| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Greene (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 3 ast. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Darren Greene inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Scott Wood connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Rollo | 33-33 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | John Blackburn tips it in | 33-35 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Benjamin Ross is called for the reach on Scott Wood - foul #3 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), George Smathers (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, Darren Greene, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-35 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo tips it home | 35-35 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Stephen Kay takes the ball from Josh Webster | 35-35 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Wilson | 38-35 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | John Blackburn connects on the shot in the paint set up by Josh Webster | 38-37 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits the finger roll | 40-37 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Josh Webster makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 40-40 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | John Blackburn gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 40-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 5 ast. PF - John Blackburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Charles Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dewey Carrier - foul #2 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Josh Webster clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore grabs the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Moore and the foul's on Ariel Rizzo - foul #4 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Charles Wilson, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Donald Depuy snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore's floater is knocked away by James Rollo | 42-45 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | John Blackburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | James Rollo blocks the short jumper by John Blackburn | 42-45 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier tips it but misses | 42-45 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Donald Depuy gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Scott Wood tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Josh Webster makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | John Blackburn snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier's pass is intercepted by James Rollo | 44-48 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Sean Bunting buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Smathers | 47-48 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Josh Webster comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 47-48 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Sean Bunting hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Webster (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (tiring) 5 ast. PF - John Blackburn (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore scores on a shot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Sean Bunting tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Josh Webster | 49-53 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Sean Bunting drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Wood | 52-53 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | George Smathers pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Benjamin Ross steals the ball from Sean Bunting | 52-53 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | James Rollo is called for the reach on John Blackburn - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Scott Wood, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Timothy Holder (PF), Robert Bates (C) Josh Webster, Dewey Carrier, John Blackburn, Benjamin Ross | |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Sean Bunting - foul #1 on Sean Bunting, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG) Thomas Moore | |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the floater from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Kay - foul #1 on Stephen Kay, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) George Brown | |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | George Smathers buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Scott Wood | 54-56 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Sean Bunting can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) PF - Timothy Holder (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Robert Bates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | George Smathers pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Scott Wood scores on a shot from the left wing set up by James Rollo | 56-56 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Robert Bates denies the turnaround by James Rollo | 56-56 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Timothy Holder | 56-56 |
| 05:42 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder misses the easy layup | 56-56 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Thomas Moore steps in front of the Donald Depuy pass | 56-56 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 56-58 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Donald Depuy is hacked by Lee Westmoreland - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #3 | 56-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), Dewey Carrier (SF), John Blackburn (PF), Benjamin Ross (C) Thomas Moore, Lee Westmoreland, Timothy Holder, Robert Bates | |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Kay | 58-58 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by George Smathers - foul #4 on George Smathers, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darren Greene (SF) George Smathers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:59 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Josh Webster - foul #1 on Josh Webster, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), George Smathers (SF) Darren Greene, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Kay (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 5 ast. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Scott Wood steals the ball from John Blackburn | 60-58 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Scott Wood hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-61 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | George Smathers loses the dribble to Josh Webster | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Josh Webster is hacked by Charles Wilson - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), James Rollo (PF), Donald Depuy (C) Charles Wilson, Ariel Rizzo, Stephen Kay | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Blackburn | 63-64 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | James Rollo misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 63-64 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Josh Webster gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is hacked by Sean Bunting - foul #2 on Sean Bunting, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses the lay-in | 63-64 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Josh Webster pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Josh Webster is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Bunting - foul #3 on Sean Bunting, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Josh Webster makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Josh Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Rollo clanks a fullcourt shot | 63-65 |