| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) PF - Adam Graham (fresh) C - George Bray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Irvin Foster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Irvin Foster connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by John Johnson and he's hacked by Brandon Hopkins - foul #1 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Danny Brown travels in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Anthony Baden comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts tips it home | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the shot from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by George Bray | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | George Bray grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Brown and he's hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (PG), Gustavo Bruno (SG), Paul Carr (SF), Roland Nieman (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Anthony Baden, Raymond Stephens, Clarence Roberts, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Timothy Schell (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Matthew Jones pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Willie Stenson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Matthew Jones pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Paul Carr travels with the ball | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Raymond Stephens (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Willie Stenson, Gustavo Bruno, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Adam Graham (PF) Albert Derosier, Thomas Rogers | |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nordin (fresh) SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) PF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) C - George Bray (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Nordin | 5-6 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the dunk attempt | 5-6 |
| 15:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Danny Brown drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brandon Hopkins | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Paul Carr (PF) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Albert Derosier (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, John Nordin, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Derosier and the foul's on Roland Nieman - foul #1 on Roland Nieman, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Jones (C) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Matthew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 14:07 | Syracuse | Adam Graham pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), John Nordin (SG), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Albert Derosier, Ronald Cotta | |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-12 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Adam Graham steals the ball from Irvin Foster | 5-12 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Gustavo Bruno steals it from Adam Graham | 5-12 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno lays it up and in | 7-12 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 7-12 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Anthony Baden pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Roland Nieman banks in the layup set up by Anthony Baden and he's fouled by George Bray - foul #1 on George Bray, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (PG), Paul Carr (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Albert Derosier (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, John Nordin, Timothy Schell, Adam Graham, George Bray | |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Willie Stenson (fresh) SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) SG - Albert Derosier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fresh) PF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Cotta | 10-15 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Willie Stenson drills a shot from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins is hacked by Gustavo Bruno - foul #1 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Willie Stenson, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Adam Graham (PF) Mwla Abdeldayen, Thomas Rogers | |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Adam Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Bray (C) Ronald Cotta | |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-15 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Adam Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Adam Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Danny Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), John Johnson (C) Irvin Foster, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, George Bray | |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Paul Carr connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gustavo Bruno | 14-15 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen loses the ball out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Ronald Cotta | |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno loses the ball out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers (PF) Adam Graham | |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Albert Derosier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brandon Hopkins - foul #2 on Brandon Hopkins, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) Brandon Hopkins, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | George Bray snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Danny Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Albert Derosier - foul #1 on Albert Derosier, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Timothy Schell (SF), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, John Nordin, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno makes the 3rd free throw | 17-15 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Derosier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Adam Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), John Nordin (SF), George Bray (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Timothy Schell, Ronald Cotta | |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Anthony Baden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SG) Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (PG), Ronald Cotta (C) Danny Brown, George Bray | |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta tips it home | 17-17 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Albert Derosier is called for the reach on Paul Carr - foul #2 on Albert Derosier, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), John Johnson (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) Albert Derosier, John Nordin, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | George Bray grabs the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers hits the follow up shot | 17-19 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-19 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Danny Brown is hacked by Anthony Baden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Baden, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (PG), Paul Carr (SF), Roland Nieman (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Albert Derosier (SG), Timothy Schell (SF), Adam Graham (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Brandon Hopkins, Thomas Rogers, George Bray | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Gustavo Bruno - foul #2 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Gustavo Bruno, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brandon Hopkins (SF) Timothy Schell | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Roland Nieman snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Albert Derosier steps in front of the Willie Stenson pass | 17-20 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Danny Brown blows the layup | 17-20 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Adam Graham can't tip it in | 17-20 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Anthony Baden grabs the board | 17-20 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Willie Stenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Derosier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hopkins (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Graham (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Stenson | 19-20 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roland Nieman - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Anthony Baden, Willie Stenson, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PG), Timothy Schell (SF) Danny Brown, Brandon Hopkins | |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno | 21-22 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-22 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta hits a jumper from the left side | 24-24 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens can't throw it down but he's fouled by Albert Derosier - foul #3 on Albert Derosier, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Roland Nieman (SF), Paul Carr (PF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Clarence Roberts, Irvin Foster, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Brandon Hopkins (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), George Bray (C) John Nordin, Albert Derosier, Timothy Schell, Adam Graham, Ronald Cotta | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses the shot from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | John Johnson can't finish the layup | 26-24 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 26-24 |