| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Watson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leo Kraemer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Freddie Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Christopher Watson inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is whistled for a carry | 32-25 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Scott Turner knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Matthew Michell and he's hacked by Christopher Watson - foul #2 on Christopher Watson, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Scott Turner misses the free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez lays it in set up by James Taylor | 36-25 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Scott Turner dunks the ball set up by James Taylor | 38-25 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Christopher Watson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-25 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | James Taylor gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 17:39 | Syracuse | Scott Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 38-25 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits the follow up shot | 40-25 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Christopher Watson is whistled for traveling | 40-25 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the lay-in | 40-25 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the tip | 40-25 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Holt | 40-25 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-25 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez connects on the runner from the baseline set up by James Taylor | 42-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Battle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Watson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leo Kraemer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Freddie Rine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Freddie Rine's layup is rejected by Scott Turner | 42-25 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Freddie Rine tips it in | 42-27 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | James Taylor is whistled for traveling | 42-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Stanley Blakley (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Robert Wright (C) James Taylor, Matthew Michell, Ernest Battle, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Robert Royal (SF), Kyle Welke (PF), Arnold Walker (C) Kerry Anderson, Christopher Watson, Leo Kraemer, Freddie Rine | |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Kyle Welke misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Turner - foul #1 on Scott Turner, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Kyle Welke makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Kyle Welke misses the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Robert Wright grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Kyle Welke steals it from Scott Turner | 42-28 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Robert Royal connects on the floater from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Robert Wright double dribbles | 42-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Matthew Michell (SG), Brandon Bojorquez (C) James Rucks, Stanley Blakley, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Leo Kraemer (PF) George Holt, Robert Royal, Kyle Welke | |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Christopher Watson's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Robert Wright | 42-30 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 42-30 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Carl Brown tips it but misses | 42-30 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Arnold Walker grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Christopher Watson | 42-32 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Ryan Fauntleroy picks off the pass by Brandon Bojorquez | 42-32 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Fauntleroy | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) PF - Leo Kraemer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez scores on a floater from the left side set up by Matthew Michell and he's fouled by Leo Kraemer - foul #4 on Leo Kraemer, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Stanley Blakley (SG), Ernest Battle (SF), Scott Turner (PF) James Taylor, Matthew Michell, Carl Brown, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Robert Royal (SF), Freddie Rine (C) Christopher Watson, Kerry Anderson, Arnold Walker | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley scores on a jumper from the left side | 46-35 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Freddie Rine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Welke (PF) Ryan Fauntleroy | |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez is hacked by Freddie Rine - foul #2 on Freddie Rine, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG) Stanley Blakley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG) Leo Kraemer | |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by James Rucks | 48-35 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is hacked by Ernest Battle - foul #2 on Ernest Battle, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG), Robert Wright (C) James Rucks, Brandon Bojorquez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SF) Robert Royal | |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Kyle Welke hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Christopher Watson | 48-37 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Wright | 50-37 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Kyle Welke misses badly on a floater near the basket | 50-37 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Battle | 50-37 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle is fouled on the floor by Christopher Watson - foul #3 on Christopher Watson, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Blakley (SG), Carl Brown (C) Matthew Michell, Scott Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Leo Kraemer (PF), Arnold Walker (C) Kerry Anderson, Kyle Welke, Freddie Rine | |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle is hacked by Arnold Walker - foul #2 on Arnold Walker, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez (C) Ernest Battle | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Blakley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) SF - Christopher Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leo Kraemer (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Holt - foul #2 on George Holt, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Arnold Walker tips it back up and in | 52-39 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Carl Brown knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 54-39 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Christopher Watson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Arnold Walker | 54-42 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Robert Wright misses the easy layup | 54-42 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (SG), Ernest Battle (SF), Scott Turner (PF) Stanley Blakley, Carl Brown, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Freddie Rine (C) Ryan Fauntleroy, Arnold Walker | |
| 05:29 | St. John's | George Holt misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | George Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Scott Turner knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Michell and he's fouled by George Holt - foul #3 on George Holt, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Scott Turner makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Brandon Bojorquez swats the shot by Kerry Anderson | 57-43 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses the turnaround in the paint | 57-43 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez tips it back up and in | 59-43 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson double dribbles | 59-43 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-43 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Freddie Rine snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is hacked by Ernest Battle - foul #3 on Ernest Battle, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SF) Christopher Watson | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Brandon Bojorquez (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) PF - Leo Kraemer (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. C - Freddie Rine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | James Rucks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell loses the ball out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:36 | St. John's | George Holt's floater is knocked away by Scott Turner | 59-43 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ernest Battle | 59-43 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Scott Turner hits a runner from the left block | 61-43 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Scott Turner can't connect on a floater near the basket | 61-43 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ernest Battle - foul #4 on Ernest Battle, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (PG) James Rucks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SF) Kerry Anderson | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | Brandon Bojorquez misses badly on a shot in the lane | 61-45 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle hits the follow up shot | 63-45 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | George Holt hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Christopher Watson | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell is hacked by George Holt - foul #4 on George Holt, team foul #8 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG) Ryan Fauntleroy | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Taylor runs out the clock | 65-49 |