| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary inbounds the ball | 18-18 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | James Clinard misses the shot from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 18-18 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael White | 20-18 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Danny Brown's pass is intercepted by Irvin Foster | 20-18 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Danny Brown steps in front of the Patrick Thibodeau pass | 20-18 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta is hacked by Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #1 | 20-18 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Willy McGeary | 20-21 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Michael White's floater is knocked away by Ronald Cotta | 20-21 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Danny Brown snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Clinard - foul #1 on James Clinard, team foul #1 | 20-21 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Willy McGeary is called for the reach on Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Willy McGeary, team foul #2 | 21-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Anthony Baden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Angelo Perez (PF) James Clinard, Willy McGeary | |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Danny Brown buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mwla Abdeldayen | 21-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angelo Perez (fresh) C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau's floater is knocked away by Thomas Rogers | 21-24 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Angelo Perez - foul #1 on Angelo Perez, team foul #3 | 21-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Willy McGeary (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Angelo Perez, Thomas Rogers | |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau drills a jumper from the free throw line | 23-24 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary is hacked by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #2 | 23-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF) John Nordin | |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Michael White knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts | 26-24 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary is fouled on the floor by Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #3 | 26-24 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell is whistled for a carry | 26-24 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), John Nordin (SF) James Clinard, Willy McGeary | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is fouled on the floor by Anthony Baden - foul #1 on Anthony Baden, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Anthony Baden is called for the reach on Danny Brown - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers (C) Ronald Cotta | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell tips it home | 26-26 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Michael White's pass is intercepted by Timothy Schell | 26-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | John Nordin makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Mwla Abdeldayen | 26-28 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 11:01 | Syracuse | Danny Brown pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | John Nordin drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Rogers | 26-31 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | John Nordin picks off the pass by Irvin Foster | 26-31 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen is fouled on the floor by Anthony Baden - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #6 | 26-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Irvin Foster, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Willy McGeary (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers | |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | James Clinard is hacked by Paul Carr - foul #1 on Paul Carr, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Ronald Cotta steals the ball from Raymond Stephens | 26-33 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | James Clinard gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | John Nordin misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses the tip | 26-33 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | John Nordin tips it but misses | 26-33 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Carr | 26-33 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Roland Nieman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Angelo Perez (PF) Danny Brown, John Nordin | |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | James Clinard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Thibodeau - foul #2 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #8 | 26-33 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | James Clinard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Paul Carr clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Clinard - foul #2 on James Clinard, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG) Mwla Abdeldayen | |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ronald Cotta | 27-35 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF) Angelo Perez | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Clinard | 30-37 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the dunk | 30-37 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Danny Brown | 30-39 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the floater from the right side | 32-39 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary's layup is rejected by Patrick Thibodeau | 32-39 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Willy McGeary | 32-42 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Irvin Foster knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael White | 34-42 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta double dribbles | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Michael White | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-42 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 34-42 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is hacked by Danny Brown - foul #3 on Danny Brown, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 7 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Clinard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Nordin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Anthony Baden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Angelo Perez (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Ronald Cotta | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-42 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Paul Carr gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Willy McGeary (SF), Timothy Schell (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, Angelo Perez, Thomas Rogers | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Anthony Baden can't connect on a floater from the left side | 34-42 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Michael White is called for the reach on Timothy Schell - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #9 | 34-42 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Anthony Baden clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-43 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Patrick Thibodeau is called for the reach on Ronald Cotta - foul #3 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #10 | 34-43 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Willy McGeary steals it from Patrick Thibodeau | 34-44 |
| 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) | |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Clinard | 34-46 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Irvin Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-46 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Cotta | 34-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Timothy Schell - foul #3 on Timothy Schell, team foul #6 | 34-48 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Irvin Foster steals it from Timothy Schell | 36-48 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Irvin Foster slams it home | 38-48 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown runs out the clock | 38-48 |