| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) C - Erick Pittman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) PF - James Gibson (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Gibson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Robert Sweet comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Allen Sharp connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Sweet and the foul's on Victor Campbell - foul #1 on Victor Campbell, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | James Brown gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares connects on the runner from the left block | 6-3 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Allen Sharp buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Sweet and he's fouled by Mitchell Higuera - foul #1 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is hacked by Erick Pittman - foul #1 on Erick Pittman, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) James Gibson, James Brown | |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Robert Berlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Erick Pittman | 6-5 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erick Pittman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Allen Sharp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-5 |
| 15:23 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the turnaround in the paint | 6-5 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman hits the follow up shot | 8-5 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer is denied on a layup by Erick Pittman | 8-5 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Allen Sharp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy drills a turnaround in the paint | 8-7 |
| 13:46 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses short on a shot from the left side | 8-7 |
| 13:38 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Kareem Brewer swats the short shot by Stephen Soares | 8-7 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera tips it but misses | 8-7 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Mark Moshier takes the ball from Allen Sharp | 8-7 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Soares | 10-7 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Soares - foul #1 on Stephen Soares, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (PF), Troy Sanders (C) Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), James Gibson (SF), James Brown (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, Kareem Brewer | |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Gibson | 10-9 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Terry Burman loses the dribble to Victor Campbell in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell banks in the layup | 12-9 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | James Gibson misses long on a floater from the right side | 12-9 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | James Gibson hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) C - Troy Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fresh) SG - Mark Harris (fresh) SF - James Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is hacked by Mark Harris - foul #1 on Mark Harris, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG) Jonathan Kennedy | |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier loses the dribble to James Gibson | 12-11 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Terry Burman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Joe Jackson (SF) Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Berlin | |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | James Brown swats the short shot by Joe Jackson | 12-11 |
| 09:57 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth tips it in | 14-11 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | James Gibson is hacked by Joe Jackson - foul #1 on Joe Jackson, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Soares (PF) Joe Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Kareem Brewer (C) Terry Burman, James Gibson | |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Allen Sharp steps out of bounds on the sideline | 14-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF) Lawrence Goforth, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG) Mark Harris | |
| 09:02 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares is called for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen Soares, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Pittman (C) Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF) James Brown | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | James Gibson's layup is rejected by Edward Ivey | 14-11 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | James Gibson is whistled for traveling | 16-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (PG), Troy Sanders (C) Victor Campbell, Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), Terry Burman (SF), James Brown (PF) Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, James Gibson | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is hacked by Mark Harris - foul #2 on Mark Harris, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Jackson (SF) Mitchell Higuera | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Mark Harris, Kareem Brewer | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Jackson (fresh) PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) SF - Terry Burman (fresh) PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Brown | 16-11 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses the driving attempt near the basket | 16-11 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Joe Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Stephen Soares (PF), Erick Pittman (C) Mark Moshier, Joe Jackson, Edward Ivey, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Sweet | |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Erick Pittman is called for the reach on Robert Berlin - foul #2 on Erick Pittman, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Robert Berlin makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 06:07 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 05:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mitchell Higuera, team foul #8 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Jonathan Kennedy, James Brown | |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Erick Pittman - foul #3 on Erick Pittman, team foul #9 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Erick Pittman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG) Terry Burman | |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Soares and he's fouled by Kareem Brewer - foul #1 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-14 |
| 04:35 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 04:06 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 19-14 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | James Gibson gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Allen Sharp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 03:39 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth is hacked by Robert Berlin - foul #1 on Robert Berlin, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Troy Sanders (C) Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), James Brown (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, James Gibson, Kareem Brewer | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Goforth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fresh) SG - Mark Harris (fresh) SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth double dribbles | 19-14 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 19-14 |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 19-14 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Mark Harris pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Terry Burman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-14 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it home | 19-16 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is whistled for traveling | 19-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF), Stephen Soares (PF) Victor Campbell, Troy Sanders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Kareem Brewer (C) Mark Harris, Allen Sharp | |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Terry Burman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Sweet | 19-18 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey misses badly on a shot in the lane | 19-18 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Brown misses short on a runner in the lane | 19-18 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Robert Sweet grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 19-18 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the rebound | 19-18 |