| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Grier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-36 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley is hacked by Jay Grier - foul #2 on Jay Grier, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Marvin Hughes | 32-36 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Jay Grier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Steven Selvidge picks off the pass by Allen Midgette | 32-36 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Norman Thomas | 34-36 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Reid Simpson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Allen Midgette - foul #1 on Allen Midgette, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:14 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Antwan Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Marvin Hughes | 34-40 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it in | 36-42 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Jeffrey Steven (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Allen Midgette, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Cesar Gallo - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is hacked by Berdy Winkowski - foul #1 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Berdy Winkowski | |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Terry Bennett (C) Marvin Hughes, Antwan Harris | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Reid Simpson drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Steven (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley buries a turnaround from the right block | 41-46 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Cesar Gallo picks off the pass by Calvin Malone | 41-46 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the shot near the basket | 41-46 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Reid Simpson grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Reid Simpson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Grier | 41-48 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 41-48 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jay Grier | 41-48 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is hacked by Jay Grier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jay Grier, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Jeffrey Steven, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Jeremy Tarango (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Al Burris (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Calvin Malone, Reid Simpson, Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier, Terry Bennett | |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball's pass is intercepted by Russell Byrd | 41-48 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Peter Bad is called for the reach on Marvin Hughes - foul #4 on Peter Bad, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF) Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Antwan Harris connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Byrd and the foul's on Lloyd Remley - foul #2 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 43-51 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Norman Thomas picks off the pass by Marvin Hughes | 43-51 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Tarango - foul #1 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (C) Antwan Harris | |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Allen Midgette steals the ball from Robert Cosgrove | 43-51 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (PG) Norman Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Jay Grier (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Marvin Hughes, Jeremy Tarango, Al Burris, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Russell Byrd | 43-54 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Russell Byrd is alone and throws it down | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Allen Midgette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Derrick Fong is blocked by Russell Byrd | 43-56 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley tips it in | 45-56 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Midgette | 48-56 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Russell Byrd connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Terry Bennett | 48-58 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Reid Simpson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Jay Grier tips it but misses | 48-58 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Allen Midgette takes the ball from Reid Simpson after a doubleteam | 48-58 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong banks in the layup on a great pass from Allen Midgette | 50-58 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Lloyd Remley takes the ball from Terry Bennett | 50-58 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Benjamin Ball | 52-58 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Jay Grier can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Allen Midgette - foul #2 on Allen Midgette, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Jeffrey Steven (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Benjamin Ball, Allen Midgette, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Jeremy Tarango (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Calvin Malone, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Terry Bennett | |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Jay Grier misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Jay Grier makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Jay Grier picks off the pass by Jeffrey Steven in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Norman Thomas is called for the reach on Jeremy Tarango - foul #2 on Norman Thomas, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (PF) Jay Grier | |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango is hacked by Norman Thomas - foul #3 on Norman Thomas, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses long on a floater from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 55-59 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-59 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffrey Steven (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Tarango (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Antwan Harris | 55-62 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is hacked by Norman Thomas - foul #4 on Norman Thomas, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Bruce Shreve, Jeffrey Steven, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Robert Cosgrove (PF) Jeremy Tarango, Al Burris | |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Norman Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Steven Selvidge | |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Derrick Fong | 58-64 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-64 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 58-64 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 60-64 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Benjamin Ball is called for the reach on Berdy Winkowski - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Allen Midgette (SF) Norman Thomas, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (PF) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Russell Byrd | 60-65 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is hacked by Antwan Harris - foul #1 on Antwan Harris, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Cesar Gallo (PF) Benjamin Ball, Allen Midgette | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Berdy Winkowski, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs's pass is intercepted by Steven Selvidge | 60-65 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Peter Bad steals the ball from Robert Cosgrove | 60-65 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Tarango (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay Grier (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | A charge is called on Jay Grier - foul #4 on Jay Grier, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Jeffrey Steven (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Berdy Winkowski (SF), Al Burris (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Jeremy Tarango, Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Allen Midgette (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Bruce Shreve, Jeffrey Steven, Peter Bad | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (PF) Berdy Winkowski, Al Burris | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-65 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Jay Grier tips it home | 66-67 |
| 02:41 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley (C) Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Terry Bennett | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Reid Simpson - foul #2 on Reid Simpson, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Allen Midgette | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jay Grier | 68-70 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is fouled on the floor by Russell Byrd - foul #4 on Russell Byrd, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-70 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Jay Grier is called for the reach on Norman Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jay Grier, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (PF) Jay Grier | |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Reid Simpson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Russell Byrd | 72-73 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Al Burris steps in front of the Peter Bad pass in the backcourt | 72-73 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Reid Simpson | 72-75 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley tips it back up and in | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Reid Simpson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-77 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 74-77 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the offensive board | 74-77 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The clock runs out | 74-77 |