| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dan Carter out of a doubleteam | 31-32 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Lon Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is fouled on the floor by Paul Bramblett - foul #3 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Calvin Malone knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 31-34 |
| 19:13 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses the lay-in | 31-34 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Russell Jolley - foul #1 on Russell Jolley, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Russell Jolley and he's fouled by Mathew Weigel - foul #2 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Dan Carter is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 37-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Samuel Peterman | 38-35 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-35 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Dan Carter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 38-35 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Calvin Malone grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Parada - foul #1 on Daniel Parada, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (PG), Harvey Marine (SF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Daniel Parada, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Mathew Weigel - foul #3 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Samuel Peterman, Mathew Weigel | |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Mark Spiro snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Robert Woods gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lon Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Harvey Marine (fresh) PF - Robert Woods (fresh) 5 reb. C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Robert Woods hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Mark Spiro - foul #1 on Mark Spiro, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Daniel Parada (SF) Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Justin Niemi (SF) Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro | |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Robert Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | James Lammers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stuart Ried - foul #2 on Stuart Ried, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (SG), Patrick Smith (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Robert Woods, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG) Dan Carter | |
| 15:08 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett misses the easy layup | 41-37 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley snags the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Terry Bennett slams it home | 41-39 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | James Lammers misses short on a floater from the right side | 41-39 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it in | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Justin Niemi is called for the reach on Russell Jolley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Niemi, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Lon Smith (SF), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Daniel Parada, Patrick Smith, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, James Jones, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis | |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Mathew Weigel steals it from Paul Bramblett | 41-41 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Dan Carter is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 13:14 | Syracuse | Mathew Weigel is called for the reach on Bruce Shreve in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bruce Shreve - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Dan Carter gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Dan Carter evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lon Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Marine (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried clanks a fadeaway from close range | 43-46 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Dan Carter drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Peterman | 43-48 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried connects on the shot near the basket set up by Lon Smith | 45-48 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Dan Carter splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Dan Carter steps in front of the Bruce Shreve pass in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Stuart Ried - foul #3 on Stuart Ried, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Daniel Parada (SF), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Russell Jolley, Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Terry Bennett (PF) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Samuel Peterman | |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Robert Woods misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Mark Spiro snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | James Lammers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Paul Bramblett - foul #4 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| 10:03 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:43 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley clanks a shot from the left side | 45-53 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Mark Spiro snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Terry Bennett double dribbles | 45-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Mark Spiro | |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | Lon Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Peter Aronson is fouled on the floor by Russell Jolley - foul #2 on Russell Jolley, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley clanks a shot in the paint | 45-53 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | James Lammers drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Jones | 45-55 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Terry Bennett clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Parada - foul #2 on Daniel Parada, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Harvey Marine (SF), Patrick Smith (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Lon Smith, Daniel Parada, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF) James Lammers, James Jones, Peter Aronson, Tony Gillis | |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Bruce Shreve | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Bramblett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Shreve (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Marine (fresh) PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) C - Stuart Ried (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 07:23 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Paul Bramblett is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Paul Bramblett, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG) Paul Bramblett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #11 | 50-57 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried is denied on a dunk by Samuel Peterman | 50-57 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine tips it in | 52-57 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Stuart Ried is called for the reach on Terry Bennett - foul #4 on Stuart Ried, team foul #12 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mathew Weigel (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the floater from the right side | 52-59 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried grabs the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:14 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried can't tip it in | 52-59 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 52-59 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Dan Carter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses the dunk attempt | 52-61 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Robert Woods tips it back up and in | 54-61 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Woods - foul #3 on Robert Woods, team foul #13 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (SG), Daniel Parada (SF), Patrick Smith (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Bruce Shreve, Harvey Marine, Robert Woods, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Samuel Peterman (PF) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Mathew Weigel | |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:10 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley's pass is intercepted by Justin Niemi in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Terry Bennett blows the layup | 54-62 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Lon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Lon Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Patrick Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Russell Jolley (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Parada (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Terry Bennett (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Lon Smith hits a floater from the right wing set up by Cesar Gallo and he's hacked by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (C) Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Lon Smith makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Robert Woods (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Russell Jolley, Patrick Smith, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF) James Jones, Mark Spiro | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Tony Gillis connects on the open floater from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harvey Marine (PF) Robert Woods | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Tony Gillis | |
| 02:26 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-64 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mathew Weigel | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Lon Smith is called for the reach on Mathew Weigel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lon Smith, team foul #14 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Jolley (PG) Bruce Shreve | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried knocks in the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Mathew Weigel - foul #5 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Stuart Ried makes the free throw | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lon Smith - foul #4 on Lon Smith, team foul #15 | 60-66 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 3rd free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Dan Carter picks off the pass by Russell Jolley in the backcourt | 60-69 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Dan Carter lays it in | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-71 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the board | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Jolley - foul #3 on Russell Jolley, team foul #16 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Lon Smith, Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 01:12 | Syracuse | Robert Woods knocks in the jumper from close range | 62-72 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Dan Carter is hacked by Bruce Shreve in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #17 | 62-72 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Robert Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-73 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is fouled on the floor by Russell Jolley - foul #4 on Russell Jolley, team foul #18 | 62-73 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Russell Jolley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-74 |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | Daniel Parada tips it but misses | 62-74 |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve tips it in | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Jolley - foul #5 on Russell Jolley, team foul #19 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lon Smith (PG) Russell Jolley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Robert Woods grabs the board | 64-75 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Cesar Gallo | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is fouled in the backcourt by Lon Smith - foul #5 on Lon Smith, team foul #20 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Russell Daley (PG), Harvey Marine (PF), Stuart Ried (C) Lon Smith, Robert Woods, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Harvey Marine gets the rebound | 67-76 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Russell Daley's pass is intercepted by Dan Carter in the backcourt | 67-76 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Dan Carter lays it up and in | 67-78 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Justin Niemi blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Bruce Shreve | 67-78 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dan Carter | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Terry Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Woods (PF), Cesar Gallo (C) Harvey Marine, Stuart Ried | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is hacked by Dan Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Carter, team foul #9 | 67-78 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve misses the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the board | 67-78 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Calvin Malone runs out the clock | 67-78 |