| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Allen Sharp inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is whistled for traveling | 22-23 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Campbell | 22-23 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | James Brown blocks the short jumper by Erick Pittman | 22-23 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera tips it in | 22-25 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | James Gibson is called for traveling | 22-25 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 18:05 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier gets the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Erick Pittman | 22-28 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Allen Sharp lays it in | 24-28 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Gibson | 24-28 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Allen Sharp scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Sweet | 26-28 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Moshier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Erick Pittman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:23 | St. John's | James Brown connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Sweet and the foul's on Erick Pittman - foul #4 on Erick Pittman, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SG), Joe Jackson (SF), Edward Ivey (PF), Troy Sanders (C) Mark Moshier, Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares, Erick Pittman | |
| 15:23 | St. John's | James Brown misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-31 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders misses short on a shot from the left side | 28-31 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Edward Ivey takes the ball from Terry Burman | 28-31 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Troy Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Victor Campbell picks off the pass by Terry Burman in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell lays it up and in | 28-33 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), Allen Sharp (SF) Terry Burman, Mark Harris, James Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Moshier (SG), Mitchell Higuera (SF), Stephen Soares (PF) Victor Campbell, Joe Jackson, Troy Sanders | |
| 13:24 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 28-33 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-35 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is called for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Pittman (C) Edward Ivey | |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 12:16 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera misses long on a floater near the basket | 28-35 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Allen Sharp snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Soares - foul #1 on Stephen Soares, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG) Lawrence Goforth | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera is hacked by Allen Sharp - foul #3 on Allen Sharp, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF) Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SF), Edward Ivey (PF) Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Ivey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Gibson - foul #2 on James Gibson, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | James Gibson gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Robert Berlin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | James Gibson tips it in | 31-36 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Victor Campbell steps in front of the Robert Berlin pass | 31-38 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Campbell | 31-40 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Lawrence Goforth picks off the pass by Allen Sharp | 31-40 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell can't throw it down | 31-40 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Mark Moshier is called for the reach on Robert Sweet - foul #1 on Mark Moshier, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, James Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF), Stephen Soares (PF) Mark Moshier, Erick Pittman | |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Allen Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lawrence Goforth - foul #1 on Lawrence Goforth, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Terry Burman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Allen Sharp, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mitchell Higuera and he's fouled by Kareem Brewer - foul #1 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (SF) Mark Harris | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | James Brown can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-45 |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell double dribbles | 32-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF) Terry Burman, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joe Jackson (SG) Victor Campbell | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lawrence Goforth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jackson (fresh) SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Ivey (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | James Brown clanks a shot from the right side | 32-45 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mitchell Higuera | 32-48 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy travels with the ball | 32-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG), James Gibson (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Berlin, Jonathan Kennedy, James Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Campbell (PG), Mark Moshier (SG), Erick Pittman (C) Lawrence Goforth, Joe Jackson, Edward Ivey | |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Kareem Brewer - foul #2 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Robert Sweet, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Goforth (SF), Edward Ivey (PF) Mitchell Higuera, Stephen Soares | |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the free throw | 32-50 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier snags the offensive board | 32-50 |
| 05:12 | Syracuse | Edward Ivey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Victor Campbell | 32-52 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the jumper from the right block | 34-52 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Victor Campbell | 34-54 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Ivey | 34-54 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier is fouled on the floor by Kareem Brewer - foul #3 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #6 | 34-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG) Allen Sharp | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Higuera (SF), Stephen Soares (PF) Lawrence Goforth, Edward Ivey | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Moshier | 34-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Burman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Moshier (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Higuera (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Soares (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Erick Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Stephen Soares steals it from Robert Berlin | 34-57 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kareem Brewer - foul #4 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #7 | 34-57 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 02:43 | Syracuse | Erick Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Terry Burman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-58 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares is hacked by Jonathan Kennedy - foul #2 on Jonathan Kennedy, team foul #8 | 36-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Berlin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares makes the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares misses the 2nd free throw | 36-59 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Mark Moshier misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-59 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell tips it back up and in | 39-61 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Erick Pittman - foul #5 on Erick Pittman, team foul #5 | 39-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Ivey (C) Erick Pittman | |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Terry Burman takes the ball from Edward Ivey | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy buries a jumper in the lane | 43-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Victor Campbell runs out the clock | 43-61 |