| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Duerr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Robin Williams comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 23-26 |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | William Duerr snags the offensive board | 23-26 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Robert Christian - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Stephen Kay, James Rollo | |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Robert Christian is hacked by Dewey Carrier - foul #1 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a shot from the left side | 25-26 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Duerr | 25-26 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | John Blackburn can't finish the layup | 25-26 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo buries a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Christian | 25-28 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Robin Williams denies the turnaround by Dewey Carrier | 25-28 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Joshua Burke - foul #1 on Joshua Burke, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is hacked by Joshua Burke - foul #2 on Joshua Burke, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (C) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF) Robert Christian | |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | William Duerr tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 27-30 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Burke - foul #3 on Joshua Burke, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (C) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers | |
| 14:34 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier double dribbles | 30-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (PF) James Rollo | |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo loses the dribble to Daniel Ebbert | 30-32 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert lays it up and in | 32-32 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Robin Williams is fouled on the floor by Joshua Burke - foul #4 on Joshua Burke, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF) Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Donald Depuy tips it back up and in | 32-34 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dewey Carrier | 35-34 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Ebbert | 35-34 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | John Blackburn connects on the runner in the lane set up by Daniel Ebbert | 37-34 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | George Smathers is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SG), David Nance (SF), Joshua Burke (PF) Dewey Carrier, William Duerr, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, Robin Williams | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 reb. SF - David Nance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke is hacked by George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | David Nance can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-34 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Smathers | 37-34 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is fouled on the floor by Ronald Spangler - foul #1 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), John Blackburn (C) Daniel Ebbert, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, Robert Christian, Donald Depuy | |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | John Blackburn travels with the ball | 37-36 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Smathers | 37-39 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Blackburn | 39-39 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | James Rollo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robin Williams - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), William Duerr (SF) George Brown, David Nance | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) George Smathers | |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Stephen Kay's pass is intercepted by John Blackburn | 41-39 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Stephen Kay is called for the reach on Lee Westmoreland - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF) Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), Donald Depuy (C) Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | John Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Lee Westmoreland | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) C - John Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | William Duerr pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | George Smathers is called for the reach on John Blackburn - foul #4 on George Smathers, team foul #8 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SG) Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Robin Williams (C) Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Daniel Ebbert picks off the pass by Ariel Rizzo | 45-39 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | John Blackburn jams it on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 47-39 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Donald Depuy is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Depuy, team foul #9 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Joshua Burke (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Daniel Ebbert, William Duerr, Benjamin Ross, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo, Donald Depuy | |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the easy layup | 47-39 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | George Smathers pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the fadeaway from the left side | 47-39 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Rollo | 47-39 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the lay-in | 47-39 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Burke | 47-39 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland is fouled on the floor by George Smathers - foul #5 on George Smathers, team foul #10 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (C) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, Robin Williams | |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier clanks a shot from close range | 49-39 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Robert Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | James Rollo knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 49-41 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Stephen Kay grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Stephen Kay splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram hits a jumper from the left side set up by Joshua Burke | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | St. John's | James Rollo knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Kay | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - George Brown (fresh) SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | James Rollo denies the turnaround by George Brown | 51-44 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Peter Ingram - foul #1 on Peter Ingram, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), William Duerr (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF), John Blackburn (C) George Brown, Lee Westmoreland, Joshua Burke, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Robin Williams (C) Ariel Rizzo, James Rollo | |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Stephen Kay buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dewey Carrier | 54-49 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Depuy | 54-52 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is hacked by Robin Williams - foul #4 on Robin Williams, team foul #11 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Donald Depuy | |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo loses the dribble to Dewey Carrier | 56-52 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert lays it in set up by Dewey Carrier | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Williams | 58-52 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Robin Williams comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Stephen Kay is called for the reach on Dewey Carrier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #12 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ariel Rizzo | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | James Rollo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | John Blackburn gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Kay is called for the reach on John Blackburn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Kay, team foul #13 | 59-54 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Robert Christian pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #14 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF) Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | James Rollo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dewey Carrier | 63-57 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is hacked by Robert Christian in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #15 | 63-57 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Stephen Kay splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-57 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Stephen Kay clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-57 |