| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Hough (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hough | 30-30 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman loses the dribble to Roscoe Salzer | 30-30 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | James Mitchell lays it up and in set up by Roscoe Salzer | 30-32 |
| 18:52 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders buries a fadeaway from the right side | 32-32 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | James Hough clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage is hacked by Louis Taylor - foul #1 on Louis Taylor, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roscoe Salzer - foul #1 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled on the floor by Louis Taylor - foul #2 on Louis Taylor, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Savage (C) Richard Norby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell, Louis Taylor | |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 34-35 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault is called for 5 seconds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard lays it in set up by Paul Sanders and he's hacked by Jacob Beasley - foul #1 on Jacob Beasley, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:10 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault tips it home | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) PF - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders is fouled on the floor by Martin Arsenault - foul #1 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Louis Taylor (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Billy Charland, Robert Hardy, Martin Arsenault, Jacob Beasley | |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-37 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 37-37 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Molino | 39-37 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Richard Norby steps in front of the Scott Davis pass | 39-37 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | James Molino connects on the turnaround from close range | 41-37 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by James Mitchell - foul #1 on James Mitchell, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) James Molino, Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Martin Arsenault (PF) Scott Davis, James Mitchell | |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | James Hough drills a 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard blows the layup | 42-43 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Louis Taylor pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | James Hough misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Woodrow Shapiro is called for the reach on Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF) Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) James Hough, Roscoe Salzer, Martin Arsenault, Louis Taylor | |
| 12:54 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jacob Beasley | 42-43 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Robert Hardy knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Woodrow Shapiro | 42-45 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is whistled for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Scott Davis can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-45 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 42-47 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 45-47 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Scott Davis is hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #2 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF), Louis Taylor (C) Billy Charland, Robert Hardy, James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Zlatko Zachman steals the ball from Roscoe Salzer | 45-47 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Richard Norby tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | James Hough clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | James Hough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG) Scott Davis | |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Savage | 53-47 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Taylor | 53-50 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses the floater from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Paul Sanders is called for the reach on Woodrow Shapiro - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Roscoe Salzer, Martin Arsenault, Louis Taylor | |
| 07:52 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Woodrow Shapiro | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Charland (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage misses badly on a shot from the right block | 53-52 |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Hillman | 55-52 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | James Hough misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Louis Taylor (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Billy Charland, Jacob Beasley | |
| 06:37 | St. John's | James Hough misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Richard Norby is called for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Ronald Hillman (SF) Paul Sanders, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG) James Hough | |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Lawrence Gilyard takes the ball from James Mitchell | 55-53 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Roscoe Salzer is called for the reach on Ronald Hillman - foul #2 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Stephen Vance (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (PF) James Mitchell | |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits a 3 from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Savage | 60-56 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Louis Taylor hits the finger roll | 60-58 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by Louis Taylor - foul #3 on Louis Taylor, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fred Morgan (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Zlatko Zachman, Stephen Vance, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), Jacob Beasley (C) Roscoe Salzer, Louis Taylor | |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Robert Hardy snags the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hillman - foul #3 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #4 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Ronald Hillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), James Hough (SG), James Mitchell (PF) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy, Martin Arsenault | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-58 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Charland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lloyd Clark | 64-58 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Lawrence Gilyard is called for the reach on Jacob Beasley - foul #2 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), Louis Taylor (C) Billy Charland, Jacob Beasley | |
| 02:45 | St. John's | James Hough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan loses the dribble to Scott Davis | 64-58 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Ronald Hillman - foul #4 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Martin Arsenault (PF) James Hough, James Mitchell | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Zlatko Zachman and he's hacked by Billy Charland - foul #4 on Billy Charland, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Zlatko Zachman, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), James Mitchell (PF) Billy Charland, Martin Arsenault | |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Louis Taylor snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Louis Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-59 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Scott Davis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Davis - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Fred Morgan denies the turnaround by Roscoe Salzer | 68-62 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by Scott Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Davis, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (PF) Paul Sanders, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a 3 from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Davis - foul #4 on Scott Davis, team foul #13 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Scott Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 71-65 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | James Hough is called for the reach on Paul Sanders in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #14 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (PF) Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Louis Taylor pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | James Hough buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Davis | 72-68 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Davis - foul #5 on Scott Davis, team foul #15 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (C) Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG) Scott Davis | |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Hough comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is hacked by Woodrow Shapiro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #16 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (PF) Paul Sanders, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Hough clanks a halfcourt shot | 76-68 |