| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher loses the dribble to James Brown | 34-24 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Jesse Maes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the offensive board | 34-24 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Edward Rentz swats the layup by Allen Sharp | 34-24 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Craig Holley | 34-24 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 34-24 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a shot from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher hits a shot from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Ivey - foul #2 on Edward Ivey, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 36-26 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Jesse Maes grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is hacked by Victor Campbell - foul #2 on Victor Campbell, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez's pass is intercepted by Edward Rentz | 36-26 |
| 17:22 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz lays it up and in | 38-26 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Edward Ivey denies the turnaround by Allen Sharp | 38-26 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Maes | 38-26 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Allen Sharp drills a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Ernest Christopher - foul #1 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Victor Campbell, Edward Rentz, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Erick Hale (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes, Rodolfo Hernandez, James Brown | |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Mark Moshier steps in front of the Allen Sharp pass | 38-28 |
| 16:13 | Syracuse | William O'Connell connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Moshier | 40-28 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Edward Thomason steps in front of the Dario Gostowski pass | 40-28 |
| 15:56 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason banks in the layup | 42-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William O'Connell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Moshier (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Claude Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erick Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-28 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Gary Lee tips it in | 44-28 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-28 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Gary Lee tips it but misses | 44-28 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Erick Hale pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Allen Sharp clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | William O'Connell snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfredo Gomez - foul #1 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) Edward Thomason, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Clarence Staab (PF), James Brown (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Erick Hale, Allen Sharp, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled on the floor by Ernest Christopher - foul #2 on Ernest Christopher, team foul #4 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG) William O'Connell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 13:10 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher hits a shot from the right block | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Edward Ivey picks off the pass by Rodolfo Hernandez | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Robert Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-28 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the board | 46-28 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Craig Holley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 46-28 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Staab (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Craig Holley steps in front of the Clarence Staab pass | 46-28 |
| 11:26 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-28 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Holley | 46-28 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Clarence Staab steals the ball from Edward Rentz | 46-28 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | James Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Ivey - foul #3 on Edward Ivey, team foul #5 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Mark Moshier (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Claude Bennett (C) Craig Holley, Victor Campbell, Edward Rentz, Ernest Christopher, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Erick Hale (SF), Allen Sharp (PF) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes, Rodolfo Hernandez, Clarence Staab | |
| 10:55 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Edward Thomason misses the jumper from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Erick Hale gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Erick Hale is whistled for a carry | 46-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) James Brown | |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the board | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lincoln Bettencourt | 46-33 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Claude Bennett | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Erick Hale can't tip it in | 48-33 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Claude Bennett grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | William O'Connell is hacked by Alfredo Gomez - foul #2 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Victor Campbell (SG), Edward Rentz (SF), Ernest Christopher (PF), Edward Ivey (C) William O'Connell, Edward Thomason, Mark Moshier, Gary Lee, Claude Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Erick Hale | |
| 08:57 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is hacked by Robert Sweet - foul #2 on Robert Sweet, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| 08:44 | Syracuse | Robert Sweet picks off the pass by Edward Ivey | 48-33 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Robert Sweet hits the finger roll | 48-35 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey is whistled for a carry | 48-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Allen Sharp | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled on the floor by Edward Rentz - foul #1 on Edward Rentz, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (PF) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-35 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Craig Holley (fresh) SG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Christopher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Staab (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Craig Holley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-35 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Robert Sweet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (PF) Clarence Staab | |
| 06:59 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Robert Sweet grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is fouled on the floor by Craig Holley - foul #3 on Craig Holley, team foul #7 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) James Brown | |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 06:36 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Craig Holley is hacked by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #3 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-36 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodolfo Hernandez | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Craig Holley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Jesse Maes gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Jesse Maes swats the short shot by Ernest Christopher | 48-41 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 04:27 | Syracuse | Ernest Christopher gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Craig Holley hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William O'Connell (PG), Edward Thomason (SG), Gary Lee (PF) Craig Holley, Victor Campbell, Ernest Christopher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), James Brown (C) Alfredo Gomez, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 03:57 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 50-41 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the board | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | William O'Connell misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Allen Sharp | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William O'Connell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Edward Thomason (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Rentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Allen Sharp buries a driving attempt in the paint | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Edward Thomason | 52-43 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Robert Sweet's floater is knocked away by Gary Lee | 52-43 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | William O'Connell pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Holley (PG), Victor Campbell (SG), Ernest Christopher (PF) William O'Connell, Edward Thomason, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz hits a shot from close range and he's fouled by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #4 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Erick Hale (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes, Rodolfo Hernandez, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz misses the free throw | 54-43 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Craig Holley drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Victor Campbell | 56-45 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Victor Campbell steals it from Erick Hale | 56-45 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Craig Holley knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Victor Campbell | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 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 | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Ivey - foul #4 on Edward Ivey, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Holley and the foul's on Clarence Staab - foul #1 on Clarence Staab, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Edward Rentz makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt gets the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Clarence Staab's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-45 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Craig Holley runs out the clock | 61-45 |