| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) SG - John Summerville (fresh) SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) PF - Roman Cool (fresh) C - Charles Ikner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Donald Holmes takes the ball from Charles Ikner | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Donald Holmes drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Johnnie Loman is called for the reach on Thomas Walters - foul #1 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Roman Cool can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Donald Holmes snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Donald Holmes swats the short shot by Mack Crunk | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the easy layup | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner clanks a turnaround in the paint | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Donald Holmes's pass is intercepted by Thomas Walters | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters hits the finger roll | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 6-4 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Manuel Wheeler denies the turnaround by Roman Cool | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), Bob Savard (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Gerald McCullough (C) Richard Kelly, Johnnie Loman, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Roman Cool, Charles Ikner | |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado knocks in the floater from the right block | 6-6 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Gary Wilson tips it back up and in | 8-6 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado blows the layup | 8-6 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Robert Cobb gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Cobb (fresh) SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bob Savard (fresh) PF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald McCullough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) SG - William Igo (fresh) SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is fouled on the floor by William Igo - foul #1 on William Igo, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), Jerry Skalsky (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Timothy Fleming, Bob Savard, Gary Wilson, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (SF) Michael Hathcock | |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Donald Holmes connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Joshua Thompson - foul #1 on Joshua Thompson, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (PG) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SF), Roman Cool (PF) Bill Peck, Dustin Regalado | |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Erick Keen | 11-8 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Donald Holmes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Donald Holmes tips it in | 13-8 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | William Campbell picks off the pass by Roman Cool in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Donald Holmes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 13-8 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Wheeler | 13-8 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Joshua Thompson blocks the short jumper by Donald Holmes | 13-8 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | William Igo gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the shot from the right side | 13-8 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Donald Holmes gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Donald Holmes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 13-8 |
| 13:39 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Roman Cool can't tip it in | 13-8 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Roman Cool snags the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Roman Cool tips it in | 13-10 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Donald Holmes's floater is knocked away by Joshua Thompson | 13-10 |
| 12:43 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:41 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk is hacked by Jerry Skalsky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Skalsky, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Gerald McCullough (C) Corey Tanaka, William Campbell, Jerry Skalsky, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), John Summerville (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Charles Ikner (C) Erick Keen, William Igo, Mack Crunk, Roman Cool, Joshua Thompson | |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock is alone and throws it down set up by John Summerville | 13-12 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-12 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | John Summerville is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Fleming - foul #1 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock lays it up and in set up by Dustin Regalado and he's fouled by Timothy Fleming - foul #2 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SG) Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Cobb (fresh) SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) PF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald McCullough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Richard Kelly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 13-15 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | John Summerville grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | John Summerville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bob Savard (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Gary Wilson, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (SF), Roman Cool (PF) Michael Hathcock, Dustin Regalado | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Robert Cobb clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 13-15 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by John Summerville - foul #1 on John Summerville, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), Donald Holmes (PF), Gary Wilson (C) Robert Cobb, Johnnie Loman, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (PG), Mack Crunk (SF) Thomas Walters, Bill Peck | |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Richard Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Richard Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (PG) Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado (PF) Roman Cool | |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Dustin Regalado is called for the reach on Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Dustin Regalado, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF) Bob Savard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Kyle Poulson - foul #1 on Kyle Poulson, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG) Kyle Poulson | |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:20 | Syracuse | John Summerville is hacked by Johnnie Loman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SF) Johnnie Loman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-15 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Donald Holmes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Campbell | 17-15 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner makes the runner from the left block | 17-17 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Donald Holmes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 08:20 | Syracuse | Erick Keen gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Erick Keen and the foul's on Robert Cobb - foul #1 on Robert Cobb, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Jerry Skalsky (SG), Bob Savard (SF), Gerald McCullough (C) Corey Tanaka, William Campbell, Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Dustin Regalado, Charles Ikner | |
| 07:51 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Donald Holmes loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 17-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler (C) Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roman Cool (PF) Mack Crunk | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Skalsky (fresh) SF - Bob Savard (fresh) PF - Gerald McCullough (fresh) C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Igo (fresh) SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roman Cool (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Roman Cool hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 17-20 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky scores on a 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | William Igo is hacked by Manuel Wheeler - foul #1 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (PG), William Campbell (SG) Richard Kelly, Bob Savard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | William Igo makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | William Igo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald McCullough | 22-21 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) Jerry Skalsky, Gerald McCullough, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), John Summerville (SG), Bill Peck (SF) Thomas Walters, William Igo, Michael Hathcock | |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Donald Holmes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 22-21 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 05:18 | Syracuse | Erick Keen travels with the ball | 22-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mack Crunk (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Bill Peck, Joshua Thompson | |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Donald Holmes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Ikner - foul #1 on Charles Ikner, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Wilson (C) Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado (PF) Roman Cool | |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | Erick Keen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Richard Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the lay-in | 24-21 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | John Summerville comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Regalado | 24-21 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses the floater from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk buries a fadeaway from the left side | 24-23 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Holmes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Summerville (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Regalado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Ikner (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Donald Holmes lays it in | 26-23 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Donald Holmes pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Donald Holmes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-23 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Ikner | 26-23 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk comes up short on the floater near the basket | 26-23 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Robert Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | A charge is called on Gary Wilson - foul #1 on Gary Wilson, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Jerry Skalsky (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Bob Savard (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Donald Holmes, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Roman Cool (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Erick Keen, John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Dustin Regalado, Charles Ikner | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Roman Cool dunks the ball and the foul's on Johnnie Loman - foul #3 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gerald McCullough (PF) Johnnie Loman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Michael Hathcock steals it from Jerry Skalsky | 26-26 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | William Igo is hacked by Bob Savard - foul #1 on Bob Savard, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | William Igo makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | William Igo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | William Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Roman Cool snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Roman Cool lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by William Igo | 26-30 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Bob Savard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The clock runs out | 26-30 |