| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Tanaka (fresh) SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fresh) SG - Charles Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Sax (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Michael Sax inbounds the ball | 28-16 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:56 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-16 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Michael Pagan drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Corey Tanaka | 31-16 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | David Wolfe buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Sax | 31-19 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Donald Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 31-19 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Alexander and he's fouled by Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Donald Holmes, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 18:48 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the free throw | 31-22 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Michael Pagan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander's pass is intercepted by Michael Pagan in the backcourt | 34-22 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Michael Pagan banks in the layup | 36-22 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Richard Willett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-22 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Michael Sax tips it in | 36-24 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Richard Willett swats the shot by Michael Pagan | 36-24 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Robert Fowler tips it back up and in | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | David Wolfe is hacked by Michael Pagan - foul #2 on Michael Pagan, team foul #2 | 38-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (PG), Robert Cobb (SG), Timothy Fleming (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Gary Wilson (C) Michael Pagan, Corey Tanaka, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Richard Willett | |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Michael Sax is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-24 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Gary Wilson snags the defensive board | 38-24 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Ryan Dean picks off the pass by Gary Wilson | 38-24 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander is hacked by Manuel Wheeler - foul #2 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #3 | 38-24 |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean jams it set up by Charles Alexander | 38-26 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Richard Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-26 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 40-26 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Michael Sax is hacked by Timothy Fleming in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #4 | 40-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), James Blackmore (SF), Robert Fowler (C) Robert Cobb, Timothy Fleming, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Willett (C) Charles Ikner | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - David Wolfe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Michael Sax knocks in the jumper in the paint | 40-28 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Willett | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Richard Willett's pass is intercepted by James Blackmore | 40-28 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Richard Allen travels with the ball | 40-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (SG), Donald Holmes (PF) Richard Allen, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Bill Peck (SF), Vincent Thompson (PF) David Wolfe, Charles Alexander, Ryan Dean | |
| 14:33 | Syracuse | Richard Willett misses long on a runner in the paint | 40-28 |
| 14:32 | Syracuse | Richard Willett misses the tip | 40-28 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Holmes | 40-28 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Vincent Thompson is called for the reach on Donald Holmes - foul #3 on Vincent Thompson, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SF), Gary Wilson (C) James Blackmore, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), Ryan Dean (PF), Charles Ikner (C) Michael Sax, Vincent Thompson, Richard Willett | |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Ikner - foul #1 on Charles Ikner, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean grabs the board | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Donald Holmes - foul #2 on Donald Holmes, team foul #5 | 41-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG) Charles Alexander | |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Donald Holmes gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Donald Holmes can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-28 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Bill Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Bill Peck misses short on a jumper in the paint | 41-28 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Michael Pagan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-28 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Donald Holmes grabs the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is whistled for traveling | 41-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (PG), Robert Cobb (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Corey Tanaka, Timothy Fleming, Donald Holmes, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), Michael Sax (SF), Richard Willett (C) Joseph Cline, Bill Peck, Charles Ikner | |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Richard Willett scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Sax | 41-30 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 12:22 | Syracuse | Michael Sax grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | David Wolfe misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-30 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander grabs the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Richard Willett travels with the ball | 41-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Gary Wilson (PF) Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG) David Wolfe | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Richard Willett doubles Michael Pagan and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Richard Willett, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) James Blackmore, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Western (SF) Michael Sax | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Richard Allen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Cline | 44-32 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Michael Pagan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Fleming | 46-32 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Richard Willett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Gary Wilson - foul #3 on Gary Wilson, team foul #6 | 46-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), Corey Tanaka (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, Timothy Fleming, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (SG), Michael Sax (SF), Bill Peck (PF) Charles Alexander, James Western, Ryan Dean | |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Richard Willett makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Richard Willett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Robert Fowler pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Donald Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler (PF) Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Richard Willett | |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | James Blackmore steals the ball from Joseph Cline in the backcourt | 46-33 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the driving attempt near the basket | 46-33 |
| 09:44 | Syracuse | Bill Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Bill Peck is whistled for traveling | 46-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson (PF) Joseph Cline | |
| 09:11 | St. John's | James Blackmore banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Pagan and he's hacked by Michael Sax - foul #1 on Michael Sax, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG) Michael Sax | |
| 09:11 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | David Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Holmes (PF) Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Bill Peck - foul #1 on Bill Peck, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SG), Richard Kelly (C) Corey Tanaka, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-33 |
| 08:34 | Syracuse | Vincent Thompson tips it in | 51-35 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is fouled on the floor by David Wolfe - foul #1 on David Wolfe, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) James Blackmore, Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Michael Sax (SF), Richard Willett (C) David Wolfe, Bill Peck, Charles Ikner | |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Michael Pagan's pass is intercepted by Richard Willett | 51-35 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander is hacked by Richard Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Allen, team foul #7 | 51-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Wilson (C) Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Richard Allen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Vincent Thompson - foul #4 on Vincent Thompson, team foul #7 | 51-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (SG), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Dean (PF) Vincent Thompson | |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Michael Sax snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Allen (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Corey Tanaka (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Alexander (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Corey Tanaka picks off the pass by Charles Alexander | 52-37 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka lays it in | 54-37 |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Sax | 54-40 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Cline - foul #3 on Joseph Cline, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) Timothy Fleming, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Michael Sax, Richard Willett | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Charles Alexander travels in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG) Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:34 | St. John's | James Blackmore's floater is tipped away by Ryan Dean | 55-40 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Ikner | 55-40 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner is called for traveling | 55-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SG), Gary Wilson (C) Corey Tanaka, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Wolfe (PG), James Western (SF) Joseph Cline, Ryan Dean | |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Michael Pagan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Gary Wilson grabs the offensive board | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Bill Peck pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | David Wolfe misses the easy layup | 55-40 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | James Western grabs the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | David Wolfe clanks a floater from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner tips it back up and in | 55-42 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | James Blackmore hits the finger roll set up by Robert Cobb and he's fouled by James Western - foul #1 on James Western, team foul #9 | 57-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (PG), Corey Tanaka (SG), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Robert Cobb, Donald Holmes, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Michael Sax (SF), Ryan Dean (PF), Richard Willett (C) Charles Alexander, James Western, Bill Peck, Charles Ikner | |
| 04:34 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | Richard Willett snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Richard Willett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SF) James Blackmore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Wheeler | 60-42 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean throws it down set up by Michael Sax | 60-44 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Richard Allen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Richard Willett gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Allen (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Corey Tanaka (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wolfe (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Michael Sax (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Willett (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Robert Fowler swats the short shot by Ryan Dean | 60-44 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Michael Sax tips it in | 60-46 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Michael Sax steals the ball from Richard Allen | 60-46 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the lane | 60-46 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Allen out of a doubleteam | 62-46 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline is hacked by Corey Tanaka in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Tanaka, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Robert Cobb (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Gary Wilson (C) Richard Allen, Corey Tanaka, Timothy Fleming, Manuel Wheeler, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG), James Western (SF), Vincent Thompson (PF), Charles Ikner (C) David Wolfe, Michael Sax, Ryan Dean, Richard Willett | |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Gary Wilson grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Robert Cobb is called for traveling | 62-46 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | James Western is hacked by Gary Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Wilson, team foul #9 | 62-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (SG), Robert Fowler (C) Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (SF) Charles Alexander | |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | James Western makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | James Western makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:34 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Bill Peck grabs the board | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Bill Peck's pass is intercepted by Corey Tanaka in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka lays it up and in | 64-48 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | James Western comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Donald Holmes - foul #3 on Donald Holmes, team foul #10 | 64-48 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | James Western makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | James Western makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | James Western misses the 3rd free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Robert Fowler snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | James Blackmore lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Donald Holmes | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bill Peck and he's fouled by Michael Pagan - foul #3 on Michael Pagan, team foul #11 | 66-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Alexander (SG) James Western | |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses the free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Robert Fowler gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Charles Ikner takes the ball from Michael Pagan | 66-52 |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Charles Alexander | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Pagan runs out the clock | 66-54 |