| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jeff Young inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Christopher Watson steals it from John Webb | 35-22 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses the easy layup | 35-22 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | John Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 35-25 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Steve Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-25 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Watson - foul #3 on Christopher Watson, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:42 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | George Holt knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Charles | 37-26 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle tips it home | 37-28 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Jeff Young steals it from Steve Charles | 37-28 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the lay-in | 37-28 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Freddie Rine (PF) Steve Charles, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (PF) John Webb | |
| 16:52 | Syracuse | Jeff Young hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Andrew Wilson | 37-31 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Freddie Rine is blocked by Ryan Krueger | 37-31 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Charles Broderick tips it home | 39-31 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-31 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Jeff Young tips it in | 39-33 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Charles Broderick is hacked by Ryan Krueger - foul #3 on Ryan Krueger, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (PG), Matthew Boyd (SG), Steve Charles (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) George Holt, Christopher Watson, Ryan Fauntleroy, Freddie Rine, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), James Taylor (SF), John Webb (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Matthew Michell, Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger, Ernest Battle | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Welsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Steve Charles can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | James Rucks is hacked by Dennis Williamson - foul #1 on Dennis Williamson, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | James Rucks clanks a floater from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Steve Charles scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-33 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Gary Welsh makes the shot from the left side set up by John Webb | 43-35 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Christopher Watson (SG), Charles Broderick (C) Kerry Anderson, Matthew Boyd, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Andrew Wilson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Ryan Krueger (PF) James Rucks, Gary Welsh, James Taylor, John Webb | |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 45-38 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Steve Charles can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-38 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Jeff Young grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Jeff Young connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Christopher Watson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Wilson - foul #1 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Freddie Rine (PF) Steve Charles, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Battle (C) Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Christopher Watson makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Christopher Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Michell | 47-42 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Freddie Rine makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Christopher Watson out of the doubleteam | 49-42 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell loses the dribble to Charles Broderick | 49-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) PF - Freddie Rine (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | St. John's | George Holt splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Charles Broderick is called for the reach on Matthew Michell - foul #2 on Charles Broderick, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Derrick Volpe (C) Christopher Watson, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Welsh (SG), James Taylor (SF), John Webb (PF) Andrew Wilson, Jeff Young, Ryan Krueger | |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-42 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Freddie Rine snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | A charge is called on Freddie Rine - foul #2 on Freddie Rine, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Williamson (PF) Freddie Rine | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | James Taylor misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 51-42 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | George Holt pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | George Holt scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Derrick Volpe - foul #2 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SG), Steve Charles (SF), Charles Broderick (C) George Holt, Ryan Fauntleroy, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), Jeff Young (SF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Gary Welsh, James Taylor, Ernest Battle | |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Watson out of a doubleteam | 55-45 |
| 08:31 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell is fouled on the floor by Kerry Anderson - foul #1 on Kerry Anderson, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Rucks (PG), Ryan Krueger (PF) Matthew Michell, John Webb | |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger is whistled for traveling | 55-45 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Christopher Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Christopher Watson splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Andrew Wilson - foul #2 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Freddie Rine (PF) Kerry Anderson, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ernest Battle (C) Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Christopher Watson makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steve Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Rine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Rucks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Krueger (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Freddie Rine denies the turnaround by Ernest Battle | 58-45 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Steve Charles grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | The jump hook by Freddie Rine is blocked by Ryan Krueger | 58-45 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Jeff Young can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Broderick - foul #3 on Charles Broderick, team foul #7 | 58-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF) Christopher Watson, Steve Charles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Michell (PG), Gary Welsh (SG), John Webb (PF) James Rucks, Andrew Wilson, Ryan Krueger | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Jeff Young misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Freddie Rine | 58-45 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Gary Welsh - foul #1 on Gary Welsh, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Williamson (PF) Freddie Rine | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | John Webb scores on a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Dennis Williamson - foul #2 on Dennis Williamson, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Derrick Volpe (C) Matthew Boyd, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Taylor (SF) Jeff Young | |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | John Webb misses the free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Matthew Michell picks off the pass by Derrick Volpe | 59-47 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by James Taylor and he's fouled by Derrick Volpe - foul #3 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SG), Steve Charles (SF) Kerry Anderson, Ryan Fauntleroy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Christopher Watson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Webb | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | George Holt drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-49 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Broderick (C) Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson (SG), Jeff Young (SF) Gary Welsh, James Taylor | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 61-49 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Charles Broderick gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Matthew Michell steals the ball from Steve Charles | 61-49 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell lays it up and in | 61-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steve Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Matthew Michell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Young (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Battle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Christopher Watson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Christopher Watson snags the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | George Holt misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 61-51 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Watson - foul #4 on Christopher Watson, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (PG), Matthew Boyd (SG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Freddie Rine (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) George Holt, Christopher Watson, Steve Charles, Dennis Williamson, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ryan Krueger (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) John Webb, Ernest Battle | |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Jeff Young pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:08 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Christopher Watson (SG), Steve Charles (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF), Charles Broderick (C) Kerry Anderson, Matthew Boyd, Ryan Fauntleroy, Freddie Rine, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Webb (PF), Ernest Battle (C) Ryan Krueger, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeff Young | 61-54 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | George Holt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | John Webb pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Andrew Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-54 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Ernest Battle tips it home | 61-56 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | The jumper by Christopher Watson is denied by Ernest Battle | 61-56 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Jeff Young grabs the board | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Webb | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Jeff Young knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Wilson | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Charles Broderick is hacked by Andrew Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Charles Broderick misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Matthew Michell connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Christopher Watson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 61-62 |