| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 3 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy inbounds the ball | 18-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | John Hart shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it in | 20-29 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #1 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #1 | 20-29 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 20-31 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket | 20-31 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it home | 22-31 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Martin Arsenault - foul #4 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PF) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is called for traveling | 22-33 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | David Rhodes steals the ball from Paul Sanders | 22-33 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 16:41 | Syracuse | David Rhodes steps in front of the Zlatko Zachman pass | 22-33 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage | |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 16:06 | Syracuse | Richard Jones tips it home | 23-35 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | James Hough is fouled on the floor by Paul Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Louis Taylor (C) John Hart, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Richard Norby | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Louis Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | St. John's | James Hough loses the dribble to Lloyd Clark | 23-35 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard jams it on a nice dish by Lloyd Clark | 23-37 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | The jump hook by James Hough is blocked by Lawrence Gilyard | 23-37 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 23-37 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Louis Taylor - foul #1 on Louis Taylor, team foul #3 | 23-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Paul Oliphant (C) James Hough, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Richard Jones | |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Hillman | 23-40 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | John Hart shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Davis | 26-40 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Scott Davis is called for the reach on Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #4 | 26-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 26-40 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Louis Taylor grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Louis Taylor clanks a shot from the free throw line | 26-40 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Richard Jones is hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #5 | 26-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PG), Martin Arsenault (PF) Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Ronald Hillman | |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 26-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) John Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Richard Jones | |
| 12:00 | St. John's | James Hough clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-40 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits the follow up shot | 28-40 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is hacked by Scott Davis - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #6 | 28-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) SF - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Zlatko Zachman | 28-42 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | James Hough buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits the finger roll set up by Scott Davis | 33-42 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 33-45 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | James Hough comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Powell | 33-45 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | David Rhodes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lloyd Clark - foul #2 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) Scott Davis, Thomas Powell, James Hough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 08:59 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 33-48 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-48 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Richard Jones is hacked by Robert Hardy - foul #3 on Robert Hardy, team foul #7 | 33-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Richard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | John Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-48 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-48 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the turnaround in the lane | 35-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) SF - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Richard Jones misses the tip | 35-48 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | John Hart pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | John Hart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Joshua Savage (PF) Paul Sanders, Richard Norby | |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-48 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Scott Davis takes the ball from Zlatko Zachman | 35-48 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant jams it on a great pass from Scott Davis | 37-48 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 37-48 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Martin Arsenault | 37-48 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #4 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PG), James Hough (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) Scott Davis, John Hart, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Ronald Hillman, Richard Jones | |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage tips it back up and in | 37-50 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the contested shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Joshua Savage - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Norby (C) Joshua Savage | |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Richard Norby pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - James Hough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Norby (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Paul Sanders - foul #3 on Paul Sanders, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), Thomas Powell (SG) Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (C) Richard Norby | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-53 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | David Rhodes gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | David Rhodes is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Powell | 43-53 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage drills a shot from the left block | 43-55 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by David Rhodes | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-55 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage tips it in | 45-57 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Rhodes | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by John Hart - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF) Thomas Powell, James Hough, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (PF) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Lloyd Clark - foul #3 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #7 | 47-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Ronald Hillman | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Davis - foul #3 on Scott Davis, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Lloyd Clark | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 49-61 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | The short jumper by Paul Oliphant is denied by Lawrence Gilyard | 49-61 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the tip | 49-61 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard clanks a jump hook near the basket | 49-61 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Scott Davis is called for traveling | 49-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Ronald Hillman | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders runs out the clock | 49-61 |