| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Jandreau (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Iler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Hazelip (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Creech (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Darrick Gill - foul #2 on Darrick Gill, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Ernest Watts (PF) Edward Kelty, Corey Holmgren, Michael Creech | |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:45 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-24 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Norman Jandreau | 23-24 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Merle Hose steals the ball from Christopher West in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Ernest Watts lays it up and in on a great pass from Merle Hose | 23-26 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Larry Robinson (SF) Merle Hose, Ernest Watts | |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the floater from the left side | 23-26 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Jerome Iler is blocked by John Horton | 23-26 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau tips it home | 25-26 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-26 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Larry Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is fouled on the floor by Jacob Hazelip - foul #3 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Smith (PF) Jacob Hazelip | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Corey Holmgren (SG), Ernest Watts (PF) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson | |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Christopher West scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Smith | 28-26 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | John Horton clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Jerome Iler - foul #2 on Jerome Iler, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Michael Creech (PF) Merle Hose, Ernest Watts | |
| 16:44 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | John Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Kelty | 28-29 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Creech (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Norman Jandreau - foul #2 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip (PF) Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), John Albrecht (C) Michael Creech, John Horton | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Christopher West can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Norman Jandreau - foul #3 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), John Horton (C) Edward Kelty, Corey Holmgren, John Albrecht | |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 3rd free throw | 33-35 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Creech (PF) Darrick Gill | |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-35 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Larry Robinson tips it home | 33-37 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jacob Hazelip | 35-37 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Jacob Hazelip is called for the reach on Michael Creech - foul #4 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG), Thomas Zayas (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), John Geib (C) Norman Jandreau, Jerome Iler, Jacob Hazelip, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Corey Holmgren (SG), Darrick Gill (PF) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, Michael Creech | |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Larry Robinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits a 3 from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 12:15 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:53 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (SG), Jerome Iler (SF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) John Mendelsohn, Thomas Zayas, John Geib | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Michael Creech (PF), John Albrecht (C) Corey Holmgren, Larry Robinson, John Horton | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Iler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Steenbergen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Darrick Gill (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Creech (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Michael Creech scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Kelty | 35-42 |
| 11:03 | Syracuse | Darrick Gill steps in front of the Norman Jandreau pass | 35-42 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Darrick Gill lays it up and in | 35-44 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by John Albrecht - foul #2 on John Albrecht, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Fischer (PG) Christopher West | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Corey Holmgren (SF), Ernest Watts (PF), John Horton (C) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, Michael Creech, John Albrecht | |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:34 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Joseph Fischer picks off the pass by Merle Hose in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ernest Watts - foul #1 on Ernest Watts, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG) Norman Jandreau | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) Corey Holmgren | |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | John Mendelsohn steps in front of the John Horton pass | 39-44 |
| 09:28 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Jerome Iler steals it from Larry Robinson | 39-44 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Ernest Watts pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Ernest Watts is called for 5 seconds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Christopher West (PG), Norman Jandreau (SG), Thomas Zayas (SF), John Geib (C) Joseph Fischer, John Mendelsohn, Jerome Iler, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Corey Holmgren (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), Michael Creech (PF) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, Ernest Watts | |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Creech - foul #1 on Michael Creech, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | John Horton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Geib (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Creech (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Horton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | Christopher West is fouled on the floor by Michael Creech - foul #2 on Michael Creech, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip (PF) Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) John Horton | |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | Jacob Hazelip connects on the driving attempt from close range | 42-44 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Michael Creech throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (SF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Thomas Zayas, John Geib | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Horton (C) John Albrecht | |
| 06:15 | Syracuse | Darrick Gill picks off the pass by Norman Jandreau | 42-44 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Darrick Gill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Horton | 42-47 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler is whistled for a carry | 42-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG) Norman Jandreau | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Corey Holmgren, Michael Creech | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 05:20 | Syracuse | Jerome Iler gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 04:51 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Steenbergen - foul #3 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas (SF), Andrew Smith (PF), John Geib (C) Jerome Iler, Jacob Hazelip, Ronald Steenbergen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SG), Michael Creech (PF), John Albrecht (C) Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, John Horton | |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrick Gill - foul #3 on Darrick Gill, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (SG) John Mendelsohn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Darrick Gill | |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 04:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Zayas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Andrew Smith snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Jandreau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Zayas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Geib (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Creech (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | John Geib tips it home | 47-49 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | John Albrecht throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerome Iler (SF), Jacob Hazelip (PF) Thomas Zayas, Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), Darrick Gill (PF), John Horton (C) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, Michael Creech, John Albrecht | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | John Horton is called for the reach on John Geib - foul #3 on John Horton, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Mendelsohn (SG) Norman Jandreau | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG) Merle Hose, Corey Holmgren | |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | John Geib makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | John Geib makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Jacob Hazelip - foul #5 on Jacob Hazelip, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andrew Smith (PF), Ronald Steenbergen (C) Jacob Hazelip, John Geib | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Ernest Watts (PF) Edward Kelty, Larry Robinson | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Jandreau (SG) John Mendelsohn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:57 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Jerome Iler takes the ball from Kenneth Howse | 51-51 |
| 01:10 | Syracuse | Christopher West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Corey Holmgren (SG), Michael Creech (PF) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, Ernest Watts | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Michael Creech is hacked by Ronald Steenbergen - foul #4 on Ronald Steenbergen, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Kelty - foul #1 on Edward Kelty, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Christopher West misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Christopher West makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Christopher West is called for the reach on Edward Kelty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher West, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Steenbergen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Darrick Gill pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is hacked by Norman Jandreau in the backcourt - foul #4 on Norman Jandreau, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Corey Holmgren, Michael Creech | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Christopher West clanks a halfcourt shot | 52-57 |