| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Ronald Hillman blocks the short jumper by Robert Hardy | 27-30 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Robert Hardy grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-30 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Robert Hardy - foul #2 on Robert Hardy, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Scott Davis - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:23 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-32 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 17:50 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders's pass is intercepted by Scott Davis in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Scott Davis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Molino | 31-34 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Lloyd Clark takes the ball from Garland O'Keefe | 31-34 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Richard Norby can't tip it in | 31-34 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Scott Davis snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Scott Davis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Martin Arsenault steals it from Richard Norby | 31-34 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Scott Davis's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Scott Davis, Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Richard Norby | |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Zlatko Zachman | 31-36 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | James Hough is hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:40 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Sanders | 33-38 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Lawrence Gilyard takes the ball from Robert Hardy | 33-38 |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard hits the finger roll set up by Zlatko Zachman and he's fouled by Louis Taylor - foul #2 on Louis Taylor, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Robert Hardy, James Hough, Louis Taylor, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG) Paul Sanders | |
| 12:53 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe loses the dribble to Ronald Hillman | 33-41 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | James Molino comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Davis - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Joshua Savage, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | James Molino misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:03 | Syracuse | Richard Norby pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | James Molino misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro travels with the ball | 33-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Joshua Savage (PF) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Fred Morgan | |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Paul Sanders | 33-45 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Louis Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) Stephen Vance, Richard Norby | |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Davis - foul #3 on Scott Davis, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jacob Beasley | 33-46 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Joshua Savage is called for the reach on James Hough - foul #4 on Joshua Savage, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (PG), James Mitchell (C) Scott Davis, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Joshua Savage | |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 08:51 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 33-46 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman can't tip it in | 33-46 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the floater from the right block set up by Roscoe Salzer and he's hacked by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #1 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Jacob Beasley (C) Robert Hardy, James Hough, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Joshua Savage (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses the free throw | 35-46 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Norby | 35-46 |
| 08:15 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Roscoe Salzer - foul #1 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (PF) Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Vance | 35-48 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro hits a shot from the right side | 37-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | James Molino loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe misses the driving attempt from the left block | 37-48 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Norby | 37-48 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jacob Beasley - foul #2 on Jacob Beasley, team foul #7 | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Stephen Vance | |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 07:09 | Syracuse | Richard Norby misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Scott Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Richard Norby makes the shot from the left side set up by James Molino | 37-50 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe is fouled on the floor by James Molino - foul #1 on James Molino, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF) Scott Davis, Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Lawrence Gilyard (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage, Richard Norby | |
| 06:01 | St. John's | The short jumper by Robert Hardy is denied by Fred Morgan | 37-50 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is whistled for traveling | 37-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jacob Beasley (C) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF), Joshua Savage (PF) Ronald Hillman, Fred Morgan | |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Lawrence Gilyard is called for the reach on Woodrow Shapiro - foul #2 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Garland O'Keefe (PF) Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Scott Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard connects on the open turnaround from the right block set up by Paul Sanders | 39-52 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Joshua Savage blocks the jumper by Robert Hardy | 39-52 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is fouled in the backcourt by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Robert Hardy, James Hough, Garland O'Keefe, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Richard Norby (C) Paul Sanders, Zlatko Zachman, Joshua Savage, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Lloyd Clark | 39-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Norby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Scott Davis | 41-55 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | Louis Taylor blocks the short jumper by Fred Morgan | 41-55 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Scott Davis double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 41-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Garland O'Keefe (PF) Scott Davis, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Fred Morgan - foul #3 on Fred Morgan, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Billy Charland, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the easy layup | 43-55 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Richard Norby grabs the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | James Molino knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Clark | 43-57 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Robert Hardy drills a fadeaway near the basket | 45-57 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is denied on a layup by Jacob Beasley | 45-57 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Robert Hardy snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-57 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Robert Hardy hits the follow up shot | 47-57 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | James Molino runs out the clock | 47-57 |