| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) PF - Jay Grier (fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Antwan Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Peter Bad gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Reid Simpson | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Ball | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Russell Byrd hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Reid Simpson is called for the reach on Norman Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reid Simpson, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas blows the layup but he's fouled by Marvin Hughes - foul #1 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Reid Simpson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is hacked by Lloyd Remley - foul #1 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (PF) Norman Thomas, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong | |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Russell Byrd is called for traveling | 5-6 |
| 15:48 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley's floater is tipped away by Antwan Harris | 5-6 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses short on a jumper near the basket | 5-6 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Benjamin Ball, Lloyd Remley | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | A charge is called on Reid Simpson - foul #2 on Reid Simpson, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Allen Midgette | |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:45 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Fuchs | 7-10 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses the jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Jay Grier hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses short on a runner in the paint | 9-10 |
| 13:45 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong tips it but misses | 9-10 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski is hacked by Bruce Shreve - foul #1 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Russell Byrd (SF), Al Burris (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Jeremy Tarango, Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Cesar Gallo | |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Al Burris can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Derrick Fong - foul #1 on Derrick Fong, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is called for traveling in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Russell Byrd comes up short on the floater from the left side | 10-10 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette's pass is intercepted by Russell Byrd in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes travels with the ball | 10-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (SG) Berdy Winkowski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (PF) Derrick Fong | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Norman Thomas and the foul's on Jeremy Tarango - foul #1 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Russell Byrd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Tarango (fresh) SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Al Burris (fresh) 1 pts. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Tarango | 10-13 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is whistled for a carry | 10-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Jay Grier (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Marvin Hughes, Jeremy Tarango, Al Burris, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Cesar Gallo (PF) Norman Thomas, Allen Midgette | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Steven (SF) Peter Bad | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Terry Bennett buries a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Benjamin Ball | |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Jay Grier is called for the reach on Jeffrey Fuchs - foul #1 on Jay Grier, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Lloyd Remley | |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs knocks in the floater in the lane | 13-16 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Jay Grier hits a floater from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong's pass is intercepted by Jay Grier | 15-16 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Terry Bennett clanks a runner in the lane | 15-16 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve's pass is intercepted by Calvin Malone in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is fouled on the floor by Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Jeremy Tarango (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Calvin Malone, Berdy Winkowski, Russell Byrd, Jay Grier, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Peter Bad (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Jeffrey Steven, Derrick Fong, Cesar Gallo | |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Antwan Harris scores on a shot from the left block set up by Steven Selvidge | 17-16 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Benjamin Ball | 17-19 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-19 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Norman Thomas | 17-19 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Midgette | 17-22 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Tarango (fresh) SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Al Burris (fresh) 1 pts. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango clanks a jumper from the right side | 17-22 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ball | 17-22 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Norman Thomas | 17-24 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Lloyd Remley steals it from Antwan Harris | 17-24 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's floater is tipped away by Antwan Harris | 17-24 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas tips it in | 17-26 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Al Burris scores on a floater from the right block | 19-26 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley lays it up and in | 19-28 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Marvin Hughes, Jeremy Tarango, Steven Selvidge, Al Burris, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Jeffrey Steven (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Allen Midgette, Peter Bad | |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses long on a floater from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Jay Grier snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Russell Byrd comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-28 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Steven and he's fouled by Jay Grier - foul #2 on Jay Grier, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Bruce Shreve | |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Calvin Malone's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Fuchs | 19-30 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 19-30 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Steven hits the follow up shot | 19-32 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Derrick Fong picks off the pass by Robert Cosgrove | 19-32 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Berdy Winkowski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Fuchs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #9 | 19-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (PF) Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Jeffrey Steven | |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski is fouled on the floor by Peter Bad - foul #1 on Peter Bad, team foul #6 | 19-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Jay Grier (PF) Calvin Malone, Russell Byrd, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Lloyd Remley | |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Reid Simpson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marvin Hughes | 22-34 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Peter Bad | 22-37 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #10 | 22-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Berdy Winkowski, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF) Jeffrey Fuchs, Benjamin Ball, Derrick Fong | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Peter Bad (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-37 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Russell Byrd | 22-37 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Shreve - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #7 | 22-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Marvin Hughes, Russell Byrd | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Peter Bad | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the jumper in the paint | 24-37 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Antwan Harris pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Reid Simpson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas is hacked by Jeremy Tarango in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #11 | 24-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (C) Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Lloyd Remley (C) Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong | |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Reid Simpson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeremy Tarango | 27-39 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Allen Midgette | 27-41 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Reid Simpson is fouled on the floor by Norman Thomas - foul #1 on Norman Thomas, team foul #8 | 27-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SF), Al Burris (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Jeremy Tarango, Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier, Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Norman Thomas, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Peter Bad | 27-41 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #12 | 27-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Reid Simpson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-43 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Derrick Fong | 27-43 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is called for 10 seconds | 27-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Benjamin Ball | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |