| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (PF) Paul Sanders, Fred Morgan | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Stephen Vance | |
| 19:10 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is called for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG), Stephen Vance (PF) Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan | |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Scott Davis is fouled on the floor by James Molino - foul #2 on James Molino, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Stephen Vance | |
| 18:17 | St. John's | James Hough hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jacob Beasley | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders loses the dribble to Garland O'Keefe | 34-33 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Scott Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Davis | 34-33 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Scott Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Paul Sanders | 34-33 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | James Molino scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joshua Savage | 34-35 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | James Hough misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits a shot from close range | 34-37 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer banks in the layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Scott Davis | 36-37 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman double dribbles | 36-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, Garland O'Keefe, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Fred Morgan | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer tips it but misses | 36-37 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault tips it in | 38-37 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Zlatko Zachman | 38-39 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Woodrow Shapiro is blocked by Lawrence Gilyard | 38-39 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the fadeaway in the lane | 38-39 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Robert Hardy buries a floater from the right wing set up by Woodrow Shapiro | 40-39 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Robert Hardy picks off the pass by Joshua Savage | 40-39 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Hillman | 40-41 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 40-41 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan is hacked by Woodrow Shapiro - foul #1 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Roscoe Salzer, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Zlatko Zachman, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Richard Norby slams it home | 40-43 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Robert Hardy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Hillman - foul #2 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Paul Sanders, Lloyd Clark, Ronald Hillman, Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gilyard | 40-43 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits the follow up shot | 40-45 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | James Hough evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Robert Hardy denies the turnaround by Fred Morgan | 40-45 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Scott Davis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-45 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Jacob Beasley is called for the reach on Joshua Savage - foul #3 on Jacob Beasley, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Louis Taylor (C) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 11:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman travels with the ball | 43-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 10:57 | St. John's | James Hough shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Louis Taylor hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Joshua Savage is blocked by Louis Taylor | 45-45 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Woodrow Shapiro - foul #2 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Jacob Beasley (C) James Hough, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Stephen Vance (PF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan, Joshua Savage | |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Richard Norby steals the ball from Louis Taylor | 48-47 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Scott Davis steps in front of the Paul Sanders pass in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Stephen Vance is called for the reach on Louis Taylor - foul #2 on Stephen Vance, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Paul Sanders, Richard Norby | |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Zlatko Zachman picks off the pass by Scott Davis out of a doubleteam | 48-47 |
| 09:12 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman banks in the layup | 48-49 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Scott Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Ronald Hillman, Stephen Vance | |
| 08:40 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan drills a runner near the basket | 48-51 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Scott Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer blows the wide open layup | 48-51 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley tips it back up and in | 50-51 |
| 07:33 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG), James Hough (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF) Scott Davis, Woodrow Shapiro, Roscoe Salzer, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), Joshua Savage (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Billy Charland (fresh) SG - James Hough (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Savage (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | James Molino is called for the reach on Billy Charland - foul #3 on James Molino, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG) Lloyd Clark | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | James Hough shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders's floater is tipped away by Martin Arsenault | 52-53 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage tips it in | 52-55 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | James Hough loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 52-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Jacob Beasley (C) Billy Charland, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Stephen Vance | |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman tips it but misses | 52-55 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | James Hough is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Ronald Hillman and the foul's on Garland O'Keefe - foul #3 on Garland O'Keefe, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF) James Hough, Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Paul Sanders (SG) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman | |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is fouled on the floor by Fred Morgan - foul #1 on Fred Morgan, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (SF) Ronald Hillman | |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 54-58 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro hits a wide open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Davis out of a doubleteam | 56-58 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage tips it back up and in | 56-60 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Scott Davis evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Roscoe Salzer | 59-60 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jacob Beasley - foul #4 on Jacob Beasley, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, Garland O'Keefe, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (C) James Molino, Paul Sanders, Lawrence Gilyard, Fred Morgan | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joshua Savage (tiring) 20 pts. 11 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | James Hough shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 03:09 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lloyd Clark | 59-65 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (PF) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Fred Morgan (PF) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | James Hough misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Joshua Savage (C) Paul Sanders, Richard Norby | |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Scott Davis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (SG) Zlatko Zachman | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Molino | 59-69 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | James Hough is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-69 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Jacob Beasley, team foul #7 | 59-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (C) Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Louis Taylor - foul #2 on Louis Taylor, team foul #8 | 59-72 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Scott Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-74 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Molino runs out the clock | 59-74 |