| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hough (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Hillman | 24-32 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the jump hook from the right block | 24-32 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | David Rhodes tips it in | 26-32 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage banks in the layup on a great pass from John Hale | 26-34 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | David Rhodes clanks a runner in the lane | 26-34 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage knocks in the jumper from the right block | 26-36 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Stephen Little scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Hart | 29-36 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | John Hart steals it from Richard Jones | 29-36 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | John Hart hits the finger roll | 31-36 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Joshua Savage is called for the reach on David Rhodes - foul #3 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Stephen Little, James Hough, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), George Taylor (SG), Harrison Brooker (SF), Steven Timko (C) Douglas Faris, John Hale, Ronald Hillman, Richard Jones | |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Chris Foster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Garland O'Keefe | 31-36 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Chris Foster is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Steven Timko hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Steven Wiens - foul #3 on Steven Wiens, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG) John Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG) Joshua Savage | |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Steven Timko makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) C - Steven Timko (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris clanks a floater from the right side | 34-39 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Thomas Powell gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Chris Foster scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris is hacked by Steven Wiens - foul #4 on Steven Wiens, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Stephen Little, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (PF) Douglas Faris | |
| 14:26 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the fadeaway from the left block | 37-41 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | David Rhodes knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Chris Foster | 39-41 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Steven Timko comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | David Rhodes gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Joseph Smith steals the ball from Chris Foster | 39-41 |
| 13:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith can't finish the layup | 39-41 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 39-41 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Steven Timko is called for the reach on Chris Foster - foul #3 on Steven Timko, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG) Chris Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF) George Taylor, Joshua Savage | |
| 13:05 | St. John's | John Hart hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 42-41 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Steven Timko misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-41 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:11 | Syracuse | Steven Timko can't throw it down | 42-41 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harrison Brooker - foul #1 on Harrison Brooker, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), Thomas Powell (SF) John Hart, James Hough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), George Taylor (SF), Joshua Savage (PF) John Hale, Ronald Hillman, Harrison Brooker | |
| 11:56 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | George Taylor is fouled on the floor by Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Wiens (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG) Joseph Smith | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Timko (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Stephen Little is called for the reach on Douglas Faris - foul #2 on Stephen Little, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 43-43 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Stephen Little can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Steven Timko pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | John Hale scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Faris | 43-45 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Chris Foster scores on a 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | George Taylor is fouled on the floor by Garland O'Keefe - foul #1 on Garland O'Keefe, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Stephen Little, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Jones (C) John Hale, George Taylor, Steven Timko | |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Chris Foster - foul #1 on Chris Foster, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | John Hart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it home | 48-47 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith is hacked by David Rhodes - foul #3 on David Rhodes, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Jones (C) Douglas Faris, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith lays it in on a nice dish by John Hale | 50-50 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Richard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG) Chris Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), George Taylor (SF), Harrison Brooker (PF), Steven Timko (C) John Hale, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Hough (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Douglas Faris (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harrison Brooker (fresh) C - Steven Timko (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by John Hart - foul #3 on John Hart, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Wiens (PF) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (PF) Harrison Brooker | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | John Hart connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joshua Savage | 53-53 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | George Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Hart - foul #4 on John Hart, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), Thomas Powell (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Hart, James Hough, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Hale (SG), Harrison Brooker (PF) Joseph Smith, Joshua Savage | |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | George Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | George Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-55 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Steven Timko snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | George Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Garland O'Keefe | 53-55 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Harrison Brooker snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | George Taylor misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | George Taylor tips it but misses | 53-55 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | George Taylor tips it in | 53-57 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-57 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Steven Timko grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-57 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Smith (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Jones (C) Douglas Faris, George Taylor, Harrison Brooker, Steven Timko | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 3 from the right wing | 56-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hart (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Hough (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Joseph Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Timko (C) Richard Jones | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Chris Foster clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | David Rhodes tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Steven Timko hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Chris Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is called for traveling | 58-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG) Chris Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Faris (PG), Richard Jones (C) Joseph Smith, Steven Timko | |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Douglas Faris misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | James Hough pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Stephen Little is called for traveling | 58-57 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Stephen Little buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Hart and the foul's on Douglas Faris - foul #1 on Douglas Faris, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Stephen Little grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Stephen Little runs out the clock | 61-59 |