| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Duerr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Ross | 27-24 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | George Smathers is whistled for traveling | 27-24 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier | 30-24 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | James Rollo can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Dewey Carrier - foul #1 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke can't tip it in | 30-26 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | The short jumper by George Smathers is denied by Benjamin Ross | 30-26 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the follow up shot | 30-28 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | George Smathers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | James Rollo can't tip it in | 30-28 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Robin Williams tips it in | 30-30 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier connects on the shot from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Robin Williams comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Burke - foul #1 on Joshua Burke, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SG), Donald Difiore (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Dewey Carrier, Benjamin Ross, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Peter Ingram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Gary Heppner (C) Stephen Kay, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Heppner (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Peter Ingram swats the layup by Ariel Rizzo | 32-32 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is whistled for traveling | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Elmer Dunphy, Donald Difiore, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) George Smathers | |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Gary Heppner swats the layup by Benjamin Ross | 32-32 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Randy Blanchette is called for the reach on Dewey Carrier - foul #1 on Randy Blanchette, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Gary Heppner | |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Ingram (C) Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Stephen Kay drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Rollo | 32-38 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Benjamin Ross | 35-38 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the runner from the right block | 35-38 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | George Smathers tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-40 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 35-40 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | James Rollo is called for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Stiles (PG), Elmer Dunphy (SF), Donald Difiore (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Jorgenson, Benjamin Ross, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) James Rollo | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Stiles (fresh) SG - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Parsons (SG) William Duerr | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Charles Stiles | 35-40 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-40 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | George Smathers blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Stiles - foul #1 on Charles Stiles, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), William Duerr (SG), Benjamin Ross (PF) Charles Stiles, Keith Parsons, Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, Robin Williams | |
| 10:22 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the finger roll | 37-42 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Elmer Dunphy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG) Stephen Kay | |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Jorgenson | 39-42 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Ronald Spangler picks off the pass by Benjamin Ross | 39-42 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | George Smathers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 39-44 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | James Rollo denies the turnaround by Benjamin Ross | 39-44 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Duerr (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | James Rollo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | William Duerr scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier | 41-47 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | James Rollo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is denied on a layup by James Rollo | 41-47 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | William Duerr clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Blanchette - foul #2 on Randy Blanchette, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Stiles (PG), Elmer Dunphy (SF), Donald Difiore (PF), Peter Ingram (C) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Jorgenson, Benjamin Ross, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Vasily Losiewski (SF), Gary Heppner (PF), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, James Rollo, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Robert Christian drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Vasily Losiewski - foul #1 on Vasily Losiewski, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Parsons (SG) William Duerr | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robin Williams and the foul's on Keith Parsons - foul #1 on Keith Parsons, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Peter Ingram | 46-53 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Stephen Kay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Keith Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Keith Parsons and he's fouled by Vasily Losiewski - foul #2 on Vasily Losiewski, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Vasily Losiewski, Gary Heppner | |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses long on a jumper from close range | 49-53 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it in | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Stiles (fresh) SG - Keith Parsons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) C - Peter Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Charles Stiles is hacked by James Rollo - foul #3 on James Rollo, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Charles Stiles, Keith Parsons, Donald Difiore, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-55 |
| 03:27 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke can't tip it in | 49-55 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson's pass is intercepted by Robin Williams | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Elmer Dunphy | 51-55 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Joshua Burke takes the ball from Robin Williams | 51-55 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy loses the ball out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SG), Peter Ingram (C) Elmer Dunphy, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, Robin Williams | |
| 02:02 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (C) Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 01:46 | St. John's | George Smathers is hacked by Joshua Jorgenson - foul #2 on Joshua Jorgenson, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 01:41 | St. John's | James Rollo is hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | William Duerr buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Jorgenson | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Joshua Jorgenson swats the layup by James Rollo | 53-55 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | George Smathers knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Stephen Kay | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | William Duerr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Burke | 53-58 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | George Smathers is called for the reach on Joshua Jorgenson - foul #1 on George Smathers, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Dewey Carrier is called for the reach on George Smathers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Ross | 58-59 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | James Rollo is fouled in the backcourt by Dewey Carrier - foul #4 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephen Kay | 58-60 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is hacked by Dewey Carrier in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SG) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | William Duerr makes the 3 from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is hacked by William Duerr in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Duerr, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the halfcourt shot | 61-64 |