| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Zipp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - August Cisowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | August Cisowski inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-30 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 27-30 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | James McCurren grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | James McCurren loses the ball out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | Edward Kelty is called for the reach on August Cisowski - foul #2 on Edward Kelty, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is fouled on the floor by Leif Taberski - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Ivan Zausch (C) Edward Kelty, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Donald Ordonez denies the turnaround by August Cisowski | 27-30 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ivan Zausch | 27-30 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Darrick Gill clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 17:29 | Syracuse | Christopher West's pass is intercepted by Ivan Zausch | 27-30 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Andrew Smith - foul #2 on Andrew Smith, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James McCurren (SG), James Zipp (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:49 | St. John's | James Zipp is alone and drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James McCurren | 29-30 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Edward Kelty takes the ball from Christopher Thomas | 29-30 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | James McCurren loses the dribble to August Cisowski | 29-30 |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | Christopher West connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Christopher Thomas | 29-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Zipp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 29-32 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | James McCurren snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-32 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Andrew Smith | 29-32 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is hacked by Darrick Gill - foul #3 on Darrick Gill, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Larry Robinson (PF), Donald Ordonez (C) James McCurren, James Zipp, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas (C) Andrew Smith | |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas is hacked by Edward Kelty - foul #3 on Edward Kelty, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Edward Kelty picks off the pass by Thomas Zayas | 29-32 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Edward Kelty banks in the layup | 31-32 |
| 13:09 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas is hacked by Darrick Gill - foul #4 on Darrick Gill, team foul #5 | 31-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), James McCurren (SG), James Zipp (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, Darrick Gill, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG), John Geib (PF) Christopher Thomas, Norman Jandreau | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Christopher West buries a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Merle Hose - foul #1 on Merle Hose, team foul #6 | 31-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Edwards (SF) August Cisowski | |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zayas - foul #4 on Thomas Zayas, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James McCurren (SG) Merle Hose, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Smith (C) Thomas Zayas | |
| 12:19 | St. John's | James Zipp knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-35 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | James McCurren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Mills - foul #1 on Eric Mills, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, Leif Taberski, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG), August Cisowski (SF) Eric Mills, William Edwards | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | August Cisowski scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - August Cisowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Geib (fresh) C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi loses the ball out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF) Merle Hose, James McCurren, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marvin Friedman (PG), Norman Jandreau (PF) Christopher West, John Geib | |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Claudio Rossi steals the ball from Andrew Smith | 36-37 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse can't finish the layup | 36-37 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the tip | 36-37 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Smith | 36-39 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Edward Kelty can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Marvin Friedman | 36-39 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | August Cisowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 36-39 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Zipp | 39-39 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-39 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is called for traveling | 39-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), James McCurren (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Larry Robinson (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Eric Mills (SG), William Edwards (SF), John Geib (PF) Marvin Friedman, Christopher Thomas, August Cisowski, Norman Jandreau | |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | The jump hook by William Edwards is blocked by Larry Robinson | 39-41 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Merle Hose | 41-43 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Christopher West comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-43 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Larry Robinson (fresh) C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Eric Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Geib (fresh) C - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Larry Robinson's pass is intercepted by Christopher West | 41-43 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | James McCurren pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the floater from the left side | 43-43 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-43 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Larry Robinson grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | William Edwards is called for the reach on Leif Taberski - foul #1 on William Edwards, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SF), James Zipp (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Merle Hose, Leif Taberski, Larry Robinson, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG), August Cisowski (SF), Thomas Zayas (C) Eric Mills, William Edwards, Andrew Smith | |
| 06:00 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Zipp is denied by John Geib | 43-43 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | John Geib misses long on a floater from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Christopher West is fouled on the floor by James McCurren - foul #1 on James McCurren, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (PF) John Geib | |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | James Zipp misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez tips it in | 47-45 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is fouled on the floor by James Zipp - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG) James Zipp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Mills (SG) Christopher Thomas | |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | August Cisowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | August Cisowski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Jandreau | 47-46 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas is hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #9 | 47-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (PF) James McCurren, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is fouled on the floor by August Cisowski - foul #1 on August Cisowski, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Kenneth Howse, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Edwards (SF) August Cisowski | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Christopher West picks off the pass by Edward Kelty | 47-47 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the shot from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Eric Mills tips it home | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Zayas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez clanks a jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | James McCurren clanks a jumper from close range | 47-49 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (PF) Edward Kelty, James McCurren, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG), August Cisowski (SF) Eric Mills, William Edwards | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas is hacked by Merle Hose - foul #2 on Merle Hose, team foul #10 | 47-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Larry Robinson (PF), Donald Ordonez (C) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the jumper near the basket | 47-50 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the board | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | August Cisowski is called for traveling | 47-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Larry Robinson, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Edward Kelty comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Edward Kelty pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | James McCurren drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Kelty | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas misses the easy layup | 49-50 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas tips it home | 49-52 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | James McCurren misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the tip | 49-52 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the board | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas is fouled in the backcourt by James McCurren - foul #2 on James McCurren, team foul #11 | 49-52 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is whistled for a carry | 49-54 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Christopher West is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Kelty - foul #4 on Edward Kelty, team foul #12 | 49-54 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James McCurren can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 49-56 |