| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) C - George Bray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), John Nordin (SG), Timothy Schell (C) Danny Brown, Albert Derosier, George Bray | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Jones (C) John Johnson | |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Matthew Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 36-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Ronald Cotta (C) John Nordin, Timothy Schell | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Matthew Jones | |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta blows the layup | 36-25 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-25 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-25 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 36-25 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 18:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Adam Graham | 36-25 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses short on a jumper from the left side | 36-25 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta tips it home | 38-25 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Ronald Cotta is called for the reach on Irvin Foster - foul #2 on Ronald Cotta, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), John Nordin (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Albert Derosier, Brandon Hopkins, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno and he's hacked by Timothy Schell - foul #2 on Timothy Schell, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Roland Nieman is called for the reach on John Nordin - foul #1 on Roland Nieman, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Thomas Rogers (PF) John Nordin, Adam Graham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr | |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses long on a jumper from the right block | 38-28 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell lays it up and in | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Anthony Baden clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the floater in the paint and the foul's on Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Adam Graham (PF) Albert Derosier, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the free throw | 43-28 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Anthony Baden knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Jones and he's hacked by Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #3 on Mwla Abdeldayen, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Bray (C) Timothy Schell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Danny Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Stephens | 43-31 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Anthony Baden knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 13:52 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brandon Hopkins | 46-34 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Anthony Baden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Brandon Hopkins, George Bray | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Roland Nieman - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-34 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Roland Nieman snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Schell - foul #3 on Timothy Schell, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) Danny Brown, Timothy Schell, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (PF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 11:27 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier is hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #1 on Anthony Baden, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Adam Graham (PF) John Nordin, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Raymond Stephens, Clarence Roberts, John Johnson | |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses the floater from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Anthony Baden | 49-36 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Adam Graham steals it from Anthony Baden | 49-36 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen blows the layup but he's hacked by Roland Nieman - foul #3 on Roland Nieman, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (SG), Thomas Rogers (PF) Albert Derosier, Adam Graham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Rogers | 50-36 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a shot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts drills a fadeaway from the right side | 53-40 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-40 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Adam Graham grabs the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 08:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta throws it down on a great pass from Albert Derosier | 55-40 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is fouled on the floor by Timothy Schell - foul #4 on Timothy Schell, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), George Bray (C) Danny Brown, Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Clarence Roberts | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Graham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is fouled on the floor by Adam Graham - foul #2 on Adam Graham, team foul #7 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Brandon Hopkins, George Bray | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Roland Nieman pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the jumpshot from the left side | 55-42 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Roland Nieman snags the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Irvin Foster loses the dribble to Albert Derosier | 55-42 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | John Nordin connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Adam Graham | 57-42 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Stephens | 57-44 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | John Nordin is whistled for traveling | 57-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) John Nordin, Timothy Schell, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Adam Graham (PF) Albert Derosier, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Clarence Roberts, Matthew Jones | |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-44 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Paul Carr tips it back up and in | 57-46 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG) Mwla Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 3rd free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Roland Nieman loses the dribble to George Bray | 58-46 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier is hacked by Paul Carr - foul #1 on Paul Carr, team foul #9 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Thomas Rogers (PF) Danny Brown, Adam Graham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Derosier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Bray (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts's floater is knocked away by Brandon Hopkins | 58-46 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Derosier and the foul's on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #10 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Jones (C) John Johnson | |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the driving attempt from the left block | 61-48 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Adam Graham can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Adam Graham tips it home | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex 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 (+3) | |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 63-50 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Bray (C) Ronald Cotta | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Matthew Jones | |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the easy layup | 63-50 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | George Bray pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex 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 (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-50 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Adam Graham snags the offensive board | 63-50 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Adam Graham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Anthony Baden clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | John Johnson tips it in | 63-52 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Albert Derosier is denied by John Johnson | 63-52 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | John Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Brandon Hopkins - foul #3 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the free throw | 63-55 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Anthony Baden is called for the reach on Danny Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | John Johnson gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts loses the dribble to John Nordin | 64-55 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins is hacked by Anthony Baden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Baden, team foul #12 | 64-55 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens double dribbles | 66-55 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown runs out the clock | 66-55 |