| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Beaudette (fresh) PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette inbounds the ball | 27-16 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Harold Grafenstein is called for the reach on Robert Christian - foul #2 on Harold Grafenstein, team foul #1 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF), Gary Heppner (PF) Steven Beaudette, Steven Rose | |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is hacked by Joshua Burke - foul #3 on Joshua Burke, team foul #2 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Keith Churchill (C) Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Issa Abdullah, Gary Heppner | |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-16 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the offensive board | 27-16 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler's 3 pointer is rejected by Austin Schlater | 27-16 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy pulls down the rebound | 27-16 |
| 18:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Spangler is called for the reach on Austin Schlater - foul #3 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #1 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Steven Beaudette | |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #2 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Ronald Spangler | |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy misses the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-16 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill grabs the board | 28-16 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Rose - foul #2 on Steven Rose, team foul #3 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Gary Heppner (PF) Steven Beaudette, Steven Rose | |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Gary Heppner snags the defensive board | 28-16 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Austin Schlater - foul #1 on Austin Schlater, team foul #3 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Austin Schlater, Harold Grafenstein | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Rose (PF) Gary Heppner | |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses short on a runner from the baseline | 28-17 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy grabs the offensive board | 28-17 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross buries a driving attempt from close range | 30-17 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the board | 30-17 |
| 15:37 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill is hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #4 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #4 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SG), Donald Difiore (PF), Joshua Burke (C) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Jorgenson, Benjamin Ross, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Ronald Spangler | |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke knocks in the shot from the left side | 32-17 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-17 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke pulls down the rebound | 32-17 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-17 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein tips it home | 34-17 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Robert Christian connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Rose | 34-20 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy hits a shot near the basket set up by Austin Schlater | 36-20 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Robert Christian comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-20 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke pulls down the rebound | 36-20 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy can't connect on a shot in the paint | 36-20 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette grabs the defensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-20 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 36-20 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Rose | 36-20 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater tips it but misses | 36-20 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-20 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Steven Rose gets the offensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Joshua Burke is called for the reach on Issa Abdullah - foul #4 on Joshua Burke, team foul #4 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Jorgenson (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Austin Schlater, Harold Grafenstein, Donald Difiore, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Gary Heppner (C) Issa Abdullah, Robin Williams | |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Steven Rose comes up short on the shot from the right block | 36-20 |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill grabs the board | 36-20 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Beaudette (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Heppner (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Steven Beaudette - foul #2 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #5 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein (SG) Elmer Dunphy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF), Robin Williams (C) Steven Beaudette, Gary Heppner | |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson misses the free throw | 38-20 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 38-20 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-20 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah gets the offensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-23 |
| 10:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson banks in the layup | 40-23 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Robin Williams clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 40-23 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits the follow up shot | 40-25 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | The pull-up jumper by Benjamin Ross is blocked by Robin Williams | 40-25 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 40-25 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-25 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Elmer Dunphy (SG), Donald Difiore (C) Dewey Carrier, Harold Grafenstein, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF), Gary Heppner (PF) Issa Abdullah, Steven Rose | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-25 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-25 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-25 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore grabs the defensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Joshua Burke (C) Joshua Jorgenson, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Rose (PF) Gary Heppner | |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Robert Christian connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 42-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Difiore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Beaudette (fresh) PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-28 |
| 07:06 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Beaudette - foul #3 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #6 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 06:38 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore misses the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Robin Williams gets the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Steven Rose | 42-31 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Austin Schlater and he's fouled by Steven Beaudette - foul #4 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #7 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SG) Austin Schlater, Joshua Jorgenson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Robin Williams lays it in | 45-33 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Spangler takes the ball from Dewey Carrier | 45-33 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams buries a turnaround from the right block | 45-35 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Donald Difiore hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Grafenstein | 47-35 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Robert Christian knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Spangler | 47-38 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Spangler steals the ball from Elmer Dunphy | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Dunphy (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Difiore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Christian (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Beaudette (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 6 reb. C - Robin Williams (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 47-41 |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Benjamin Ross (PF) Dewey Carrier, Donald Difiore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Heppner (C) Robin Williams | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Heppner | 47-41 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joshua Burke | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater is fouled on the floor by Ronald Spangler - foul #5 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #8 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Jorgenson (SF) Elmer Dunphy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, Gary Heppner | |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 50-41 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Robin Williams blows the dunk but he's hacked by Joshua Burke - foul #5 on Joshua Burke, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy (SF), Keith Churchill (C) Joshua Jorgenson, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Steven Beaudette takes the ball from Harold Grafenstein | 50-42 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Benjamin Ross steals it from Steven Rose | 50-42 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Elmer Dunphy lays it up and in | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Christian - foul #4 on Robert Christian, team foul #9 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (PG) Austin Schlater | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-42 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dewey Carrier | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Issa Abdullah - foul #2 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #10 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Harold Grafenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah loses the ball out of bounds | 54-42 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater runs out the clock | 54-42 |