| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swims (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Landis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Swims inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Troy Jarboe | 32-31 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | George Eddleman buries a turnaround in the lane | 32-33 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | James Swims can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 19:27 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is fouled on the floor by David Landis - foul #3 on David Landis, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Landis - foul #4 on David Landis, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jack Sams (PF) David Landis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Clifford | 32-35 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | George Eddleman snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 32-35 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | George Eddleman misses the tip | 32-35 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | James Swims can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:31 | Syracuse | Derrick Volpe steals the ball from Phillip Brisson | 32-35 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the runner from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Phillip Brisson picks off the pass by Steve Charles out of a doubleteam | 32-35 |
| 16:44 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Phillip Brisson | 32-37 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Steve Charles is hacked by George Eddleman - foul #1 on George Eddleman, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan White (SF) Steve Charles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF), Michael Ralls (C) Phillip Brisson, George Eddleman, Edward Patterson, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe is fouled on the floor by Dustin Thompson - foul #1 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SG) James Swims | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Bryan White hits the finger roll on a great pass from Troy Jarboe | 34-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Walker (fresh) SF - Bryan White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Derrick Volpe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephan Oswalt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Lenhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ralls (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Pomeroy | 34-40 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Michael Ralls picks off the pass by Derrick Volpe | 34-40 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Michael Ralls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG), Steve Charles (SG), John Edison (C) Troy Jarboe, Chad Walker, Jack Sams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Phillip Brisson (SG), George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Dustin Thompson, Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt, Michael Ralls | |
| 14:24 | St. John's | James Swims misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Derrick Volpe blocks the short jumper by Phillip Brisson | 34-40 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | John Edison grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Swims | 36-40 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson blows the layup | 36-40 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | John Edison snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Edward Patterson - foul #1 on Edward Patterson, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), David Landis (C) Bryan White, John Edison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Dustin Thompson (SG), Michael Ralls (C) James Kirk, Phillip Brisson, Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 36-40 |
| 12:37 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy is fouled on the floor by David Landis - foul #5 on David Landis, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jack Sams (PF), John Edison (C) Derrick Volpe, David Landis | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson slams it home on a nice dish by Dustin Thompson | 36-42 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | James Swims clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dustin Thompson - foul #2 on Dustin Thompson, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SG) Steve Charles | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford (C) Michael Ralls | |
| 11:56 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 11:38 | Syracuse | George Eddleman clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 38-42 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Walker (fresh) SF - James Swims (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Edison (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford misses the turnaround from the right block | 38-42 |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Dustin Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | James Swims pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Jack Sams jams it on a great pass from Troy Jarboe and the foul's on Jeffrey Clifford - foul #1 on Jeffrey Clifford, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan White (SF), Derrick Volpe (C) James Swims, John Edison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), Stephan Oswalt (SF), Steven Lenhardt (PF) Dustin Thompson, George Eddleman, Edward Patterson | |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Jack Sams makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Steven Lenhardt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Jeffrey Clifford swats the short shot by Jack Sams | 41-42 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Bryan White gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Chad Walker is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG) Chad Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Ralls (C) Jeffrey Clifford | |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy drills a jumper in the paint | 41-44 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Leonard Pomeroy - foul #2 on Leonard Pomeroy, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SF), John Edison (C) Bryan White, Jack Sams | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Eddleman (SF), Edward Patterson (PF) Stephan Oswalt, Steven Lenhardt | |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson's floater is tipped away by Derrick Volpe | 43-44 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Pomeroy | 43-44 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | John Edison steals the ball from Edward Patterson | 43-44 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson is fouled on the floor by James Swims - foul #2 on James Swims, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan White (SF), Jack Sams (PF) Troy Jarboe, John Edison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Kirk (PG), Jeffrey Clifford (C) Leonard Pomeroy, Michael Ralls | |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 07:48 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | James Kirk clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-44 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Bryan White pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Swims (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 7 pts. C - Derrick Volpe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Kirk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Brisson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses the shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jack Sams - foul #2 on Jack Sams, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SG), John Edison (C) Steve Charles, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy (PG), Dustin Thompson (SG) James Kirk, Phillip Brisson | |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Jack Sams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Patterson - foul #2 on Edward Patterson, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG) Chad Walker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Jack Sams makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Clifford | 46-45 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Edison - foul #1 on John Edison, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Edward Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by George Eddleman - foul #2 on George Eddleman, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG) James Swims | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephan Oswalt (SF) George Eddleman | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford connects on the floater from the right side | 48-48 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Steve Charles is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | John Edison tips it in | 50-48 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | John Edison swats the short shot by Jeffrey Clifford | 50-48 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SF), Derrick Volpe (C) Bryan White, John Edison | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson (SG), George Eddleman (SF) Dustin Thompson, Stephan Oswalt | |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Steve Charles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Eddleman - foul #3 on George Eddleman, team foul #9 | 50-48 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | George Eddleman clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Swims - foul #3 on James Swims, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | George Eddleman makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | George Eddleman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Edward Patterson | 52-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swims (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leonard Pomeroy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Brisson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Eddleman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Clifford (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford's pass is intercepted by Troy Jarboe | 52-50 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | James Swims lays it in on a nice dish by Troy Jarboe | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Syracuse | Steve Charles steals the ball from Edward Patterson | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses the shot from the left side | 54-50 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 54-50 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | George Eddleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Clifford | 54-50 |
| 01:28 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-50 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Leonard Pomeroy hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | St. John's | The jumper by Steve Charles is denied by George Eddleman | 54-52 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses the tip | 54-52 |
| 00:59 | Syracuse | George Eddleman gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Patterson | 54-54 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Jack Sams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steve Charles | 56-54 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 56-54 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Leonard Pomeroy is called for the reach on Derrick Volpe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Pomeroy, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Phillip Brisson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Clifford | 58-57 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Pomeroy - foul #4 on Leonard Pomeroy, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Clifford snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | George Eddleman misses short on a halfcourt shot | 59-57 |