69 |