| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ricky Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Maciel (fresh) C - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | August Cisowski inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is hacked by Thomas Zayas - foul #2 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Andrew Smith (C) Ricky Turner, Thomas Zayas | |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi comes up short on the floater in the paint | 32-30 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith travels with the ball | 32-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG), Thomas Zayas (C) Christopher Thomas, Jim Maciel | |
| 18:39 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zayas - foul #3 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Jim Maciel (PF) Ricky Turner, Thomas Zayas | |
| 18:23 | St. John's | James Zipp's pass is intercepted by Jim Maciel | 32-30 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Kenneth Howse steals it from Jim Maciel | 32-30 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits the finger roll | 34-30 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Claudio Rossi | 34-30 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | James Zipp gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-30 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Christopher West grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 16:54 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a floater from the left side | 34-30 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is fouled on the floor by Andrew Smith - foul #1 on Andrew Smith, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Anthony Morin (SF) Christopher Thomas, Christopher West, August Cisowski | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it home | 36-30 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Allen Durfee | 36-30 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket | 38-30 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ricky Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) SF - Anthony Morin (fresh) PF - Jim Maciel (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | James Zipp swats the shot by Ricky Turner | 38-30 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Allen Durfee - foul #3 on Allen Durfee, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Thomas Zayas (PF), Daniel King (C) Marvin Friedman, Anthony Morin, Jim Maciel, Andrew Smith | |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | James Zipp drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James McCurren | 41-32 |
| 14:35 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses the lay-in | 41-32 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 41-32 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-32 |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | August Cisowski grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | August Cisowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG) August Cisowski | |
| 13:41 | St. John's | The jump hook by Claudio Rossi is blocked by Daniel King | 41-32 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Leif Taberski gets the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Thomas | 44-35 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Zayas - foul #4 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), James Zipp (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Jim Maciel (PF) Christopher Thomas, Thomas Zayas | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Daniel King grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Daniel King connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ricky Turner | 45-37 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | James Zipp is fouled on the floor by Jim Maciel - foul #1 on Jim Maciel, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Andrew Smith (PF) Ricky Turner, Jim Maciel | |
| 11:52 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the driving attempt from the left block | 45-37 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas grabs the board | 45-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Andrew Smith and he's hacked by Michael Clevenger - foul #2 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Jim Maciel (PF) Christopher Thomas, Christopher West, Andrew Smith | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Leif Taberski (SF) Vernon Gray, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (SG), Andrew Smith (PF) Marvin Friedman, Jim Maciel | |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Leif Taberski pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is hacked by Christopher West - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Anthony Morin (SF), Jim Maciel (PF) Ricky Turner, Christopher West, August Cisowski, Andrew Smith | |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't connect on a floater from close range | 45-40 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Daniel King banks in the layup and the foul's on Claudio Rossi - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG), Christopher West (SG), August Cisowski (SF) Christopher Thomas, Marvin Friedman, Anthony Morin | |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Daniel King makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi loses the dribble to August Cisowski | 45-43 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Christopher West can't finish the layup | 45-43 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Christopher West takes the ball from Claudio Rossi | 45-43 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | August Cisowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Howse | 45-43 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), James Zipp (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Anthony Morin (SF), Andrew Smith (PF) Ricky Turner, Christopher West, August Cisowski, Jim Maciel | |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses short on a runner in the lane | 45-43 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Daniel King hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | James Zipp comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Friedman (fresh) SF - Anthony Morin (fresh) PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel King (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman is fouled on the floor by Michael Clevenger - foul #3 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG), Christopher West (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Thomas Zayas (PF) Christopher Thomas, Marvin Friedman, Anthony Morin, Andrew Smith | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Daniel King misses the dunk | 45-45 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | James McCurren grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | James Zipp hits a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Thomas Zayas - foul #5 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Maciel (PF) Thomas Zayas | |
| 06:56 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Daniel King grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel misses the jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-45 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jim Maciel | 47-45 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | August Cisowski drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ricky Turner and he's fouled by Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi lays it in on a great pass from Donald Ordonez and he's hacked by Daniel King - foul #4 on Daniel King, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James Zipp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Andrew Smith (PF) August Cisowski, Jim Maciel | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner blows the layup | 50-47 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | James McCurren gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James McCurren | 52-47 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Claudio Rossi - foul #4 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF), Jim Maciel (PF) Christopher Thomas, Andrew Smith | |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 3rd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Daniel King pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Christopher West drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Maciel | 52-52 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 52-52 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Jim Maciel grabs the board | 52-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ricky Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Maciel (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel King (tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Vernon Gray picks off the pass by Ricky Turner in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel King - foul #5 on Daniel King, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (PG), Marvin Friedman (SG), Andrew Smith (C) Christopher West, August Cisowski, Daniel King | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-52 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Clevenger | 53-52 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | August Cisowski (SF) Ricky Turner | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Smith - foul #2 on Andrew Smith, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (PG), Christopher West (SG) Christopher Thomas, Marvin Friedman | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-52 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Christopher West tips it home | 55-54 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | James Zipp clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the tip | 55-54 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher West | 55-54 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-54 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Christopher West steals the ball from James McCurren | 55-54 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Christopher West lays it up and in | 55-56 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi comes up short on the shot from the right side | 55-56 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez tips it back up and in | 57-56 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Eric Mills and he's hacked by Kenneth Howse - foul #1 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ricky Turner (PG) Eric Mills | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi drills a shot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher West | 59-60 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi travels with the ball | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Ricky Turner runs out the clock | 59-60 |