| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | George Taylor inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is hacked by George Taylor - foul #1 on George Taylor, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Michael Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Leonard Youngblood | 29-34 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Powell denies the turnaround by Leonard Youngblood | 29-34 |
| 18:38 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:29 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Leonard Youngblood steals the ball from Michael Jackson | 29-35 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses the lay-in | 29-35 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Steven Wiens gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Michael Jackson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Douglas Faris - foul #1 on Douglas Faris, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Hough - foul #3 on James Hough, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (C) Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Michael Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | George Taylor is fouled on the floor by Michael Jackson - foul #4 on Michael Jackson, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is fouled on the floor by Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG) Douglas Faris | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Hankins | 32-38 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | John Hale gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins double dribbles | 32-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Wiens (C) Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Powers (PF) Harrison Brooker | |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-38 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Hough (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bruce Hankins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Timko (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro lays it in | 34-38 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | John Hale's pass is intercepted by Robert Ribeiro | 34-38 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro buries a jump hook in the lane | 36-38 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | John Hale is hacked by James Hough - foul #4 on James Hough, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG) James Hough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from close range | 36-38 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Douglas Faris steps in front of the Robert Ribeiro pass | 36-38 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 38-40 |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Faris and he's hacked by Stephen Little - foul #1 on Stephen Little, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), James Hough (SG), Brian Espinosa (C) Robert Ribeiro, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF) Charles Powers | |
| 13:04 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Michael Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:35 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by James Hough | 38-43 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 40-43 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 40-43 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Oliphant - foul #3 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Hough (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 40-45 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette's pass is intercepted by Brian Espinosa | 40-45 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Douglas Faris steals it from Michael Jackson in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Wiens (C) Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Charles Powers pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | John Hale buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Powers | 40-47 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is called for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | John Hale misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | Steven Timko hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Steven Wiens misses the dunk attempt | 40-49 |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Paul Oliphant swats the short shot by Steven Timko | 40-49 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Ribeiro | 40-49 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Steven Wiens - foul #3 on Steven Wiens, team foul #8 | 43-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) Michael Jackson, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Steven Timko | |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Leonard Youngblood steps in front of the Robert Ribeiro pass in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins slams it home on a great pass from Leonard Youngblood | 43-54 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-54 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Charles Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #4 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #9 | 43-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Taylor (SF) Bruce Hankins | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is fouled on the floor by Chris Morrissette - foul #1 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #3 | 43-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF) Charles Powers | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses short on a shot from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hough (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Oliphant (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Taylor (fresh) PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Robert Ribeiro steals it from Leonard Youngblood | 43-56 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro lays it in | 45-56 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Leonard Youngblood | 45-58 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the floater from the right wing set up by Paul Oliphant | 47-58 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker is fouled on the floor by Paul Oliphant - foul #5 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #10 | 47-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Stephen Little (SF), Steven Wiens (C) Robert Ribeiro, Thomas Powell, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette grabs the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Chris Morrissette scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Faris | 47-61 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | George Taylor is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #2 on George Taylor, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SF) Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Harrison Brooker, Chris Morrissette | |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Michael Jackson buries a shot from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Steven Wiens picks off the pass by Charles Powers | 49-61 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Michael Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Hart | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:19 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-61 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephen Little | 52-61 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Bruce Hankins misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 52-61 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Steven Timko snags the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Charles Powers's pass is intercepted by Michael Jackson | 52-61 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | James Hough throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 54-61 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF), Brian Espinosa (PF) James Hough, John Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Steven Timko | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Leonard Youngblood (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Chris Morrissette (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Charles Powers is fouled on the floor by Steven Wiens - foul #4 on Steven Wiens, team foul #11 | 54-61 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Charles Powers makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Charles Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | George Taylor grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Leonard Youngblood scores on a turnaround from close range | 54-64 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | St. John's | James Hough is hacked by Chris Morrissette - foul #2 on Chris Morrissette, team foul #5 | 54-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), John Hale (SG), Bruce Hankins (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, Leonard Youngblood, George Taylor, Charles Powers, Chris Morrissette | |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Steven Wiens is called for traveling | 54-64 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker slams it home on a nice dish by John Hale | 54-66 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Michael Jackson, team foul #12 | 54-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the lay-in | 54-66 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Steven Wiens gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses short on a shot from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the offensive board | 54-66 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Thomas Powell drills a floater from just outside the lane | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Robert Ribeiro is called for the reach on Joseph Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #13 | 56-66 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses long on a jumper from the right side | 56-68 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Steven Wiens tips it home | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Hale | 58-70 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Leonard Youngblood (SG), George Taylor (SF), Charles Powers (PF), Chris Morrissette (C) Joseph Smith, John Hale, Bruce Hankins, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris runs out the clock | 61-70 |