| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | St. John's | John Johnston is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF) Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Craig Drake | 38-29 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Craig Drake swats the short shot by James Mitchell | 38-29 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lloyd Clark | 38-29 |
| 18:18 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner is fouled on the floor by James Mitchell - foul #2 on James Mitchell, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fred Morgan (PF) Craig Drake | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is hacked by John Johnston - foul #3 on John Johnston, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG) Lloyd Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | James Mitchell splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Billy Charland | 38-31 |
| 16:56 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | James Mitchell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 38-33 |
| 16:17 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland is called for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants loses the dribble to Stephen Vance | 38-33 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Vance | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Molino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Billy Charland buries a fadeaway in the lane | 40-35 |
| 15:30 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is whistled for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Cecil Didomenico (PF) Stephen Vance, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), James Mitchell (PF) Billy Charland, Martin Arsenault | |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Corey Parson | 40-38 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the jumpshot from the left side | 40-38 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | James Molino grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't finish the layup | 40-38 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the jumpshot from the left side | 40-38 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | James Molino is fouled on the floor by Donald Pleasants - foul #1 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Kyle Bochenski (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Zlatko Zachman, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Robert Hardy, Corey Parson, James Mitchell | |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Kyle Bochenski is called for the reach on Garland O'Keefe - foul #2 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Craig Drake (PF) Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Garland O'Keefe | |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fidel Gallegos | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) C - Brian Maitland (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Gardner | 43-38 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:12 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hill - foul #1 on Gregory Hill, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF), Fred Morgan (PF) Kyle Bochenski, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Mitchell (C) Martin Arsenault | |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses the dunk attempt | 43-38 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Gregory Hill gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | James Mitchell splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Brian Maitland - foul #4 on Brian Maitland, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (PF) Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:37 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Brian Maitland swats the short shot by Gregory Hill | 43-40 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:28 | St. John's | James Mitchell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from close range | 43-40 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer's pass is intercepted by Stephen Vance | 43-40 |
| 08:43 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance hits the finger roll | 45-40 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 45-40 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance is fouled on the floor by Billy Charland - foul #3 on Billy Charland, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Kyle Bochenski (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan, Brian Maitland | |
| 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 | |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Craig Drake pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski is hacked by James Mitchell - foul #3 on James Mitchell, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Vance (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Craig Drake, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Martin Arsenault (C) Robert Hardy, James Mitchell | |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 45-44 |
| 05:35 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance tips it back up and in | 47-44 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF) Mark Gardner, Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Corey Parson, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Gregory Hill is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Kyle Bochenski (PF) James Molino, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Molino (PG), Fidel Gallegos (SG), Craig Drake (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Mark Gardner, Lloyd Clark, Stephen Vance, Fred Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses the shot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | James Molino grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by James Mitchell - foul #4 on James Mitchell, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Gardner (PG), Lloyd Clark (SG), Fred Morgan (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) James Molino, Fidel Gallegos, Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Fred Morgan | 49-44 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Gardner | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Mark Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 52-44 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Billy Charland grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roscoe Salzer | 52-46 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Mitchell - foul #5 on James Mitchell, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Craig Drake (PF), Brian Maitland (C) Lloyd Clark, Kyle Bochenski, Fred Morgan, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) James Mitchell | |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 02:28 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Johnston | 54-48 |
| 01:46 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Craig Drake is blocked by Roscoe Salzer | 54-48 |
| 01:44 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos grabs the offensive board | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Stephen Vance can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Garland O'Keefe | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe is hacked by Brian Maitland - foul #5 on Brian Maitland, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (SF), Fred Morgan (PF), Cecil Didomenico (C) Stephen Vance, Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | John Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | John Johnston is called for the reach on Fred Morgan in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Johnston, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (SG), Stephen Vance (SF) Fidel Gallegos, Kyle Bochenski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Fred Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico is hacked by Billy Charland in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Charland, team foul #10 | 56-48 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Gregory Hill double dribbles | 57-48 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | John Johnston is called for the reach on Mark Gardner in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Johnston, team foul #11 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG) John Johnston | |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer loses the dribble to Stephen Vance | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Mark Gardner runs out the clock | 59-48 |