| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | William Peterson is fouled on the floor by Mark Swoope - foul #2 on Mark Swoope, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is fouled on the floor by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #2 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is called for traveling | 29-34 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie Roberts - foul #2 on Willie Roberts, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman buries a jumper near the basket | 31-36 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Anthony Sellers is called for the reach on Mark Swoope - foul #1 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Willie Roberts is called for the reach on Mark Swoope - foul #3 on Willie Roberts, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Peterson | 31-39 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin tips it home | 33-39 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Clarke is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #1 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Thomas Noble, Joshua Clarke, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers | |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Carl Mars drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Seger and he's fouled by Hiram Mraz - foul #2 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) Kenneth Scaife | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:05 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | James King clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Mark Swoope (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, William Smith | |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Mark Swoope snags the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James King misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #1 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Richard Jennings, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG) Daniel Seger | |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James King makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Beaudoin - foul #3 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (SG) James King | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers (PF) Glenn Corral | |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Thomas Noble hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mark Swoope | 38-44 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Peterson | 38-46 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the dunk attempt | 38-46 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 12:47 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Peterson | 38-49 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG), Hiram Mraz (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Thomas Noble, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), William Smith (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Brian Segura | |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 38-49 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Steve Seitz pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | William Smith swats the short shot by Kenneth Scaife | 38-49 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | William Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Hiram Mraz | 38-49 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | William Smith lays it in | 40-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Clarke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Anthony Sellers (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Steve Seitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Richard Jennings (SF), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Joshua Clarke, Hiram Mraz, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Glenn Corral (PF) William Peterson, Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Anthony Sellers | |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 40-51 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #4 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG) Kenneth Scaife | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (PF) William Smith | |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Thomas Noble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-52 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Jessie Heintzelman is blocked by Mark Swoope | 40-52 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | James King snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts buries a shot from the right side set up by Jessie Heintzelman | 40-54 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses short on a floater from the right block | 40-54 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts clanks a floater from the left side | 40-54 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (PG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Thomas Noble, Richard Jennings, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Carl Mars (SF), Anthony Sellers (PF), William Smith (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke lays it up and in set up by Hiram Mraz | 42-55 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | William Peterson connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-57 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Clarke and he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG) Jessie Heintzelman | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz grabs the board | 44-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses short on a floater from the left side | 44-57 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke grabs the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-57 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | William Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Thompson | 44-59 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Hiram Mraz, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Willie Roberts (SF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | The jumper by Anthony Sellers is denied by Joshua Clarke | 45-59 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-59 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Anthony Sellers snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Sellers | 45-62 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | The jump hook by Daniel Beaudoin is blocked by Anthony Sellers | 45-62 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Thomas Noble grabs the offensive board | 45-62 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | The short jumper by Kenneth Scaife is denied by Anthony Sellers | 45-62 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Mark Swoope pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 03:50 | Syracuse | William Smith misses short on a jumper near the basket | 47-62 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife double dribbles | 47-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Joshua Clarke, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Tony Thompson (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) William Peterson, Jessie Heintzelman, Willie Roberts, Anthony Sellers, William Smith | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is whistled for traveling | 47-62 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | James King comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Jennings - foul #2 on Richard Jennings, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-64 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz tips it but misses | 47-64 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson pulls down the rebound | 47-64 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Carl Mars buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Glenn Corral | 47-67 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Richard Jennings can't finish the layup | 47-67 |
| 02:05 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the defensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Carl Mars can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-67 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the board | 47-67 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:28 | St. John's | James King is hacked by Daniel Seger - foul #2 on Daniel Seger, team foul #7 | 47-67 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | James King makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | James King misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Brian Segura pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Steve Seitz denies the turnaround by Glenn Corral | 48-67 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James King | 48-67 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | James King travels with the ball | 48-67 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Brian Segura | 48-69 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger runs out the clock | 48-69 |