| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Zipp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jandreau (fresh) PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Darrick Gill inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | St. John's | James Zipp blows the wide open dunk | 24-29 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Darrick Gill | 24-29 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-29 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Darrick Gill tips it home | 26-29 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher West | 26-32 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | James McCurren buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-32 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Darrick Gill | 28-32 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by James McCurren and the foul's on Ronald Steenbergen - foul #2 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (PF) Jacob Hazelip | |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Christopher West is hacked by Darrick Gill - foul #2 on Darrick Gill, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a shot from the right side | 30-32 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Jerome Iler is blocked by James Zipp | 30-32 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Horton | 30-32 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by Christopher West - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip (PF) Jerome Iler | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Christopher Thomas - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Darrick Gill buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edward Kelty | 33-32 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Christopher West | 33-35 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | John Horton misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jacob Hazelip - foul #2 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:38 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | John Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on John Horton - foul #3 on John Horton, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (SF) Norman Jandreau | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Darrick Gill connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | James Zipp comes up short on the floater from the right side | 37-39 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Christopher West is fouled in the backcourt by James McCurren - foul #2 on James McCurren, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF), John Albrecht (C) Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG), John Geib (PF), Andrew Smith (C) Christopher Thomas, Jacob Hazelip, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Christopher West drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Zipp (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Geib (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Christopher West loses the dribble to Larry Robinson | 39-42 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | James Zipp scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | John Geib is fouled on the floor by John Albrecht - foul #2 on John Albrecht, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Merle Hose (SG), Darrick Gill (PF), John Horton (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ferris (PG), Christopher Thomas (SG), Norman Jandreau (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Christopher West, Joseph Fischer, Jerome Iler, John Geib, Andrew Smith | |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Ronald Steenbergen swats the shot by Merle Hose | 41-42 |
| 10:08 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses badly on a runner from the right block | 41-42 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | John Horton pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | John Horton throws it down | 43-42 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jacob Hazelip and the foul's on John Horton - foul #4 on John Horton, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) John Horton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG) William Ferris | |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Merle Hose is hacked by Christopher Thomas - foul #2 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Darrick Gill comes up short on the shot from the right side | 43-45 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-45 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Merle Hose grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merle Hose (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrick Gill (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen misses short on a shot from close range | 43-45 |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Christopher West hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas | 43-47 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Merle Hose misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | James McCurren snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | James McCurren drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Merle Hose | 45-47 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (PF), John Horton (C) Merle Hose, Darrick Gill, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (SG), Jerome Iler (PF), Andrew Smith (C) Christopher Thomas, Jacob Hazelip, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by Norman Jandreau - foul #3 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Larry Robinson | 47-47 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer is hacked by Kenneth Howse - foul #1 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Geib (PF) Norman Jandreau | |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler can't finish the layup | 47-47 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | John Horton misses the lay-in | 47-47 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Howse - foul #2 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SF) James McCurren, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG) Christopher West | |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | John Horton pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-48 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Christopher Thomas | 47-48 |
| 03:33 | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Edward Kelty grabs the board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Zipp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Geib (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | John Horton double dribbles | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Norman Jandreau (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Joseph Fischer, Jerome Iler, John Geib, Andrew Smith | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen buries a floater from the right block | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by Christopher West - foul #2 on Christopher West, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Ferris (SG) Christopher Thomas | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Darrick Gill | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | James Zipp misses short on a floater from close range | 49-50 |
| 01:58 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau is hacked by Darrick Gill - foul #3 on Darrick Gill, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher Thomas (SG) William Ferris | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:06 | St. John's | James Zipp connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Christopher West buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Thomas | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | John Horton gets the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Christopher Thomas steals it from James Zipp | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Christopher West is fouled in the backcourt by James McCurren - foul #3 on James McCurren, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | James McCurren clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau is hacked by Kenneth Howse in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Christopher West steps in front of the James McCurren pass in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Christopher West is hacked by Kenneth Howse - foul #4 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #11 | 51-57 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip gets the rebound | 51-58 |