| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ricky Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Maciel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 6 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zipp inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-35 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 34-35 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Jim Maciel swats the short shot by Claudio Rossi | 34-35 |
| 19:23 | Syracuse | August Cisowski pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Daniel King blows the dunk but the foul's on Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher West, August Cisowski, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:07 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-35 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 18:37 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG) Marvin Friedman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) James McCurren | |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Christopher West steps in front of the Allen Durfee pass in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher West | 38-35 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Thomas Zayas takes the ball from Donald Ordonez | 38-35 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Zipp - foul #2 on James Zipp, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Jim Maciel (C) Christopher Thomas, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | James Zipp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 17:32 | Syracuse | Daniel King is hacked by Allen Durfee - foul #2 on Allen Durfee, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Thomas Zayas (C) Ricky Turner, Christopher West, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas is whistled for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG), Ricky Turner (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Marvin Friedman, August Cisowski, Daniel King, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jim Maciel - foul #3 on Jim Maciel, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher Thomas, Christopher West, Ricky Turner, Andrew Smith, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to August Cisowski | 40-38 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Kenneth Howse steals the ball from Daniel King | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Mills (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel King (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Howse (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 40-38 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Zayas | 40-38 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Kenneth Howse is called for the reach on Eric Mills - foul #3 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG), Christopher West (SG), Anthony Morin (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Eric Mills, Marvin Friedman, August Cisowski, Daniel King, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Morin | 43-38 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | James Zipp is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Turner - foul #3 on Ricky Turner, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG) Anthony Morin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses the lay-in | 43-38 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Christopher West pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Allen Durfee - foul #3 on Allen Durfee, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) James Zipp, Ivan Zausch | |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 13:47 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner loses the dribble to Leif Taberski | 45-38 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Vernon Gray hits the finger roll set up by Leif Taberski | 45-40 |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Vernon Gray hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Christopher West is whistled for a carry | 45-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Daniel King (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher Thomas, Andrew Smith, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), James Zipp (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Ricky Turner steps in front of the James McCurren pass in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the finger roll set up by Ricky Turner | 47-43 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | August Cisowski steals it from James McCurren in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner banks in the layup set up by August Cisowski | 49-43 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Vernon Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel King | 49-43 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Daniel King connects on the floater from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Zayas - foul #2 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Maciel (C) Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James Zipp | |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ricky Turner (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher West (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel King (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Maciel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Gray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Ricky Turner is called for the reach on Aldo Rossi in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricky Turner, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Anthony Morin (SF) Ricky Turner, August Cisowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Michael Clevenger (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Vernon Gray, Aldo Rossi, Ivan Zausch | |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Christopher Thomas takes the ball from Leif Taberski | 51-44 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Thomas | 53-44 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Christopher Thomas is called for the reach on James McCurren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher West, Anthony Morin, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Thomas Zayas is called for the reach on Leif Taberski - foul #3 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (PG), Christopher West (SG), Andrew Smith (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Christopher Thomas, Marvin Friedman, Daniel King, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF) Michael Clevenger | |
| 10:22 | St. John's | August Cisowski steals it from James Zipp | 53-44 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by August Cisowski | 55-44 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi's pass is intercepted by Jim Maciel | 55-44 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Eric Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Anthony Morin (SF), Daniel King (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Eric Mills, Christopher West, August Cisowski, Andrew Smith, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Leif Taberski | |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Thomas Zayas blocks the short jumper by Aldo Rossi | 55-44 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Anthony Morin snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (PG), Christopher West (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Jim Maciel (C) Christopher Thomas, Marvin Friedman, Anthony Morin, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Vernon Gray loses the dribble to August Cisowski | 55-44 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | August Cisowski dunks the ball | 57-44 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | James Zipp misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-44 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Daniel King can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Clevenger | 57-46 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Vernon Gray is fouled in the backcourt by August Cisowski - foul #1 on August Cisowski, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Ricky Turner (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), Thomas Zayas (C) Eric Mills, August Cisowski, Daniel King, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Allen Durfee, James Zipp, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Vernon Gray makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Donald Ordonez - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (SG), August Cisowski (SF) Christopher Thomas, Christopher West | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) Vernon Gray, Ivan Zausch | |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ricky Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) SF - August Cisowski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Leif Taberski clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Leif Taberski snags the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James McCurren and he's fouled by Marvin Friedman - foul #1 on Marvin Friedman, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Christopher West (SG), Daniel King (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Marvin Friedman, August Cisowski, Andrew Smith, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is whistled for a carry | 58-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Morin (SF) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Daniel King is fouled on the floor by Michael Clevenger - foul #2 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Thomas Zayas (C) Anthony Morin, Jim Maciel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Claudio Rossi | |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-49 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher West | 60-49 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Kenneth Howse steps in front of the Christopher Thomas pass | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Christopher Thomas takes the ball from Allen Durfee | 60-49 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Allen Durfee snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is whistled for traveling | 60-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), Jim Maciel (C) Christopher Thomas, Christopher West, Daniel King, Thomas Zayas | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Aldo Rossi (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Kenneth Howse, Leif Taberski, Michael Clevenger, Ivan Zausch | |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman is fouled on the floor by Claudio Rossi - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | James McCurren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-49 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is whistled for a carry | 62-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG) Marvin Friedman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Vernon Gray is hacked by Christopher West - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Vernon Gray makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Vernon Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | August Cisowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel gets the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by James McCurren - foul #1 on James McCurren, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (SG), Daniel King (PF) Christopher West, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF) James McCurren, Vernon Gray, Aldo Rossi | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ricky Turner (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - August Cisowski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Daniel King (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Maciel (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Howse (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (tiring) 8 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | James Zipp misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-51 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Allen Durfee hits the follow up shot | 64-53 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-53 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Allen Durfee tips it home | 64-55 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the fadeaway near the basket | 64-55 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Daniel King is called for the reach on Kenneth Howse - foul #3 on Daniel King, team foul #10 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG) Marvin Friedman | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Daniel King | 67-56 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez connects on the floater in the lane | 67-58 |
| 01:20 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-58 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by August Cisowski is blocked by James Zipp | 67-58 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | James Zipp misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher West | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | James McCurren is called for the reach on Christopher West in the backcourt - foul #2 on James McCurren, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Anthony Morin (SF) Ricky Turner, August Cisowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the wide open floater in the paint | 69-60 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 69-60 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Morin is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Howse - foul #4 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #11 | 69-60 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Morin misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-60 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Zipp | 70-60 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 70-60 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse double dribbles | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman runs out the clock | 70-60 |