| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance inbounds the ball | 19-20 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Gregory Hill snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brian Maitland - foul #2 on Brian Maitland, team foul #1 | 19-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Craig Drake hits a fadeaway from the left block | 21-22 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | James Mitchell buries a runner from the left block | 23-22 |
| 18:10 | Syracuse | James Mitchell denies the turnaround by Craig Drake | 23-22 |
| 18:08 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos tips it but misses | 23-22 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | James Molino tips it home | 23-24 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is fouled on the floor by Craig Drake - foul #1 on Craig Drake, team foul #2 | 23-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Craig Drake, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-24 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Mitchell | 23-24 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | James Mitchell's layup is rejected by Kyle Bochenski | 23-24 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | James Mitchell tips it home | 25-24 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner drills a floater from the left block set up by Zlatko Zachman | 25-26 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | James Mitchell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Brian Maitland - foul #3 on Brian Maitland, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Johnston, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 16:51 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | Roscoe Salzer steals the ball from Stephen Vance | 28-26 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer banks in the layup | 30-26 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-26 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses the fadeaway from the right side | 30-26 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | James Mitchell tips it home | 32-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Billy Charland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| 15:17 | Syracuse | Craig Drake is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hill - foul #1 on Gregory Hill, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (PF) Craig Drake | |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | James Molino is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hill - foul #2 on Gregory Hill, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Craig Drake (PF) James Molino, Stephen Vance | |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Gregory Hill gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Gregory Hill scores on a shot in the paint | 34-26 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Johnston - foul #3 on John Johnston, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (C) Robert Hardy, Corey Parson, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Zlatko Zachman, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Craig Drake makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Craig Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Billy Charland is fouled on the floor by Brian Maitland - foul #4 on Brian Maitland, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Lloyd Clark, Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Billy Charland is hacked by Kyle Bochenski - foul #3 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #5 | 34-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Fidel Gallegos | |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the shot from the right side | 36-28 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kyle Bochenski | 36-30 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Kyle Bochenski - foul #4 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #6 | 36-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Brian Maitland (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Johnston - foul #4 on John Johnston, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Roscoe Salzer, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | John Johnston knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 11:10 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 10:44 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (C) Corey Parson, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Zlatko Zachman, Kyle Bochenski | |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Gregory Hill banks in the layup set up by Billy Charland | 42-32 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Craig Drake can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Molino | 42-32 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Craig Drake buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Molino | 42-34 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Craig Drake loses the dribble to Roscoe Salzer | 42-34 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | John Johnston hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roscoe Salzer | 44-34 |
| 07:49 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Billy Charland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | 3 seconds is called on John Johnston | 44-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is fouled on the floor by Donald Pleasants - foul #1 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:37 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled on the floor by Martin Arsenault - foul #1 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants scores on a shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (PF) Robert Hardy, Corey Parson, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-37 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Didomenico | 48-40 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-40 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | James Mitchell tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants tips it home | 50-40 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 03:56 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Gardner | 53-42 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Zlatko Zachman, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 03:39 | St. John's | John Johnston comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-42 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kyle Bochenski | 53-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kyle Bochenski | 53-44 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Lloyd Clark steals it from Billy Charland | 53-44 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the runner near the basket | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 02:33 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance connects on the shot near the basket set up by Lloyd Clark | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Vance - foul #2 on Stephen Vance, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Zlatko Zachman (SF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Zlatko Zachman | 55-50 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Charland | 58-50 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Molino | 58-53 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-53 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Stephen Vance | 58-53 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 58-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Cecil Didomenico | |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Fidel Gallegos steals the ball from Billy Charland | 58-53 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | James Molino can't finish the layup | 58-53 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Gregory Hill pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Gregory Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Fidel Gallegos - foul #3 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG) Billy Charland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | James Mitchell is hacked by Brian Maitland - foul #5 on Brian Maitland, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico (C) Brian Maitland | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | John Johnston picks off the pass by Fidel Gallegos in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | James Mitchell is hacked by Fidel Gallegos - foul #4 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico snags the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Didomenico | 62-56 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by James Molino - foul #1 on James Molino, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Corey Parson (SF) John Johnston, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 64-56 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Corey Parson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Fidel Gallegos is called for the reach on James Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #12 | 64-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG) Fidel Gallegos | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | James Molino blows the layup but he's hacked by James Mitchell - foul #3 on James Mitchell, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | James Molino makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | James Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Lloyd Clark, team foul #13 | 66-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG) Billy Charland | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Roscoe Salzer steals it from James Molino | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | John Johnston runs out the clock | 68-58 |