| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Richard Hearn inbounds the ball | 24-18 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | James King hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Hearn | 24-21 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 27-21 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Shawn Moors, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Jan Franks (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Steve Seitz | |
| 18:26 | St. John's | James King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-21 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Seitz (C) Mark Rowland | |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Allan Philson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Englund - foul #2 on Robert Englund, team foul #2 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF) George Frost, Steve Seitz | |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | James King gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Robert Englund takes the ball from James King | 27-23 |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | William Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-23 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-23 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | James King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Robert Englund misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jan Franks - foul #3 on Jan Franks, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Brian Segura (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, William Smith, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Richard Jennings (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Steve Seitz (C) James King, Kenneth Lawhorn, Allan Philson, Robert Hirschman, Jan Franks | |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Robert Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SG - Carl Mars (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) SG - Richard Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Richard Hearn drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by George Frost | 31-26 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Carl Mars clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson tips it in | 33-26 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Carl Mars grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Brian Segura scores on a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Eric Lavigne - foul #2 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), Daniel Palmatier (SF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Robert Englund | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Mark Rowland (PF) George Frost, Richard Jennings, Eric Lavigne | |
| 14:13 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Rowland | 35-26 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | James King connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Hearn | 35-29 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-29 |
| 13:36 | Syracuse | Brian Segura tips it in | 37-29 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Steve Seitz is whistled for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Smith (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| 12:58 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Mark Rowland grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Steve Seitz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Mark Rowland gets the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | George Frost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF) George Frost, Richard Hearn, Mark Rowland | |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is hacked by Allan Philson - foul #1 on Allan Philson, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Steve Seitz | |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 40-29 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is hacked by Willie Roberts - foul #2 on Willie Roberts, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (C) James King, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn can't finish the layup but the foul's on Daniel Palmatier - foul #2 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SG), Robert Patterson (SF) Willie Roberts, Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Mark Rowland (PF) George Frost, Jan Franks | |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #3 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Jan Franks (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Mark Rowland | |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Mars | 42-31 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | George Frost comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Jan Franks hits the follow up shot | 42-33 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Patterson and the foul's on Steve Seitz - foul #1 on Steve Seitz, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), Robert Englund (SF) Daniel Seger, Carl Mars, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Richard Jennings (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) James King, George Frost, Richard Hearn, Jan Franks | |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Moors (C) Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Mark Rowland (PF) Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman | |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Allan Philson connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James King out of a doubleteam | 45-35 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts clanks a driving attempt from close range | 45-35 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts tips it home | 47-35 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Willie Roberts - foul #3 on Willie Roberts, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Brian Segura (PF) Tony Thompson, William Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) James King, Allan Philson, Mark Rowland, Steve Seitz | |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Jan Franks takes the ball from Willie Roberts | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Englund - foul #3 on Robert Englund, team foul #7 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (SF), William Smith (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Robert Englund, Brian Segura, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Richard Jennings (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | William Smith connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Willie Roberts | 49-39 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Richard Hearn drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Jennings | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) C - Steve Seitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | William Smith connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Seger and he's fouled by Robert Hirschman - foul #2 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SG) Willie Roberts | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) Richard Jennings, Richard Hearn, Robert Hirschman | |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-42 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Seitz | 52-42 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Steve Seitz clanks a jumper from the baseline | 52-42 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the shot from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | James King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Seitz | 54-42 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Allan Philson banks in the layup on a nice dish by James King | 54-44 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Carl Mars clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-44 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Allan Philson pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | James King is fouled on the floor by Daniel Palmatier - foul #3 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #8 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Brian Segura (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Daniel Seger, Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier, William Smith, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Allan Philson, Mark Rowland, Steve Seitz | |
| 04:52 | St. John's | James King misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Robert Englund snags the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Brian Segura comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 54-44 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tony Thompson - foul #1 on Tony Thompson, team foul #9 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SG) James King | |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Lavigne - foul #3 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:51 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | George Frost makes the fadeaway from the left side | 56-47 |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors lays it up and in set up by Willie Roberts | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brian Segura (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) C - Steve Seitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman loses the dribble to Brian Segura | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Robert Hirschman steals the ball from Robert Englund | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense 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 (-2) | |
| 01:45 | St. John's | George Frost is called for traveling | 58-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SG), Daniel Palmatier (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Willie Roberts, Robert Englund, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) Richard Hearn, Robert Hirschman, Steve Seitz | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Richard Jennings steals it from Brian Segura | 58-47 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Allan Philson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier loses the dribble to Richard Jennings | 58-47 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | George Frost misses the easy layup | 58-47 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Carl Mars knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tony Thompson | 60-47 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Richard Jennings is fouled on the floor by Carl Mars - foul #1 on Carl Mars, team foul #10 | 60-47 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson runs out the clock | 60-49 |