| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) C - Terry Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Al Burris - foul #1 on Al Burris, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Al Burris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Calvin Malone takes the ball from Jeffrey Fuchs in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Stuart Ried takes the ball from Terry Bennett | 39-35 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is hacked by Al Burris - foul #2 on Al Burris, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Terry Bennett loses the dribble to Harvey Marine | 42-35 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Calvin Malone takes the ball from Lon Smith in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits the finger roll | 42-37 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is hacked by Robert Matney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Matney, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| 17:56 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Stuart Ried steals the ball from Peter Aronson | 42-37 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is hacked by Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Terry Bennett, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong lays it in set up by Bruce Shreve | 44-37 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-37 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Peter Aronson tips it in | 44-39 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Peter Bad swats the short shot by Terry Bennett | 44-39 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 44-39 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Peter Aronson tips it home | 44-41 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Peter Bad throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Peter Aronson, Terry Bennett | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is fouled on the floor by Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Niemi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Carter | 44-44 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is hacked by Al Burris - foul #3 on Al Burris, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF) Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Mark Spiro (SF) Dan Carter, Al Burris | |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the wide open runner from close range | 46-44 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Justin Niemi clanks a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Harvey Marine - foul #1 on Harvey Marine, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (C) Peter Bad, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (C) Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman | |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3rd free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Midgette | 48-44 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Justin Niemi double dribbles | 48-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Al Burris (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Robert Matney, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis | |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is hacked by Dan Carter - foul #2 on Dan Carter, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Terry Bennett can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-44 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Bennett - foul #3 on Terry Bennett, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF) Calvin Malone, Peter Aronson, Terry Bennett | |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Dan Carter drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Spiro | 49-47 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Bramblett | 52-47 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong banks in the layup set up by Bruce Shreve | 54-47 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 11:39 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is open and lays it up and in set up by Bruce Shreve | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Bad (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stuart Ried (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Burris (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range | 56-50 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-50 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is hacked by Dan Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Allen Midgette (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Bruce Shreve, Peter Bad, Derrick Fong, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman, Al Burris | |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 58-50 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the lay-in | 58-50 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 58-50 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Lon Smith | 60-50 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 08:54 | Syracuse | Terry Bennett takes the ball from Harvey Marine | 60-50 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits a fadeaway in the lane | 60-52 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Matney - foul #3 on Robert Matney, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Paul Bramblett, Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Al Burris (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis, Terry Bennett | |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 07:56 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Peter Aronson steals the ball from Allen Midgette in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Al Burris misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Allen Midgette - foul #1 on Allen Midgette, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF) Allen Midgette | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve connects on the floater from the left side | 62-54 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Justin Niemi drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (C) Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), James Jones (SG) Dan Carter, Peter Aronson | |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman blows the layup | 62-57 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Robert Woods gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:30 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 62-57 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the runner from the right block | 62-59 |
| 06:05 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the lay-in | 62-59 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Al Burris is hacked by Bruce Shreve - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #4 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong, Robert Woods | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), James Lammers (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Robert Matney, James Jones, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman, Al Burris | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | James Lammers blows the layup but he's hacked by Peter Bad - foul #3 on Peter Bad, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | Peter Bad can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Peter Bad snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lon Smith | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Calvin Malone buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Lon Smith - foul #3 on Lon Smith, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Cesar Gallo (C) Russell Jolley, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Al Burris (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Dan Carter, James Lammers, Tony Gillis, Terry Bennett | |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Al Burris - foul #4 on Al Burris, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Peter Bad | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG) Calvin Malone | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 66-64 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Peter Aronson gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Marine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Al Burris blows the layup | 66-64 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Cesar Gallo | 66-64 |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Allen Midgette is denied by Samuel Peterman | 66-64 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the tip | 66-64 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette grabs the offensive board | 66-64 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Peter Bad (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) James Jones, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 66-64 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Robert Matney's floater is tipped away by Stuart Ried | 66-64 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Al Burris | 66-64 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Matney | 66-66 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Al Burris is called for the reach on Peter Bad in the backcourt - foul #5 on Al Burris, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Derrick Fong (PF) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Al Burris | |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Peter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Robert Matney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 02:19 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Harvey Marine (PF) Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Robert Matney grabs the board | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Lon Smith pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Terry Bennett | 67-72 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 67-72 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Calvin Malone gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Peter Bad pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 01:01 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Stuart Ried is blocked by Terry Bennett | 67-72 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Niemi - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #12 | 67-72 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Lon Smith is called for the reach on Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lon Smith, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Peter Bad throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-74 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Harvey Marine is called for the reach on Robert Matney - foul #2 on Harvey Marine, team foul #9 | 68-74 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stuart Ried | 68-75 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine connects on the 3 from the left corner | 71-75 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for the reach on Robert Matney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #10 | 71-75 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-77 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the offensive rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-77 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for the reach on Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #11 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 74-79 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the offensive rebound | 74-79 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is hacked by Dan Carter - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #13 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG) Dan Carter | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 75-79 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Jeffrey Fuchs is called for the reach on Terry Bennett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Fuchs, team foul #12 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits a 3 from straight away | 78-81 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-81 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Dan Carter runs out the clock | 78-81 |