| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Leonard Starr inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Frank Chow is fouled on the floor by Robert Ellison - foul #2 on Robert Ellison, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Rector - foul #1 on Anthony Rector, team foul #2 | 33-20 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 19:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-22 |
| 18:58 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon can't tip it in | 33-22 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Justin Spalding gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Frank Chow clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Ellison | 33-22 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 33-22 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Duane Coleman snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Justin Spalding's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Brandon | 33-22 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Leonard Starr takes the ball from Anthony Mayfield | 33-22 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gerald Atkin - foul #3 on Gerald Atkin, team foul #3 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (PF) Gerald Atkin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Justin Spalding grabs the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Duane Coleman hits a jumper from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | James Anderson comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Duane Coleman - foul #3 on Duane Coleman, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (SG), David Duffield (C) Anthony Mayfield, Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF), Craig Christiansen (PF) Frank Chow, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr, Duane Coleman | |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer tips it home | 35-27 |
| 16:28 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 35-27 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | David Kato grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | David Duffield gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. C - David Duffield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Kato (fresh) SF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses the floater from the right side | 35-27 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison hits the follow up shot | 37-27 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | David Kato can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | David Duffield grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | The jump hook by James Anderson is blocked by Craig Christiansen | 37-27 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 37-27 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | James Anderson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | David Kato hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Rector - foul #2 on Anthony Rector, team foul #4 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Anthony Mayfield (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF), Dennis Brandon (C) Robert Ellison, Kerry Clark, James Anderson, David Duffield | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Norman Murphy, Richard Sullivan, Craig Christiansen, Joseph Boyer | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | David Kato makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | David Kato makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 13:34 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie tips it but misses | 39-29 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Leonard Starr - foul #2 on Leonard Starr, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SG) David Kato | |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Frank Chow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-29 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 41-29 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Leonard Starr gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Gerald Atkin - foul #4 on Gerald Atkin, team foul #5 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Kerry Clark (SG), James Anderson (PF) Carl Baillie, Anthony Rector, Gerald Atkin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | James Anderson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Duane Coleman snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Leonard Starr hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 41-31 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Leonard Starr tips it home | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | James Anderson slams it home and he's fouled by Floyd Brooks - foul #4 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Boyer (C) Floyd Brooks | |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the contested 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kerry Clark | 47-36 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Justin Spalding connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Kerry Clark | 49-38 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 49-38 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 49-38 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to James Anderson | 49-38 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses long on an open shot near the basket | 49-38 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Duane Coleman can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kerry Clark - foul #1 on Kerry Clark, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), David Duffield (C) Robert Ellison, Kerry Clark, Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF) Frank Chow, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr | |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield is fouled on the floor by Norman Murphy - foul #3 on Norman Murphy, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Christiansen (PF) Duane Coleman | |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 49-40 |
| 08:16 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by David Duffield - foul #1 on David Duffield, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin (PF) James Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:59 | Syracuse | David Duffield snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mayfield (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Duffield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Kato (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Boyer (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-41 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Atkin | 54-41 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (SG), Dennis Brandon (C) Anthony Mayfield, David Duffield | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Craig Christiansen, Joseph Boyer | |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Floyd Brooks and the foul's on Anthony Rector - foul #3 on Anthony Rector, team foul #8 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG) Carl Baillie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), Justin Spalding (SG) Norman Murphy, David Kato | |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 05:59 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 56-44 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Robert Ellison is called for the reach on Frank Chow - foul #3 on Robert Ellison, team foul #9 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF) Anthony Rector | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Richard Sullivan | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Leonard Starr - foul #3 on Leonard Starr, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), David Duffield (C) Robert Ellison, Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:06 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Justin Spalding | 57-48 |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Justin Spalding scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Floyd Brooks and the foul's on Kerry Clark - foul #2 on Kerry Clark, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), James Anderson (SF) Kerry Clark, Anthony Mayfield | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), Craig Christiansen (PF) Frank Chow, Duane Coleman | |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses long on a floater near the basket | 57-50 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Gerald Atkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Duffield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Justin Spalding (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | James Anderson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Leonard Starr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Norman Murphy snags the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is fouled on the floor by David Duffield - foul #2 on David Duffield, team foul #11 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Dennis Brandon (C) Carl Baillie, David Duffield | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Craig Christiansen | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Floyd Brooks - foul #5 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SG), Joseph Boyer (C) Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG) Norman Murphy | |
| 02:24 | St. John's | David Kato is fouled on the floor by Anthony Rector - foul #4 on Anthony Rector, team foul #12 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield (SF) James Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:24 | St. John's | David Kato makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | David Kato makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Anthony Mayfield, team foul #13 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SG) David Kato | |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Gerald Atkin denies the turnaround by Joseph Boyer | 61-54 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield grabs the board | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Duane Coleman - foul #4 on Duane Coleman, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Duane Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 62-54 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-54 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Justin Spalding grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Leonard Starr can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-54 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Chow - foul #2 on Frank Chow, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG), James Anderson (PF) Robert Ellison, Gerald Atkin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Justin Spalding knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-56 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Chow - foul #3 on Frank Chow, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Duane Coleman is called for a charge - foul #5 on Duane Coleman, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Christiansen (PF) Duane Coleman | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Chow - foul #4 on Frank Chow, team foul #12 | 65-56 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Anthony Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer blows the dunk but the foul's on Carl Baillie - foul #1 on Carl Baillie, team foul #14 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (PG), Gerald Atkin (PF) Carl Baillie, James Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF) Frank Chow, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison runs out the clock | 67-56 |