| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) SG - Thomas Walters (fresh) SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) C - Roman Cool (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) SF - James Blackmore (fresh) PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Thomas Walters steals it from Michael Pagan | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Michael Pagan snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | James Blackmore tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters loses the dribble to James Blackmore in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Michael Pagan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Roman Cool snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses the turnaround from the left block | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Donald Holmes snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is hacked by Ryan Dean - foul #1 on Ryan Dean, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG), Bill Peck (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Thomas Walters, Mack Crunk, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SF), Gary Wilson (C) James Blackmore, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Michael Pagan scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Fleming | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (SG) Joseph Cline | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Esteban Chavez (SF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Michael Pagan, Timothy Fleming, Donald Holmes | |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Kyle Poulson picks off the pass by Esteban Chavez | 2-5 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Bill Peck lays it up and in set up by Kyle Poulson | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) SG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) SG - Robert Cobb (fresh) SF - Esteban Chavez (fresh) PF - Gary Wilson (fresh) C - Horace Ringenberg (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Bill Peck steals the ball from Gary Wilson | 4-5 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Bill Peck lays it in | 6-5 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Richard Kelly hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Cobb | 6-7 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean blows the layup but he's fouled by Esteban Chavez - foul #1 on Esteban Chavez, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Mack Crunk (SF), Roman Cool (C) Kyle Poulson, Bill Peck, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Esteban Chavez, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Michael Pagan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Roman Cool drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Summerville | 10-10 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Michael Pagan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Gary Wilson | 10-13 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Cline | 12-13 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses badly on a shot near the basket | 12-13 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Gary Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is fouled on the floor by John Summerville - foul #1 on John Summerville, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (PG), Thomas Walters (SG), Bill Peck (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, John Summerville, Ryan Dean, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Gary Wilson, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Donald Holmes clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 12-13 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 13:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters is hacked by Robert Cobb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Cobb, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Esteban Chavez (SF) Michael Pagan | |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Richard Kelly is called for the reach on Kyle Poulson - foul #1 on Richard Kelly, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Walters and he's fouled by Esteban Chavez - foul #2 on Esteban Chavez, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (SF) Robert Cobb, Esteban Chavez | |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Richard Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-13 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 11:58 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk's dunk attempt is rejected by Donald Holmes | 15-13 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk snags the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Donald Holmes steals the ball from Thomas Walters | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kyle Poulson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mack Crunk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) C - Horace Ringenberg (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses badly on a shot from the left side | 15-13 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming tips it but misses | 15-13 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Donald Holmes hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | Richard Kelly steps in front of the Bill Peck pass in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Bill Peck steps in front of the Donald Holmes pass | 15-15 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bill Peck | 17-15 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Donald Holmes lays it up and in on a great pass from James Blackmore | 17-17 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Donald Holmes pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Mack Crunk - foul #1 on Mack Crunk, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), John Summerville (SG), Ryan Dean (PF), Roman Cool (C) Kyle Poulson, Thomas Walters, Bill Peck, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean makes the floater from the baseline | 19-18 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 19-18 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Gary Wilson tips it in | 19-20 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Fleming - foul #1 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), Donald Holmes (PF) Timothy Fleming, Gary Wilson | |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Donald Holmes hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Campbell | 21-22 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (SG), Bill Peck (SF) John Summerville, Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF) Robert Cobb | |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the 3 from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Roman Cool gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Bill Peck throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bill Peck - foul #1 on Bill Peck, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Wilson (C) Manuel Wheeler | |
| 08:14 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Michael Pagan steals the ball from Roman Cool | 21-24 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Michael Pagan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters grabs the board | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Dean (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roman Cool (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Bill Peck hits a 3 from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Michael Pagan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 06:46 | Syracuse | Roman Cool is hacked by Gary Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Wilson, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Thomas Walters, Bill Peck, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, William Campbell, James Blackmore, Gary Wilson | |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | John Summerville drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mack Crunk | 27-24 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Kyle Poulson is called for the reach on Timothy Fleming - foul #1 on Kyle Poulson, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg (PF) Donald Holmes | |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-24 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean clanks a floater in the paint | 27-24 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Richard Kelly and he's hacked by Kyle Poulson - foul #2 on Kyle Poulson, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Thomas Walters (SG), Roman Cool (C) John Summerville, Kyle Poulson, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Roman Cool snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Dean, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is alone and drills a runner near the basket set up by Michael Pagan out of the doubleteam | 27-28 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Roman Cool tips it back up and in | 29-28 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is hacked by Ryan Dean - foul #3 on Ryan Dean, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (SF) Ryan Dean | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Wilson (C) Manuel Wheeler | |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket | 29-30 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Blackmore | 29-30 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses short on an open jumper in the paint | 29-30 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Bill Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Walters and he's fouled by Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Donald Holmes, team foul #7 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Roman Cool | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Esteban Chavez (PF) Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is hacked by Bill Peck - foul #2 on Bill Peck, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Summerville (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mack Crunk (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Esteban Chavez (fresh) C - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Richard Kelly steps in front of the Charles Ikner pass | 32-32 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Richard Kelly banks in the layup | 32-34 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Esteban Chavez is called for the reach on Mack Crunk - foul #3 on Esteban Chavez, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG), Roman Cool (C) Thomas Walters, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), Horace Ringenberg (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, Esteban Chavez, Gary Wilson | |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses long on a shot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler can't tip it in | 32-34 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Bill Peck gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Richard Kelly steals the ball from Bill Peck in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 32-34 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk connects on the open runner in the lane set up by Joseph Cline | 34-34 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | William Campbell buries a shot from the left side set up by Horace Ringenberg | 34-36 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-36 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Cobb | 34-36 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | William Campbell is hacked by Roman Cool - foul #1 on Roman Cool, team foul #10 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (SG), Charles Ikner (C) John Summerville, Mack Crunk | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 01:15 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Roman Cool comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 34-38 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Donald Holmes pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Donald Holmes connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Roman Cool - foul #2 on Roman Cool, team foul #11 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (PF) Roman Cool | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Gary Wilson (C) William Campbell, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Walters | 36-41 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Michael Pagan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-41 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | James Blackmore gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Blackmore scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-43 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters clanks a fullcourt shot | 36-43 |