| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Hiram Mraz - foul #1 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | James King misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Willie Roberts denies the turnaround by Kenneth Lawhorn | 32-28 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman loses the ball out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jessie Heintzelman | 32-28 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | William Peterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz banks in the layup set up by James King | 32-30 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-30 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | James King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 16:26 | Syracuse | William Peterson is hacked by Hiram Mraz - foul #2 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG) William Peterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Seitz (PF), Robert Hirschman (C) Hiram Mraz, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | William Smith can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | James King misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willie Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hirschman (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Smith and he's fouled by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Willie Roberts, Daniel Palmatier, William Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF) Joshua Clarke | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Brian Segura snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Richard Hearn is called for the reach on Jessie Heintzelman - foul #1 on Richard Hearn, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Tony Thompson (SG) Daniel Seger, Jessie Heintzelman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Steve Seitz, Robert Hirschman | |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Brian Segura comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Hiram Mraz - foul #3 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #5 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SF), William Smith (C) Carl Mars, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Richard Hearn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-30 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Hearn - foul #2 on Richard Hearn, team foul #6 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (PF) Brian Segura | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF) Richard Hearn | |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 13:48 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | James King evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Thompson | 42-33 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 42-33 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Peterson | 42-33 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 42-33 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | James King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman (SG), Carl Mars (SF), Brian Segura (C) Tony Thompson, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SG), Steve Seitz (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Carl Mars clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Brian Segura hits the follow up shot | 44-33 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Richard Hearn is hacked by Daniel Palmatier - foul #2 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (C) Hiram Mraz | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Heintzelman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Segura (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hirschman (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Richard Hearn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SF), William Smith (C) William Peterson, Carl Mars, Brian Segura | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG) James King | |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Daniel Seger takes the ball from Joshua Clarke | 44-33 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | William Smith can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Hirschman | 44-33 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG), Brian Segura (PF) Daniel Seger, Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Daniel Beaudoin (C) George Frost, Joshua Clarke, Steve Seitz | |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Hirschman | 44-35 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | James King is called for traveling | 44-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF) Richard Hearn, Robert Hirschman | |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Jessie Heintzelman is denied on a layup by Hiram Mraz | 44-35 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Brian Segura hits the follow up shot | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:19 | St. John's | James King connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hiram Mraz | 46-38 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | William Peterson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Richard Jennings grabs the board | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz is whistled for a carry | 46-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Willie Roberts (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF), William Smith (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Carl Mars, Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF) Richard Jennings | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willie Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | William Smith's floater is tipped away by Hiram Mraz | 46-38 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | William Smith blocks the short jumper by Hiram Mraz | 46-38 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts double dribbles | 46-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Jessie Heintzelman (SG) William Peterson, Tony Thompson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Seitz (C) Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is fouled on the floor by Jessie Heintzelman - foul #2 on Jessie Heintzelman, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Richard Hearn (SG) James King, Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz is hacked by Daniel Palmatier - foul #3 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz clanks a floater from the right side | 46-38 |
| 05:17 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Peterson (PG) Daniel Seger | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Daniel Beaudoin (C) George Frost, Richard Hearn, Hiram Mraz | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | James King clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Steve Seitz can't tip it in | 46-38 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn snags the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to William Smith | 46-38 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #2 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #7 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Jessie Heintzelman, Daniel Palmatier, William Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF) Joshua Clarke | |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 03:48 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF) Willie Roberts | |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (PF) Steve Seitz | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Brian Segura dunks the ball | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion 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 (+1) | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | James King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Carl Mars gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion 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) | |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-38 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Richard Hearn snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Glenn Corral steals it from Daniel Beaudoin | 50-38 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | William Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 50-38 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the follow up shot | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:19 | St. John's | James King misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-38 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Richard Hearn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-38 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tony Thompson | 52-38 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | William Peterson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Mars | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Brian Segura - foul #1 on Brian Segura, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG) William Peterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Richard Jennings (SF), Steve Seitz (C) James King, Kenneth Lawhorn, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Carl Mars snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-39 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz knocks in the floater from the right block | 54-41 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger runs out the clock | 54-41 |